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Send us a text How do you ask your boss for more money in professional, business English. That depends on how much money you're asking for. If you want to sound natural and native when speaking English to your clients, customers, and colleagues, about money they the workplace English vocabulary and grammar in this podcast should help. We talk about words like "budget" and"reimburse", as well as phrases like "per diem" and "petty cash". This is also an episode with a lot of discussion of the origins of words including lots of French and Latin.  If you speak English at work and want to sound more native and natural when talking to colleagues, customers, or clients, then I hope that the vocabulary, grammar, and communication tips in today's episode will be useful for you.  🔗 Book a one-to-one coaching session with me at breakoutbusinessenglish.com 🎁 Use code PODCAST30 for 30% off your first coaching session Do you want to see what I do? Click here: https://youtu.be/MYsqlV3nkHs?si=mn3dXVAz5MF1dgSW 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.  👉 Don’t forget to leave a review, and request future topics! 📅 New episodes released every Wednesday 📺 Watch English speaking analysis on the Breakout Business English YouTube channel #businessenglish #englishtips #englishclass #ielts Support the show Book a coaching session with me at: https://www.breakoutbusinessenglish.com

Send us a text Today we're talking about time, specifically when you need more time for deadlines and meetings. If you're ever been in a meeting that finished late or had a task that you didn't quite finish before a deadline then hopefully you'll find the natural and native sounding Business English vocabulary in this episode useful for you. If you speak English at work and want to sound more native and natural when talking to colleagues, customers, or clients, then I hope that the vocabulary, grammar, and communication tips in today's episode will be useful for you.  🔗 Book a one-to-one coaching session with me at breakoutbusinessenglish.com 🎁 Use code PODCAST30 for 30% off your first coaching session Do you want to see what I do? Click here: https://youtu.be/MYsqlV3nkHs?si=mn3dXVAz5MF1dgSW 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.  👉 Don’t forget to leave a review, and request future topics! 📅 New episodes released every Wednesday 📺 Watch English speaking analysis on the Breakout Business English YouTube channel #businessenglish #englishtips #englishclass #ielts Support the show Book a coaching session with me at: https://www.breakoutbusinessenglish.com

Send us a text 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 vocabulary, grammar structures, and communication ideas for you. We talk about how to simplify the information you're communicating, how to make sure that everyone in the meeting or the presentation understands what you told them, and how to ask people to use more simply and understandable English. If you speak English at work and want to sound more native and natural when talking to colleagues, customers, or clients, then I hope that the vocabulary, grammar, and communication tips in today's episode will be useful for you.  🔗 Book a one-to-one coaching session with me at breakoutbusinessenglish.com 🎁 Use code PODCAST30 for 30% off your first coaching session Do you want to see what I do? Click here: https://youtu.be/MYsqlV3nkHs?si=mn3dXVAz5MF1dgSW 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.  👉 Don’t forget to leave a review, and request future topics! 📅 New episodes released every Wednesday 📺 Watch English speaking analysis on the Breakout Business English YouTube channel #businessenglish #englishtips #englishclass #ielts Support the show Book a coaching session with me at: https://www.breakoutbusinessenglish.com

Send us a text Workplace culture is important, but sometimes what a company says it does and what it actually does are two different things. Today we talk about the vocabulary that native English speakers use to talk about this problem at work. So when your company's goals don't match how they use their resources, or their values don't match how they treat their staff, today you'll learn the vocabulary you can use to discuss this in a natural and native sounding way. If you speak English at work and want to sound more native and natural when talking to colleagues, customers, or clients, then I hope that the vocabulary, grammar, and communication tips in today's episode will be useful for you.  🔗 Book a one-to-one coaching session with me at breakoutbusinessenglish.com 🎁 Use code PODCAST30 for 30% off your first coaching session Do you want to see what I do? Click here: https://youtu.be/MYsqlV3nkHs?si=mn3dXVAz5MF1dgSW 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.  👉 Don’t forget to leave a review, and request future topics! 📅 New episodes released every Wednesday 📺 Watch English speaking analysis on the Breakout Business English YouTube channel #businessenglish #englishtips #englishclass #ielts Support the show Book a coaching session with me at: https://www.breakoutbusinessenglish.com

Send us a text Today we're talking about location. Whether you're talking about where you live or where you work, discussing location is always important and a common topic. So, if you want to improve your confidence when speaking about this in English then this episode has the vocabulary, phrasal verbs, and grammar, to help you.  If you speak English at work and want to sound more native and natural when talking to colleagues, customers, or clients, then I hope that the vocabulary, grammar, and communication tips in today's episode will be useful for you.  🔗 Book a one-to-one coaching session with me at breakoutbusinessenglish.com 🎁 Use code PODCAST30 for 30% off your first coaching session Do you want to see what I do? Click here: https://youtu.be/MYsqlV3nkHs?si=mn3dXVAz5MF1dgSW 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.  👉 Don’t forget to leave a review, and request future topics! 📅 New episodes released every Wednesday 📺 Watch English speaking analysis on the Breakout Business English YouTube channel #businessenglish #englishtips #englishclass #ielts Support the show Book a coaching session with me at: https://www.breakoutbusinessenglish.com

