# How to MOTIVATE YOUR TEAM - Business English Vocabulary lesson for managers

An episode of [Breakout Business English - Improve your vocabulary and confidence using English at work.](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1616739393), 12 May 2025, 27 min.

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Send us Fan Mail 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 native when you speak English and talk to your colleagues then hopefully today's podcast will help. We hear a quote from a past leader and take a brief look at some research on what staff really want from their managers and companies and hear both formal and informal vocabulary tips and ideas. Also, if you're studying for the IELTS, TOEFL, or Cambridge English tests and exams then you might find some of the vocabulary in this episode really useful. This podcast is all about helping you to communicate better, in English, at work. I work with international English speakers from around the world who use English, at work, as a second or third language and I hope that I can bring some of the ideas, vocabulary, and grammar, from those sessions, to you in this podcast. Don’t forget that my full time job is helping international professionals who use English at work to improve their communication skills. So, if you need English to do your job but don’t speak it natively then maybe we can work together to help you to achieve your language goals. Book a class: https://www.breakoutbusinessenglish.com/start Support the show Book a coaching session with me at: https://www.breakoutbusinessenglish.com

## Transcript

Welcome to the Breakout Business English podcast. Where I help you. To communicate better. That's work. In... English. Hi everyone, my name is Chris and I'm a business English coach and tutor. Thank you so much as always for listening and today's topic is motivating your colleagues. Motivating your colleagues.So this week's podcast is for managers. Or people who want to be managers, or maybe just people who have managers and want to communicate better with them, which I'm guessing is most of you. I've worked with hundreds of managers from all around the world in many industries. One thing that I think I can confidently say from speaking to them, and from my own experience managing teams, is that Managers like Happy. Teams. Happy teams deliver better results and a generally better atmosphere at work. Who wouldn't want a happy team? Today, we're going to talk about how to motivate your staff and some ways that you might deal with low morale. We'll discuss some natural and native sounding vocabulary that you can use to talk about this idea. And we'll hear some great examples of ways that you can speak to your colleagues regarding this important topic.So, let's get started. Let's start today with a quote.Something that somebody said. And our quote today comes from Dwight D. Adams. Eisenhower. Maybe you recognize the name Eisenhower. . He was an American. And personally, I think he had one of the coolest job titles I've ever heard. During World War II, he was Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force in Europe. I always think that's a really cool job title, Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force in Europe. I wonder how many people applied for that job, if there were open interviews and open applications for that one.So I don't think there are many job titles that sound quite that cool. However, he was best known... As the 34th President of the United States of America. And here is what he... I had to say about morale and motivation. Eisenhower said

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