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
58 episodes
How to talk about PERFORMANCE at work - Business English lesson (Ep.59)
Speaking about performance at work with your colleagues and managers can be hard and if you speak English as a second language then I'm here to help! In today's podcast we hear informal and formal vocabulary that we can use to talk about perfor...
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Episode 59
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How to talk about WRITING at work - Formal and informal business English lesson (Ep.58)
Today we discover the essential vocabulary professionals need to confidently talk about writing in English, both informal phrases like jot down, take down, and type up, and formal workplace language such as record...
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Episode 58
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25:08
SECRET EPISODE! How to talk about keeping secrets and giving information at work - Business English vocabulary lesson (Ep.57)
Sometimes you need to keep secrets and work and sometimes it's important to be honest with your customers and clients. In this business English vocabulary lesson we're going to hear some natural and native sounding English vocabulary, both form...
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Episode 57
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How to discuss TARGETS and KPIs in professional English - Business English vocabulary lesson (Ep.56)
Discussing KPI targets, in English, at work, is challenging if you’re a non-native English speaker. Today we discuss how to sound more native and natural speaking English when talking about targets and KPIs. We have vocabulary for when you achi...
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How TOM CRUISE manages RISK at work - Business English Vocabulary lesson (Ep. 55)
Today we're talking about risk at work, how to sound like a native English speaker when describing risk and how to use natural and professional sounding English to discuss reducing risk. If you speak English at work and want to sound more nativ...
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Steve Jobs return to Apple - Business English vocabulary lesson (Ep.54)
Steve Jobs' return to Apple can teach us about leadership and communication, but also vocabulary, grammar, and how to improve your English speaking abilities. If you speak English at work and want to sound more native and natural when talking t...
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Episode 54
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WORSE or BETTER, How to talk about CHANGE at work - Business English Vocabulary Lesson (Ep.53)
Change is one of the only things that is certain at work. Therefore, being able to talk about things getting worse or getting better is certainly something that can be useful in professional contexts. However, for international professionals, s...
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Episode 53
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How to ask for LESS or MORE DETAIL - Business English communication lesson
Telling your colleagues, clients, and customers, in English that you need more detail, or maybe less detail can be difficult. Especially if you're a non-native English speaker and you use English at work as a second language. In this podcast I ...
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STORYTELLING Skills for professionals - Business English vocabulary and grammar lesson, PART 2
Storytelling is an important speaking skill in any language, but if you're speaking English and you want to sound more native and natural then improving your storytelling skills is a great goal. Today we discuss how to talk about thoughts, emot...
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How to tell great stories at work - Business English communication lesson
Storytelling is a key professional skill and if you speak English as a second language at work then this might be something that you can work on. Today we're discussing the grammar, vocabulary, phrasal verbs, idioms, and skills that you can use...
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OVERTIME - Business English vocabulary lesson about working extra hours
Deciding whether to work overtime is often a challenging decision to make, and speaking in English about it can make it harder! Today let's talk about overtime, the vocabulary that we can use to discuss it, how we get paid for overtime, and the...
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Leave me alone! management styles and paying for success - Business English vocabulary lesson
In part 2 of our series on management styles we're looking at transactional management and laissez faire management. We talk about the details of each style, the situations that you might find it useful to use each style, and some vocabulary, p...
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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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25:42
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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23:37
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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24:36
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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25:34
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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25:20
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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23:15
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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