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Practise the conversations that matter at work: introductions, meetings, disagreeing politely, clarifying, calls, presentations, interviews and emails.

introduction

Introducing yourself to a new team

Your first video call with an international team. The manager asks you to introduce yourself in under a minute.

Key phrases

Formal for new clients and senior people, neutral for most work, casual for close teammates. All three are correct English.

  • Greeting

    Hi everyone, nice to meet you.

  • Role

    I’m the new business analyst on payments.

  • Background

    Before this, I worked in retail banking for four years.

  • Invitation

    Feel free to reach out anytime.

Model dialogue

Practise as listening
Lena (manager)Let’s welcome Rahul, who joined us this week. Rahul, would you like to introduce yourself?
RahulSure. Hi everyone, I’m Rahul. I’m based in Hyderabad, and I’ve joined as a business analyst on the payments team.
RahulBefore this, I worked in retail banking for four years, mostly on card disputes, so I’m looking forward to working on the new refund flow.
Lena (manager)Great. Anything you’d like help with in your first few weeks?
RahulYes, it would be really helpful to have a short walkthrough of the reporting dashboard, if someone has time.
MarcoI can do that. How about Thursday at 3 your time?
RahulThursday at 3 works for me. Thanks, Marco.

Role-play: what would you say?

The manager says: "Tell us a little about yourself." What do you say first?

Authored choices, marked by the starter-pack author. Context matters — a “workable” answer can be the right one for your team.

Your turn: Introduce yourself to a new team in under 60 seconds.

Plan, then speak
  1. Name and where you are based
  2. Your role on this team
  3. One relevant past experience
  4. What you are looking forward to
  5. An invitation to contact you

Recording stays in this tab’s memory and is never uploaded. It disappears when you leave, unless you choose “Save on this device”.

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Self-review (rubric-1)

Listen back (or think back) and rate honestly. This is your own judgement — it is stored as self-review, never as a test score.

Key words were clear — Would a listener catch the important words (names, numbers, verbs)?
I stressed the important words — Content words louder/longer than small words like a, the, to.
I paused between phrases, not in the middle — Short pauses at commas and ends of ideas.
My pace was comfortable — Not rushed; slow enough to be easy to follow.
I said everything I planned — All points of the outline, or the full sentence.

Writing task

Write a short introduction message for the team chat (60–100 words).

Write it on the writing desk

About this page

Formal, neutral or casual

Each scenario lists key phrases in three registers so you can choose the right tone for a client, a manager or a teammate. Role-play choices are marked strong, workable or risky, with a short reason — there is often more than one acceptable answer.

Timed practice you control

Speaking tasks give you planning time and a speaking timer, then a self-review. Timers can be turned off at any time for accessibility. Interview practice is for confidence; it does not predict hiring outcomes.

Questions

Is this business English for Indian professionals?

It is for anyone working in English, and it pays attention to phrases that are common in Indian English but may confuse international colleagues.

Can I save phrases?

Yes. Any key phrase can be added to your private phrasebook and reviewed with spaced repetition.

Is there an AI conversation partner?

Not yet. Role-plays are authored and work fully offline. A local conversation model is on the roadmap and would always be optional.