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Introduction
FAQ
About language
Key topics

  Improving accent
    - Differences in sounds:
      Pronunciation

    - Practise: Pronunciation
    - The importance of
      emphasis

    - Practise: Emphasis

  Improving register
    - Avoiding medical jargon
    - Practise: Avoiding
      medical jargon

    - Flexibility: Matching your
      English to your patient

    - Practise: Language
      Flexibility


  Improving fluency
    - Rhythms
    - Practise: Listening to the
      rhythms

    - Language conventions
    - Practise: Conventions

  Improving engagement
    - Understanding and using
      Australian slang

    - Practise: Australian slang
    - Audibility
    - Practise: Audibility

Strategies for improvement
Resources
Evaluation
About the authors

Communication and Language Module


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Improving engagement
Practise: Australian slang

Every time you hear your patients using a slang word that is new to you,
take the following actions:

  1. Clarify what it means
  2. Write it down
  3. Practise how you might use the word in a sentence


Man thinkingReflect
on how you will incorporate what you have learnt into your everyday General Practice.

















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