curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/learn-how-to-manage-a-conversation/67f0587c52866a215c89bd49.md
Listen to the audio and complete the sentence below.
Speaking of BLANK, do you know if there's a timeline for the next phase?
which
Preceded by Speaking of, this refers back to something that was just mentioned, connecting the new topic to the previous one.
Speaking of which is used to connect the current topic to something that was just mentioned. It helps shift the conversation naturally by linking it to the previous subject. For example:
He mentioned the new hire in the meeting. Speaking of which, have you met her yet? – This connects the mention of the new hire to a related question.
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