The core theme is that simply stating a job title often leads to conversation dead ends, but by describing what you do in a more engaging and detailed way, you can spark genuine interest and foster better connections.
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Hello everyone. Welcome back to Speak
English Daily. I'm Emma.
Have you ever been at a party, someone
walks up to you, they smile and ask,
"So, what do you do?" You answer, "I'm a
teacher." They say, "Oh, cool." Then
silence. They look around the room. They
check their phone. They say, "Excuse me,
I need to get a drink." They walk away.
You stand there alone and you think,
"Why does this always happen to me?
Am I boring?
Why don't people want to talk to me?"
Or maybe this happens. You're at a
networking event. Someone asks, "What do
you do?" You say, "I'm an accountant."
They say, "Oh, numbers. That must be
interesting." They've excused themselves again.
again.
Or this, you meet your new neighbor in
the elevator. They ask, "What do you do
for work?" You say, "I'm a software
engineer." They say, "Uh, computers."
The elevator reaches your floor. You
both get out, no connection made. This
happens again and again at parties, at
networking events, at family gatherings,
even with new neighbors. And every time
you walk away feeling invisible, boring,
like you have nothing interesting to say.
say.
But here's the truth. You're not boring.
Your job isn't boring. Your answer is
boring. Let me explain what's happening.
When someone asks, "What do you do?"
Most people answer with just their job
title. I'm a teacher. I'm an engineer.
I'm a nurse. I'm an accountant. And the
other person's brain thinks,
"Okay, I know what a teacher is. I know
what an engineer does. There's nothing
to ask." the conversation dies. Not
because your job is boring, not because
you're boring, but because you didn't
give them anything to talk about. Think
about it. If someone says, "I'm a
teacher." What do you say next? Oh,
cool. And then nothing. But if someone
says, "I help kids who struggle with
reading learn to love books." Right now,
I'm working with a student who just read
his first full book last week. Now, you
have something to talk about. You can
ask, "What book did he read?" "How old
are the kids you work with?"
"How do you help them love reading?" See
the difference? Same job, different
answer. One answer kills the
conversation. The other answer starts
the conversation. And here's what nobody
tells English learners.
People don't want your job title. They
want to know what's interesting about you.
you.
What do you actually do all day? Why
should I care? But nobody taught you
this. Nobody said, "Don't just say your
job name." Give people something to talk
about. Make them curious. So you keep
answering the same boring way and people
keep walking away and you keep feeling
invisible. But not anymore.
Today I'm going to give you a simple
formula. A formula that makes people
say, "Wow, tell me more. That sounds interesting.
interesting.
I want to know more about that." I'm
going to give you 35 simple answers that
you can use right away. Answers that
make you sound interesting, confident,
worth talking to. Are you ready? Let's begin.
begin.
I'm going to give you 35 simple answers
you can use. These answers follow a
simple pattern. They're easy to remember
and they work. Repeat after me. Say each
sentence three times. This is how you
make it natural. Let's practice.
Category one. I help people. Simple helper.
I help people learn English.
I help people learn English.
I help people learn English.
I help kids with homework.
I help kids with homework.
I help kids with homework.
I help old people use computers.
I help sick people feel better.
I help sick people feel better.
I help sick people feel better.
Category two, I make things what you create.
I make websites for small shops.
I make websites for small shops.
I make websites for small shops.
I make food for restaurants.
I make food for restaurants.
I make videos for YouTube.
I make videos for YouTube.
I make plans for events.
I make plans for events.
I make reports for my boss.
I make reports for my boss.
Category three. I work with who or what
I work with children every day.
I work with children every day.
I work with numbers and money.
I work with sick animals.
I work with international students.
I work with international students.
Category four. Right now I'm current
I teach English right now. I'm teaching pronunciation.
I teach English right now. I'm teaching pronunciation.
pronunciation.
I teach English right now. I'm teaching pronunciation.
