OET Speaking practice

Episodi

• Ep33. OET Speaking Practice: Managing Post-Tonsillectomy Pain and Constipation 28.05.2026 8min

  This clinical roleplay explores a scenario where a child develops severe constipation after taking oxycodone for tonsillectomy pain. The doctor explains the side effects of oxycodone, recommends stool softeners and alternative pain relief like paracetamol, and advises tapering opioid use. The benefits of ice-cream and salt water gargles are discussed. The session also highlights key communication skills, including empathy, balancing expertise with parental concerns, and clear information delivery.
• Ep32. OET Speaking Practice: Managing Parental Concerns in Pediatric Kidney Complications 28.05.2026 8min

  This scenario showcases a GP guiding a parent through a diagnosis of bacterial tonsillitis with poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis in a child. The doctor explains test results, the link between throat infection and kidney involvement, and the urgent need for antibiotics and specialist referral. Key communication strategies include empathy, clear explanation, responding to parental concerns about antibiotics, and ensuring understanding of the treatment plan.
• Ep31. OET Speaking Practice: Supporting a Parent Concerned About Teen Drug Use 28.05.2026 8min

  This scenario features a doctor-parent consultation after drug equipment is found in a teen's room. The doctor gathers details about the boy's lifestyle, offers empathy, explains marijuana's effects, suggests a psychologist referral, and encourages the parent to involve the teen in care. The interaction demonstrates clinical communication skills like empathy, effective questioning, clear information delivery, and patient-centered planning.
• Ep30. OET Speaking Practice: Managing Kidney Stone Emergency 27.05.2026 7min

  Dr. Sarah Jenkins hosts a roleplay simulating a clinic scenario for OET speaking practice. She guides an elderly patient, Mr. Thompson, through severe flank pain and suspected kidney stones, addressing his fear of hospitals, explaining the diagnosis and treatment, handling a penicillin allergy, and negotiating ambulance admission. The episode highlights clinical communication skills: empathy, structure, information giving, and achieving agreement.
• Ep29. OET Speaking Practice: Effective Communication in Hypertension Management 27.05.2026 7min

  Dr. Sarah Jenkins hosts a podcast OET speaking practice, roleplaying a GP consultation with Mr. Benson, a patient reluctant to start hypertension medication. The conversation focuses on building rapport, gathering information, addressing concerns about medication, explaining the risks of untreated high blood pressure, and negotiating a trial period for compliance.
• Ep28. OET Speaking Practice: Vaccine discussion 26.05.2026 8min

  Dr. Sarah Jenkins hosts an OET speaking practice featuring a clinic scenario where a doctor persuades a skeptical patient, Robin, to receive the Boostrix vaccine for a newborn's safety. The conversation highlights empathy, patient perspective, clear information giving, and structured communication as per OET guidelines.
• Ep27. OET Speaking Practice: Alzheimer's Concerns 26.05.2026 8min

  This episode features a roleplay for consulting a retired academic worried about a family history of early-onset Alzheimer’s. The discussion covers exploring dementia symptoms, considering depression, recommending neuropsychological evaluation, and explaining the need for genetic counselling before testing. The episode highlights key OET communication skills such as empathy, information gathering, structuring the interview, and ensuring patient understanding.
• E26. OET Speaking Practice: Malaria after a tropical trip 26.05.2026 8min

  Dr. Sarah Jenkins and guest Jordan perform an OET roleplay in the Emergency Department, simulating a consultation with a student worried about malaria after tropical travel. The episode covers clinical communication, symptom investigation, diagnostic explanation, patient reassurance, and effective persuasion for immediate blood tests. Listeners are encouraged to shadow, recap, and practice along with the conversation.
• Ep25. OET Speaking Practice: Tinnitus in a Music Journalist 19.03.2026 9min

  This podcast episode features a doctor-patient roleplay focused on managing tinnitus for a music journalist exposed to loud concerts. The doctor addresses symptom history, explains causes, reassures the patient, and emphasizes ear protection, offering a referral to an ENT specialist. The episode highlights key OET clinical communication skills: empathy, non-judgement, open questioning, patient involvement, and negotiating care plans.
• Ep24. OET Speaking Practice: Heart Palpitations 18.03.2026 9min

  This podcast episode features a doctor-patient roleplay set in a suburban clinic, focusing on a lawyer experiencing frequent heart palpitations. The doctor reassures the patient with normal ECG results, explains the impact of stress, caffeine, and diet, and offers practical advice for healthier eating. The episode also highlights key clinical communication skills: empathy, non-judgmental guidance, patient perspective, and clear information delivery.
• Ep23. OET speaking Practice: Medication Concerns for Bipolar Disorder 18.03.2026 10min

  This podcast episode features a doctor-patient roleplay focused on a bipolar disorder patient wishing to stop medication due to feeling better and concerns about stigma. The episode demonstrates empathetic communication, thorough safety checks, and clear explanations on the importance of continuing treatment. It also recaps key clinical communication skills such as relationship building, information gathering, and verifying patient understanding, offering a practical learning resource for OET speaking practice.
• Ep22. OET Speaking Practice: Managing Post-Hiking Illness 25.02.2026 10min

  In this OET speaking practice podcast, Dr. Sarah and guest Mark enact a scenario where a patient experiences persistent stomach symptoms after a hiking trip. The doctor explores possible water contamination, explains contaminants, recommends diagnostic tests, and provides guidance on supportive treatment and hydration, while showing empathy and using effective clinical communication skills aligned with OET standards.
• Ep21. OET Speaking Practice: Corticosteroid on Bone Healing 25.02.2026 11min

  This episode features doctor-patient role play on the delayed healing of bone fractures due to the use of steroids. The patient, Lisa, her fibreglass cast was due to be removed this week, but recent X-rays reveal that the break is not yet healed. Furthermore, she has a medical history of asthma and has been taking corticosteroid-based medication for the past three months. Let's see how Sarah communicates with her on the explanation and future plan.
• Ep20. OET Speaking Practice: Aspirin and Blood Pressure 25.02.2026 12min

  This episode features a doctor-patient role play on the use of aspirin in controlling blood pressure. Three months ago, the patient, David decided on his own to start taking one tablet of standard aspirin daily to keep his heart and blood healthy. While his blood pressure has been excellent, he has lately been feeling lethargic and irritable, and for the past month, he has been experiencing mild-to-moderate stomach pains. Let's see how Sarah persuaded the patient on a trial period of not using aspirin.
• Ep19. OET Speaking Practice: Postherpetic Neuralgia 25.02.2026 12min

  This episode features a doctor-patient roleplay about postherpetic neuralgia after shingles. The doctor explains the nerve pain's cause, recommends first-line treatments like paracetamol and capsaicin cream, discusses advanced options, rules out surgery, and offers non-drug approaches. The host reviews clinical communication strategies, including empathy, patient perspective, clear structure, and shared decision-making, based on the OET Speaking Guide.
• Ep18. OET Speaking Practice: high-anxiety "AI diagnosis" 09.02.2026 7min

  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.
• Ep17. OET Speaking Practice: address lifestyle changes with a resistant patient 09.02.2026 6min

  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.
• Ep16. OET Speaking Practice: Precocious puberty 09.02.2026 6min

  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.
• Ep15. OET Speaking Practice: Bursitis 24.01.2026 5min

  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.
• Ep14. OET Speaking Practices: Uncomplicated diverticulitis 24.01.2026 6min

  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.