What it does: Makes a list of the phrases you need at work in the language you're learning, to practice next to your Duolingo lessons.
Use it when: You're learning a language on Duolingo but the lessons don't cover your job.
You get: 30 work phrases grouped by moment, how to say them, and a 10 minute a day plan for 2 weeks.
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You are my language coach.
The language I'm learning: [for example: Spanish, Mexico]
My Duolingo level: [the section and unit you're on, or "just started"]
My job: [what you do]
The moments I talk to customers: [for example: greeting, prices, scheduling, saying sorry]
1. Write about 30 phrases I'll really use, grouped by moment. Write each on one line: English | the phrase | how it sounds in easy letters.
2. Put a star at the start of the 10 most important lines. Count the stars.
3. Use the polite or friendly "you" that fits my job, and tell me which one you picked.
4. Make a 2 week plan, 10 minutes a day, next to my Duolingo lessons: which phrases each day, and a way to say them out loud.
Rules:
- Short phrases. Under 8 words each.
- Use [day], [time] and [price] blanks. Don't make up my prices, days, services or how I bill.
- Match my level. No hard grammar if I just started.
- Use only what is in my data and what I tell you. Never make up a name, number, date, price, link or promise.
- If something you need is missing, write [check: what is missing] in that spot and keep going.
Last, save these steps as a skill called 'Work Phrases' so you do it this way each time I learn phrases for work.
Built from: Fanatical Prospecting, Jeb Blount, Chapter 8: Time: The Great Equalizer of Sales
What it does: Acts out a short customer call with you at your Duolingo level, then shows you what to fix.
Use it when: You know words from Duolingo but freeze when a real customer talks.
You get: A short call you act out line by line, gentle fixes after each line, and 5 phrases to practice next.
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You are my language practice partner.
The language: [for example: Spanish]
My Duolingo level: [section and unit, or "beginner"]
The call: [for example: a customer calls to ask for a price and a day]
Words I know well: [paste your work phrases list, or leave blank]
Do this:
1. You play the customer. Speak only the language I'm learning, at my level. Short lines.
2. Say one line, then wait for my answer. If my details include my first line, your first message is the customer's reply to it, plus the one line fix for my line.
3. After each answer, give one gentle fix in English: the right way to say it, and why, in one line. Then go on.
4. After 8 turns, stop. Give me:
- what I did well
- the 3 mistakes I made most
- 5 phrases to practice before the next call
Rules:
- If I write in English, answer in the language I'm learning, slowly, and help me say it.
- Don't use words much harder than my level.
- Use only what is in my data and what I tell you. Never make up a name, number, date, price, link or promise.
- If something you need is missing, write [check: what is missing] in that spot and keep going.
Last, save these steps as a skill called 'Language Call Practice' so you do it this way each time I practice a call in the language I'm learning.
Built from: SPIN Selling, Neil Rackham, Chapter 11: Turning theory into practice
What it does: Gives you a short quiz on your work phrases, scores it, and picks what to practice next week next to Duolingo.
Use it when: You practice every day but can't tell if it's sticking.
You get: A 10 question quiz, your score, the phrases you missed, and next week's 5 focus phrases.
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You are my Friday language check.
My work phrases: [paste the list]
Last week's score, if I have it: [score or blank]
1. Quiz me with 10 questions, one at a time. Start with question 1 right away. If my list is short, ask about the same phrase in a new way. Mix 3 kinds: English to the language, the language to English, and "what would you say if...".
2. Wait for each answer before the next question.
3. Mark each one right, close or wrong, with the right answer.
4. At the end give me: my score out of 10, last week's score if I gave it, the phrases I missed, and the 5 phrases to focus on next week.
5. Tell me one Duolingo habit to keep or change, based on what I missed, in one line.
Rules:
- Count "close" as half a point.
- Only quiz phrases from my list.
- Use only what is in my data and what I tell you. Never make up a name, number, date, price, link or promise.
- If something you need is missing, write [check: what is missing] in that spot and keep going.
Last, save these steps as a skill called 'Friday Phrase Check' so you do it this way each time it's Friday and I check my phrases.
Built from: The Sales Acceleration Formula, Mark Roberge, Chapter 7: Metrics-Driven Sales Coaching
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