Although the phrase,“Sorry, go ahead” may be the most repeated phrase in Zoom classes, the virtual classroom can offer many other opportunities for practicing meaningful speaking and listening. Once we’ve done the video check-in or the one community building activity, it’s easy to forget that we need to be intentional in our speaking skill instruction. One way to improve our online speaking skill instruction is to look at what we do in our in-person classes. In this virtual session, teachers experience three tasks that check all the boxes for critical thinking, academic language, and knowledge building: information gap, problem solving, and ranking/categorizing. Along the way, the presenter will highlight speaking strategies our learners can practice, and demonstrate how rubrics and checklists quantify learners' practice and help chart their progress.