# Vocabulary for PROBLEM SOLVING - Business English lesson

An episode of [Breakout Business English - Improve your vocabulary and confidence using English at work.](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1616739393), 28 Apr 2025, 28 min.

Audio: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2022761/episodes/17059001-vocabulary-for-problem-solving-business-english-lesson.mp3

Send us Fan Mail 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 vocabulary that we can use to discuss problem solving with our colleagues, and some tips that we can use to help us solve problems more effectively. If you want to speak English in a more natural and native sounding way, at work, then the vocabulary, phrasal verbs, and idioms in today podcast will help you to achieve your goals. In this podcast I also talk about leadership skills and company culture at Amazon and the fintech company Revolut, including a little about the hiring process, promotions, and performance reviews at both. 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. Work In English. Hi everyone, my name is Chris and I'm a business English coach and tutor. Thank you so much for listening. And Today's topic: is Problem solving.So. I love problem solving. It's one of my favorite parts of my job. Before I started helping people to improve their English, I worked in IT. At three different universities in the north of England over the course of about six years. I loved walking into a situation where a problem needed solving quickly, and people were relying on me to take decisive action. This is something that I love doing with the people I coach. We look at communication challenges that they have, such as giving a presentation, convincing a team that their idea is the best way to proceed, or solving a conflict with a colleague. And we work through these in a structured and logical manner to find the best possible solution. Speaking of problem solving, maybe you can hear my little dog. Dancing around on the floor while I'm recording. Are you busy? Are you enjoying yourself? Yes.So... Today I want to discuss problem solving with you. We're going to take a look at three important problem-solving ideas, including ideas from two really important market-leading technology companies, as well as the vocabulary and grammar structures that we can use to talk about the problem. About these ideas with our colleagues. With that said, Let's get started. Our first point today. Is to understand the problem that you're trying to solve. To identify the core issue, and to make sure that you're not just trying to fix a symptom instead of the real problem. But instead, you are dealing with the root cause. Let's start by taking a listen to some natural and native ways that we can talk about this idea with our colleagues. I think we're in danger of not being able to see the wood for the trees. We need to take a step back and get a bird's eye view of what's going on

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