OET Speaking practice

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OET-style Speaking Practice is a podcast designed to help healthcare professionals prepare for the OET Speaking sub-test, with a particular focus on Medicine role plays. Each episode presents an original, OET-style role-play scenario commonly seen in speaking exams, followed by a model conversation between a healthcare professional and a patient or carer. The dialogues demonstrate clear structure, professional language, and communication strategies expected in high-scoring OET performances. This podcast is intended for educational purposes only. All role-play scenarios and conversations are or

  1. 3 DAYS AGO

    Ep18. OET Speaking Practice: high-anxiety "AI diagnosis"

    This podcast episode addresses how doctors can handleanxious patients who have self-diagnosed using AI. In a simulated consultation, a doctor reassures a patient concerned about lymphoma, explains medical terms,outlines the need for blood tests, and conditions a specialist referral on results. Key communication strategies include validating fears, using evidence-based reassurance, explaining jargon with analogies, and setting clear expectations for specialist referrals.

    8 min

  2. 3 DAYS AGO

    Ep17. OET Speaking Practice: address lifestyle changes with a resistant patient

    This OET Speaking Practice podcast episode showcases adoctor-patient roleplay where the doctor addresses a resistant patient's obesity, family history of heart disease, and reluctance to change. The consultation covers strategies like validation, personalized persuasion, graded language, and negotiation to encourage lifestyle changes and referrals,illustrating effective communication for dealing with challenging patients.

    7 min

  3. 3 DAYS AGO

    Ep16. OET Speaking Practice: Precocious puberty

    This podcast episode offers a roleplay breakdown of a doctor-parent consultation about a boy growing rapidly, possibly due to precocious puberty or excess growth hormone. It covers reassuring parents, discussing genetic factors, explaining specialist referrals, and highlighting communication techniques like signposting and normalizing to build trust and clinical leadership during sensitive conversations.

    6 min

  4. 24 JAN

    Ep15. OET Speaking Practice: Bursitis

    This episode features a doctor-patient roleplay about a cricket player with right shoulder pain. The doctor explains bursitis, its causes (overuse, not acute injury), and the importance of rest despite the patient's reluctance. The doctor also describes bursae as fluid-filled sacs and emphasizes long-term management with physiotherapy and joint protection, persuading the patient to prioritize recovery for continued sports participation.

    6 min

  5. 24 JAN

    Ep14. OET Speaking Practices: Uncomplicated diverticulitis

    In this podcast episode, Sarah guides an elderly patient through recovery after uncomplicated diverticulitis. She reassures him that there was no perforation or serious complication, explains the chance of recurrence, emphasizes dietary changes over excessive laxative use, clarifies the role of antibiotics, and highlights warning signs that require urgent follow-up. The episode demonstrates compassionate communication and practical advice for patient care.

    7 min

  6. 23 JAN

    Ep13. OET Speaking Practice: Managing syncope in a busy professional

    In this episode, a doctor consults a busy real estate agent who experienced two unexplained fainting spells. The discussion covers the need for urgent investigations—ECG, CT scan, blood tests—and seeing a neurologist for an EEG. Despite the patient's resistance due to work pressures, the doctor insists on no driving until a diagnosis, highlighting car insurance risks. The scenario demonstrates strategies for persuading resistant patients to prioritize health.

    7 min

  7. 23 JAN

    Ep12. OET Speaking Practice: Chronic Hip Pain

    A doctor consults with a 76-year-old patient experiencing worsening right hip pain. Possible causes like osteoarthritis, bursitis, and tendinitis are discussed, with arthritis being most likely. Diagnosis includes a physical exam and X-ray. Treatment options range from weight loss, medication, and physiotherapy, with surgery as a last resort. The patient is reassured and a step-by-step plan is outlined, including follow-up after diagnostic tests.

    6 min

  8. 23 JAN

    Ep11. OET Speaking Practice: Tetanus

    A podcast roleplay simulates a doctor consulting a patient who stepped on a rusty nail while gardening. The doctor checks for tetanus symptoms, explains its seriousness, clarifies the need for booster shots every 10 years, and reassures the patient about gardening. Advice is given on proper footwear to prevent future injuries, and the patient agrees to a tetanus booster. The scenario aims to prepare medical professionals for OET speaking tests.

    6 min
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OET-style Speaking Practice is a podcast designed to help healthcare professionals prepare for the OET Speaking sub-test, with a particular focus on Medicine role plays. Each episode presents an original, OET-style role-play scenario commonly seen in speaking exams, followed by a model conversation between a healthcare professional and a patient or carer. The dialogues demonstrate clear structure, professional language, and communication strategies expected in high-scoring OET performances. This podcast is intended for educational purposes only. All role-play scenarios and conversations are or

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    OET Speaking Educator
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