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Learning English For Work

Short podcasts to help you improve your English at work. Find more programmes and activities at bbclearningenglish.com

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Office English: Deadlines and logistics
Are you organised at work?
27 May 2025,8 mins
Office English: Help
How do you ask for help at work?
19 May 2025,8 mins
Office English:
Do you know how to talk about other people's work politely?
12 May 2025,10 mins
Office English: Cold calls
Do you ever have to call or email people you don't know at work? Learn about cold calling
05 May 2025,9 mins
Office English: Misunderstanding
What do you do if you don't understand something at work?
28 Apr 2025,8 mins
Office English: Delegating
Learn how to give instructions at work
21 Apr 2025,8 mins
Office English: Presentations
Do you find giving presentations at work stressful? Learn ways you can prepare.
14 Apr 2025,6 mins
Office English: Saying no
Learn how to set boundaries at work with Phil and Pippa.
07 Apr 2025,7 mins
Office English: Selling Yourself
Pippa and Phil talk about phrases to describe your strengths.
31 Mar 2025,11 mins
Office English: Negotiating
Pippa and Phil talk about how to get the best price at work.
24 Mar 2025,10 mins
Office English: Conflict
Pippa and Phil talk about how to disagree with people at work.
17 Mar 2025,11 mins
Office English: Conflict
Pippa and Phil talk about how to disagree with people at work.
17 Mar 2025,11 mins
Office English: Bad News
Pippa and Phil talk about how to understand and deliver bad news.
10 Mar 2025,12 mins
Office English: Work events
Pippa and Phil talk about small talk and networking.
03 Mar 2025,12 mins
Office English: Mistakes
Pippa and Phil talk about the phrases you need to deal with mistakes at work.
24 Feb 2025,11 mins
Office English: Calls and instant messages
Pippa and Phil talk about the language you need for video meetings and instant messages.
17 Feb 2025,11 mins
Office English: Chasing people
Pippa and Phil talk about how to remind other people to do something professionally.
10 Feb 2025,12 mins
Office English: Meetings
Pippa and Phil talk about how to get your ideas heard at meetings.
03 Feb 2025,10 mins
Office English: Emails
Pippa and Phil talk about writing friendly and professional emails.
27 Jan 2025,13 mins
Should we use jargon?
Lots of people find jargon annoying. Is it useful in the workplace?
16 Dec 2024,9 mins
Business Jargon: Jargon about technology
Pippa and Phil talk about remote working has impacted language at work.
09 Dec 2024,8 mins
Business Jargon: Jargon about success
Pippa and Phil talk about common phrases for goals, measuring them and how we succeed
02 Dec 2024,6 mins
Business Jargon: Jargon about delays
Pippa and Phil talk about some common business jargon that is used to talk about delays.
25 Nov 2024,6 mins
Business Jargon: Jargon about workload
Pippa and Phil discuss some common business jargon about workload.
18 Nov 2024,6 mins
Business Jargon: Jargon for ideas
Pippa and Phil talk about some common phrases people use to talk about ideas at work.
11 Nov 2024,8 mins
Business Jargon: Jargon for organising
Pippa and Phil talk about business jargon often used by managers to talk about organising
04 Nov 2024,6 mins
Business Jargon: Jargon for meetings
Pippa and Phil talk about the business jargon people use in meetings at work.
28 Oct 2024,6 mins
Business Jargon: What is jargon?
Pippa and Phil talk about some of the strange phrases people use at work.
21 Oct 2024,7 mins
Job applications: Your first day
Pippa and Phil talk about how to make a good impression.
14 Oct 2024,5 mins
Job applications: After the interview
Pippa and Phil talk about accepting a job offer, or asking for .
07 Oct 2024,6 mins