For non-native English speakers · Networking & intros
Sound sure of yourself
in networking & intros.
Introduce yourself, start a conversation, leave a mark. Your grammar is not the problem. What makes English sound confident is which word takes the weight, where the pause goes, and where the voice rises and falls — and nobody teaches that. Below are real lines for this situation with those three things marked. Hear each one said well, record yours, and see how close you came. Free, no account.
gold = the word that takes the weight · ‖ = a pause · ↗ the voice rises · ↘ the voice lands · → stays up, more to come
8 of 100 lines in this path
Lines people actually say.
Marked by the same engine that marks your own script in the app. The gold word is the one to lean on; everything else is lighter than you think.
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easyIntroducing yourself
The one-line introduction
I'm Rae.
I fix billing systems for small clinics.
It's more interesting than it sounds, occasionally.
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mediumStarting conversations
Talking to a speaker afterwards
That point about procurement — I've lived that.
Can I tell you what happened to us?
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easyEnding and following up
Making an introduction for someone
You two should talk.
Ravi, this is Kemi.
She's solving the thing you complained about all through lunch.
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easyAwkward moments
Turning down a business card
Send it to me instead?
Cards go into a drawer and die.
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easyOnline networking
Reconnecting online
We worked together in 2021.
I saw your news and wanted to say congratulations properly.
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mediumMaking it useful
Asking a good question
What is the thing about your work that people consistently get wrong?
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mediumJob hunting and career
An informational chat
I am not asking you for a job.
I want to understand what the work is actually like before I chase it.
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mediumBuilding a reputation
Being known for something
If you remember one thing about me: I am the person who will read the contract properly.
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What this path covers
The moments inside it.
- Introducing yourselfSay who you are in one breath
- Starting a conversationBreak in without being awkward
- Leaving a conversationMove on without being rude
- Following upTurn a chat into a contact
One last thing
Hear it in a voice like yours,
then in yours.
Pick the accent closest to yours and hear one voice say a line flat, then confident — same words, same accent. Then practise any of these lines against it. Your own voice takes a ten-second read and a free account. No card.