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Breakout Business English - Improve your vocabulary and confidence using English at work.
Chris - Breakout Business English
100 episodes
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!
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STORYTELLING Skills for professionals - Business English vocabulary and grammar lesson, PART 2
Send us Fan Mail 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…
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How to tell great stories at work - Business English communication lesson
Send us Fan Mail 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,…
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OVERTIME - Business English vocabulary lesson about working extra hours
Send us Fan Mail 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…
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Leave me alone! management styles and paying for success - Business English vocabulary lesson
Send us Fan Mail 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…
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MANAGEMENT STYLES Business English vocabulary lesson - Part 1; Democratic and Autocratic leadership
Send us Fan Mail 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…
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VACATIONS and HOLIDAYS - Business English vocabulary lesson
Send us Fan Mail 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…
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BUILDING TRUST at work - Business English lesson with tips and vocabulary for managers.
Send us Fan Mail 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…
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How to talk about PROFESSIONAL SUCCESS - Business English vocabulary lesson
Send us Fan Mail 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…
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How to fail and still succeed - Business English lesson (Intelligent failure - part 2)
Send us Fan Mail 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…
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How to FAIL the RIGHT way - Business English lesson on INTELLIGENT FAILURE
Send us Fan Mail 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…
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How Great Teams Work – Structure, Clarity & Meaning (Project Aristotle Part 2) - Business English lesson
Send us Fan Mail 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…
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How great TEAMS WORK, Google's Project Aristotle - Business English lesson
Send us Fan Mail 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…
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FAILING AT WORK and how to deal with it - Business English vocabulary lesson.
Send us Fan Mail 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…
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Vocabulary and tips for DELEGATION - Business English lesson
Send us Fan Mail 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…
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BUSINESS TRIPS - Vocabulary and English lesson for professionals
Send us Fan Mail 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…
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2 key LEADERSHIP ideas from Amazon's CEO - Business English vocabulary lesson
Send us Fan Mail 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…
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Should you KEEP GOING or GIVE UP? Perseverance - Business English Lesson
Send us Fan Mail 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…
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How to APOLOGISE and SAY SORRY at work - Business English lesson + DISCOUNT coaching call!
Send us Fan Mail 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…
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INVITATIONS at work, how to say YES and NO - Business English lesson with professional vocabulary.
Send us Fan Mail 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…
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How to RESCHEDULE and talk about TIME - Business English lesson + Vocabulary
Send us Fan Mail 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…
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How to MOTIVATE YOUR TEAM - Business English Vocabulary lesson for managers
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…
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LEADERSHIP TIPS from Amazon - Business English lesson
Send us Fan Mail 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,…
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Vocabulary for PROBLEM SOLVING - Business English lesson
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…
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How to talk about CHANGING JOBS and sound professional - Business English vocabulary and grammar lesson
Send us Fan Mail 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…
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How to TALK ABOUT AI at work, with your colleagues - Business English Lesson / (Artificial Intelligence, A.I. Vocabulary)
Send us Fan Mail 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…
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How to BE UNDERSTOOD in presentations - Business English communication lesson
Send us Fan Mail 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…
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How to LEAD MEETINGS in English - Business English lesson
Send us Fan Mail 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…
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How to DEAL WITH CONFLICT at work - Business English lesson
Send us Fan Mail 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…
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How to TALK ABOUT COMPLICATED INFORMATION at work - Business English lesson
Send us Fan Mail 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…
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PRIORITISING at work - How to talk about which tasks are important - Business English Class
Send us Fan Mail Today's Business English class is about which tasks are important and which tasks are not important. We listen to native and natural English vocabulary and sentence structures that can help us to…
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How to MEASURE YOUR PROGRESS in English as a learner or improver.
