When you need this

Some phone calls exist only to move information: an email address, an order number, a delivery date, a price. These are the calls where a small mistake costs the most. One wrong letter in an email address and the contract goes nowhere; "fifteen" heard as "fifty" and the order is wrong.

The fix is a habit, not better ears. Ask people to spell names, read numbers back in small groups, and say which way you'll send the details. For letters that sound alike, like B and D or M and N, people use a word: "B as in boy, D as in dog." For numbers, say "one five" to check whether it's fifteen or fifty. And when information matters, follow the call with an email so both sides have it in writing.

Phrases

asks for a name or word letter by letter

the way to make a letter clear on the phone

repeats details to check them

checks a number that sounds similar

an email address with no capital letters

how you say the symbols in an email address

you'll send the document or details soon

you'll confirm by email or letter

asks if the email or file arrived

the email or file hasn't arrived

add a file to an email

Say it out loud

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Practice · 3 min

Say the line that fits. Situation on the left, one natural line on the right.

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Say it today

Use it once in a real conversation before tomorrow. Out loud counts, even to yourself.