Breakout Business English - Improve your vocabulary and confidence using English at work.
Breakout Business English is all about improving your confidence, vocabulary, grammar and fluency in Business English. If you're not a native English speaker and you use English as a 2nd language to communicate at work then this podcast is definitely for you! You’ll find tips, strategies, and tools to grow your professional communication skills, as well as vocabulary episodes aimed at giving you new, advanced, professional vocabulary around workplace themes. We explore how you can express yourself better and build better professional relationships with your colleagues, customers, and clients. If you’re interested in becoming a better professional tomorrow than you are today, then you're in the right place and I'm excited to have you on the team. Let's get started!
Episodes
46 episodes
MANAGEMENT STYLES Business English vocabulary lesson - Part 1; Democratic and Autocratic leadership
Today we're talking about management styles and the business English vocabulary, phrases and grammar that we can use when speaking about them, in English, at work. In part one of our series on leadership styles we're talking about democratic le...
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VACATIONS and HOLIDAYS - Business English vocabulary lesson
Taking vacations and holidays is a great break from professional life. However, talking about these to your colleagues and agreeing these with your managers in English can be challenging. Especially if you speak English at work as a second lang...
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BUILDING TRUST at work - Business English lesson with tips and vocabulary for managers.
If you want to build trust with your colleagues, especially if you're a manager, and you speak English at work as a second language then this episode is for you. We talk about how you can sound more native and natural when speaking or writing E...
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How to talk about PROFESSIONAL SUCCESS - Business English vocabulary lesson
Succeeding in your career and at work means many things. Today we're going to look at some natural and native ways to speak about getting a promotion and accepting more responsibility. We're going to hear some vocabulary, phrases, idioms and ph...
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27:47
How to fail and still succeed - Business English lesson (Intelligent failure - part 2)
This is our second episode discussing Harvard Professor of Leadership and management and her book on intelligent failure. So if you speak English at work, but aren't a native English speaker, then this episode will help you to think about failu...
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How to FAIL the RIGHT way - Business English lesson on INTELLIGENT FAILURE
Today we're talking about how to fail at work the right way. We listen to some native and natural sounding words, vocabulary, and phrases to talk about failure, and the four elements that make a failure intelligent. So, if you speak English at ...
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23:37
How Great Teams Work – Structure, Clarity & Meaning (Project Aristotle Part 2) - Business English lesson
In this podcast we continue our deep dive on how great teams work and Google's project Aristotle. If you're a non-native English-speaking professional who wants to sound more native and natural when speaking English at work, this podcast uses r...
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How great TEAMS WORK, Google's Project Aristotle - Business English lesson
What makes a team truly effective? In this episode of the Breakout Business English podcast, Chris breaks down Google’s Project Aristotle, a research study that reveals the top characteristics of high-performing...
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FAILING AT WORK and how to deal with it - Business English vocabulary lesson.
Are you a professional who uses English as a second language at work? Do you want to feel more confident, fluent, and natural in business conversations? Join Business English Coach Chris in this episode of the Breakout Business English...
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Vocabulary and tips for DELEGATION - Business English lesson
Delegating in English can be challenging for new managers, especially if speaking English is your second language. Today's podcast is full of Business English and professional vocabulary, grammar, and tips, to help you to sound more natural and...
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BUSINESS TRIPS - Vocabulary and English lesson for professionals
Business trips and traveling for business are an essential part of professional life, but speaking in English and talking about these can be challenging you don't speak English natively. Today's class is full of vocabulary and phrases that you ...
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2 key LEADERSHIP ideas from Amazon's CEO - Business English vocabulary lesson
If you're a leader or need to talk about leadership at work in English, Amazon's leadership principles are a great place to start. If you use English at work, but you're not a native speaker then the vocabulary, phrases, and grammar is today's ...
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Should you KEEP GOING or GIVE UP? Perseverance - Business English Lesson
Deciding when to quit and when to keep going, when to give up and when to persevere, is a hard topic to discuss, especially if you speak English as a second language. In today's podcast we're talking about how to support and encourage your coll...
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How to APOLOGISE and SAY SORRY at work - Business English lesson + DISCOUNT coaching call!
Apologising at work and saying you're sorry in English can be difficult, especially if you speak English as a second language. If you want to sound more native and natural when speaking English at work then this podcast can help. Today's episod...
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INVITATIONS at work, how to say YES and NO - Business English lesson with professional vocabulary.
Learn how to confidently accept or politely decline invitations in professional English when speaking or writing. This episode provides essential business English vocabulary and natural phrases for networking and bui...
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23:31
How to RESCHEDULE and talk about TIME - Business English lesson + Vocabulary
Rescheduling events and talking about time in English can be hard when speaking English, especially if you're not a native English speaker. In this podcast we talk about how to schedule and reschedule events, appointments, and meetings, how to ...
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How to MOTIVATE YOUR TEAM - Business English Vocabulary lesson for managers
In this Business English vocabulary lesson we talk about some natural and native sounding phrases, idioms, and words that we can use to motivate our teams and reward their performance. So if your a leader or a manager and you want to sound more...
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LEADERSHIP TIPS from Amazon - Business English lesson
In this episode Business English coach Chris explores Amazon’s leadership tips to help international professionals improve their speaking and communication skills in English. Whether you’re a manager, team leader, or aspiring prof...
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Vocabulary for PROBLEM SOLVING - Business English lesson
Problem solving is a skill that we all need at work. Speaking about problem solving in English can be particularly hard if English is not your native language. In this podcast we discuss problem solving at work, natural and native sounding voca...
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How to talk about CHANGING JOBS and sound professional - Business English vocabulary and grammar lesson
Talking about changing jobs can be challenging, especially in job interviews. We all want to sound professional when speaking English at work but there are so many ways to make mistakes when discussing this topic! Let's talk about quitting jobs...
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24:46
How to TALK ABOUT AI at work, with your colleagues - Business English Lesson / (Artificial Intelligence, A.I. Vocabulary)
Artificial intelligence is appearing in every English speaking workplace these days and talking about AI with your colleagues and managers is something that is important. Today let's discuss some professional English vocabulary that we can use ...
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How to BE UNDERSTOOD in presentations - Business English communication lesson
If you need to give presentations at work, in English, and it's not your first language then speaking and communicating with your English speaking colleagues can be difficult. Today we're talking about how to make sure that you're understood, s...
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How to LEAD MEETINGS in English - Business English lesson
Let's discuss some Business English vocabulary and grammar that we can use to lead meetings. Running a meeting or being in charge of an event often means that you have new responsibilities and today's podcast we’re discussing the professional v...
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How to DEAL WITH CONFLICT at work - Business English lesson
Let's discuss some professional English vocabulary that we can use to resolve conflicts at work. We're talking about how to deal with difficult colleagues and how to solve arguments and disagreements with your team mates and coworkers. We'll he...
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How to TALK ABOUT COMPLICATED INFORMATION at work - Business English lesson
Do you need to discuss complex or complicated information at work? If English is not your native language and you find it difficult to sound natural when you communicate complex information at work then I have some great Business English vocabu...
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