Send us Fan Mail How do you know if your English is improving and getting better? Measuring progress is difficult when learning English, especially for intermediate and advanced speakers. Should you take a test or…
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How to SAY NO to your colleagues and protect your time at work - Business English lesson + FREE PDF
Send us Fan Mail Do you find it difficult to say no to your managers or colleagues at work? If you want to protect your time and your schedule when people ask you to do things then today Business English vocabulary…
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How to ANSWER QUESTIONS at work - Business English vocabulary and tips + FREE PDF
Send us Fan Mail Answering questions at work in English can be difficult. Today's podcast is about How to Answer Questions at work. We discuss some great, professional vocabulary, some natural and native sounding…
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How to QUIT YOUR JOB - BUSINESS ENGLISH vocabulary and communication tips + FREE PDF
Send us Fan Mail Quitting your job can be really stressful, especially in your second language. If you use English to communicate at work and you're not a native speaker then today's podcast aims to give you the…
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How to get a PROMOTION - Business English tips and vocabulary lesson
Send us Fan Mail Getting promoted at work is an important part of growing your career and making progress in your professional life. Today we're talking about some tips that can help you to achieve this and some…
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Talking about WORK LIFE BALANCE - Business English lesson
Send us Fan Mail Today we're talking about work like balance. This is one of the most important topics that we discuss with our colleagues and friends so today I want to give you some vocabulary and ideas to make you…
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Business English vocabulary in sport! - BUSINESS ENGLISH vocabulary and communication lesson
Send us Fan Mail There is so much professional Business English vocabulary that we can use at work that originally came from sports! In this podcast we're talking about phrasal verbs, idioms, nouns and verbs that we…
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Using English on the phone - BUSINESS ENGLISH vocabulary and communication tips
Send us Fan Mail Using English at work as a second language can be challenging. If you spend a lot of time on the phone this is even more true! Today we're talking about Business English vocabulary and communication…
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Working from home - BUSINESS ENGLISH vocabulary and communication tips
Send us Fan Mail Great communication and a good knowledge of business English is essential to developing your career, however this is even more true when we work from home! Working remotely, whether you're a digital…
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STARTING A JOB at an English speaking company - Tips and Vocabulary
Send us Fan Mail Starting a job at an English speaking company can be a challenge. So much new information, meeting new people, and lots of conversations. Although listening is important, knowing what to say when you…
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How to GIVE FEEDBACK to your colleagues at work - Business English lesson
Send us Fan Mail Let's talk today about how to give feedback at work, especially if you use English as a second language in the workplace and are not a native English speaker. Giving feedback to your colleagues, your…
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Ep 9. How to disagree at work in English - Business English lesson
Send us Fan Mail Disagreeing with people is an important and healthy part of working on a team towards shared goals. The challenge is therefore, how can we do this in a way that protects and even strengthens our…
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Ep8. How to ask for help and support at work in English - Business English lesson
Send us Fan Mail It can be difficult to ask for help or support at work in English, especially if English is your second language. However, we all need advice and assistance sometimes, so let's practice speaking about…
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Ep 7. Teamwork and how to work better with your colleagues! - Collaboration tips - Business English class.
Send us Fan Mail Teamwork and collaboration are two of the most important topics in Business English. Today let's listen to some vocabulary, grammar, phrases, idioms and ideas for speaking about this in English. As an…
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Ep 6. Speaking in meetings. How to become more confident!
Send us Fan Mail Today's topic is, how to be more confident when speaking in meetings. Some of you might know this already but my full time job is working with non native English speakers one to one on video calls to…
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Ep. 5 - Job interview vocabulary
Send us Fan Mail Today we're talking about job interviews. We’re going to look at some vocabulary that you can use to improve how you perform in your next job interview. Or, if you’re writing a CV, cover letter, or a…
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Ep 4. How to talk about planning at work.
Send us Fan Mail Whether you work for a small company, a large company, you're a student, or you're looking for your next job, planning is an essential part of our work days. Today we're going to look at some…
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Ep 3. Practice speaking when you're alone (How to)
Send us Fan Mail Speaking practice is one of the most important parts of improving your English, but can also be one of the most difficult things to figure out how to do! Don't worry, I've got you covered! In episode…
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Ep 2 - Business English vocabulary for presentations
Send us Fan Mail So when I was deciding which topic to focus on for our second episode I really only needed to look at what the people I work with are actually asking for. One of the most common topics that I discuss…
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Ep 1 - Vocabulary for talking about meetings
Send us Fan Mail Meetings can be intimidating for a lot of people, even to native speakers! Especially if you’re meeting with people who you don’t know very well, if at all. Today we’re going to look at a few pieces…
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