3. What are your job responsibilities?

A PART TIME JOB
PLAN:
1. WORK AND JOB
2. A PART TIME JOB

3. WHAT ARE YOUR JOB RESPONSIBILITIES?

Small talk is all the things you can talk about when you meet someone new. It’s easy to prepare, and if you do it effectively, it can be a great way to quickly know someone. And maybe start a successful professional relationship, too!

I’m your English coach Christina, and welcome to Speak English with Christina, where you’ll learn American culture and business know-how to become confident in English.
Today, I’ll show you how to make small talk about you and your job. Let’s go!
Do you want to boost your vocabulary for everyday discussions! Next week, you will have access to a course that I made just for that: Successful Small Talk.
It covers all kinds of situations, professional settings or fun socializing. You’ll get tons of scripts you can use, cultural insights… And I even included helpful small talk planners, to help you fight your anxiety of speaking English, and achieve top-notch social skills! Sign up with the link below the video to get your invitation.
Making small talks about your job
Talking about your job is a great topic for you to prepare: you already know a lot about the subject, so it’s easier to keep the conversation flowing.
However, if you’re too specific, it might confuse your conversation partner. That’s why you can start off with your department or your field, very generally like:
“I work in the electricity sector”, or “I work in the marketing department for a chocolate company,” or just “I manage projects in a pharmaceutical company.”
If you want to go the extra-mile, you should also pair it with a simple description of what you actually do.
The word “Basically” is really useful for that, like this:
“I work in the marketing department for a chocolate company. Basically, I make people want to eat more chocolate.”
Sometimes your title will be difficult to translate or explain on the spot, and that’s why you should always prepare a quick one-line description of your job that includes your job title. Why don’t you take 5 minutes to do that after this episode?
Here’s an example: