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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 original simulations inspired by common OET-style situations and are not official OET exam materials. Whether you are preparing for your first OET attempt or aiming to improve fluency and confidence, this podcast provides practical listening practice and exam-oriented communication examples.

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Ep22. OET Speaking Practice: Managing Post-Hiking Illness

2026/02/25

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

2026/02/25

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

2026/02/25

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

2026/02/25

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"

2026/02/09

This podcast episode addresses how doctors can handle anxious 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

2026/02/09

This OET Speaking Practice podcast episode showcases a doctor-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

2026/02/09

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

2026/01/24

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

2026/01/24

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.

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

2026/01/23

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.

Ep12. OET Speaking Practice: Chronic Hip Pain

2026/01/23

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.

Ep11. OET Speaking Practice: Tetanus

2026/01/23

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.

OET Speaking Practice: Pediatric urinary tract infection

2026/01/12

Hello everyone, and welcome back to the OET Speaking Practice Podcast. This podcast is designed to help healthcare professionals prepare for the OET Speaking sub-test, particularly the Medicine role play. Our goal is to help you understand what the task is asking, how to structure your response, and how a high-scoring conversation sounds in real time. In each episode, we’ll first set the scene by introducing a role-play scenario commonly seen in OET-style speaking practice. After that, you’ll hear a model conversation between a healthcare professional and a patient or carer.

OET Speaking Practice: Diverticulitis

2026/01/12

OET Speaking Practice: Asthma

2026/01/12