Send us a text In the new year we're often talking about starting new project and continuing existing projects. If you need to do this in English and you're not a native speaker then you might hear your colleagues using words and phrases that you don't know. In this business English vocabulary lesson we look at some vocabulary that you'll hear native English speakers using at work to talk about these ideas.  If you speak English at work and want to sound more native and natural when talking to colleagues, customers, or clients, then I hope that the vocabulary, grammar, and communication tips in today's episode will be useful for you.  🔗 Book a one-to-one coaching session with me at breakoutbusinessenglish.com 🎁 Use code PODCAST30 for 30% off your first coaching session Do you want to see what I do? Click here: https://youtu.be/MYsqlV3nkHs?si=mn3dXVAz5MF1dgSW 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.  👉 Don’t forget to leave a review, and request future topics! 📅 New episodes released every Wednesday 📺 Watch English speaking analysis on the Breakout Business English YouTube channel #businessenglish #englishtips #englishclass #ielts Support the show Book a coaching session with me at: https://www.breakoutbusinessenglish.com

Send us a text Happy Christmas! In this episode we're talking about Christmas vocabulary that you might here at work, including adjectives that we can use to talk about this time of year, and idioms that we can use for the whole year. So if you need to speak, in English, to colleagues, clients, or customers, and you want to sound more natural and native when doing it, hopefully you'll find this podcast useful.  If you speak English at work and want to sound more native and natural when talking to colleagues, customers, or clients, then I hope that the vocabulary, grammar, and communication tips in today's episode will be useful for you.  🔗 Book a one-to-one coaching session with me at breakoutbusinessenglish.com 🎁 Use code PODCAST30 for 30% off your first coaching session Do you want to see what I do? Click here: https://youtu.be/RZaL1ZGoOvE?si=NdKj7ZMOFd_V5Ahe 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.  👉 Don’t forget to leave a review, and request future topics! 📅 New episodes released every Wednesday 📺 Watch English speaking analysis on the Breakout Business English YouTube channel #businessenglish #englishtips #englishclass #ielts Support the show Book a coaching session with me at: https://www.breakoutbusinessenglish.com

Send us a text 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 performance at work. We'll hear the grammar structures that you need to use this new vocabulary correctly and we'll hear some great, natural and native sounding examples of how you can talk about performance, at work, in English. If you speak English at work and want to sound more native and natural when talking to colleagues, customers, or clients, then I hope that the vocabulary, grammar, and communication tips in today's episode will be useful for you.  🔗 Book a one-to-one coaching session with me at breakoutbusinessenglish.com 🎁 Use code PODCAST30 for 30% off your first coaching session Do you want to see what I do? Click here: https://youtu.be/RZaL1ZGoOvE?si=NdKj7ZMOFd_V5Ahe 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.  👉 Don’t forget to leave a review, and request future topics! 📅 New episodes released every Wednesday 📺 Watch English speaking analysis on the Breakout Business English YouTube channel #businessenglish #englishtips #englishclass #ielts Support the show Book a coaching session with me at: https://www.breakoutbusinessenglish.com

Send us a text 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, document, and the minutes. Learn how native speakers really describe note-taking, meeting records, and written communication at work, along with clear pronunciation tips and practical examples you can start using immediately. Perfect for international professionals who want to sound more natural, more accurate, and more professional in English. If you speak English at work and want to sound more native and natural when talking to colleagues, customers, or clients, then I hope that the vocabulary, grammar, and communication tips in today's episode will be useful for you.  🔗 Book a one-to-one coaching session with me at breakoutbusinessenglish.com 🎁 Use code PODCAST30 for 30% off your first coaching session Do you want to see what I do? Click here: https://youtu.be/O03XFo81HyY?si=VO78VfMm0GpxgMR3 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.  👉 Don’t forget to leave a review, and request future topics! 📅 New episodes released every Wednesday 📺 Watch English speaking analysis on the Breakout Business English YouTube channel #businessenglish #englishtips #englishclass #ielts Support the show Book a coaching session with me at: https://www.breakoutbusinessenglish.com

Send us a text 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 formal and informal, for talking about information at work. We'll hear some examples of native English speakers discussing confidential and open information and we'll even do a little psychology and a little history!  If you speak English at work and want to sound more native and natural when talking to colleagues, customers, or clients, then I hope that the vocabulary, grammar, and communication tips in today's episode will be useful for you.  🔗 Book a one-to-one coaching session with me at breakoutbusinessenglish.com 🎁 Use code PODCAST30 for 30% off your first coaching session Do you want to see what I do? Click here: https://youtu.be/K8MsvDdV1vI?si=qVoUxywTcIPnmLmM 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.  👉 Don’t forget to subscribe, leave a review, and request future topics! 📅 New episodes released every Wednesday 📺 Watch English speaking analysis on the Breakout Business English YouTube channel #businessenglish #englishtips #englishclass #ielts Support the show Book a coaching session with me at: https://www.breakoutbusinessenglish.com

Send us a text 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 achieve your targets and for when you miss them. We discuss formal and informal vocabulary, phrasal verbs and idioms.  If you speak English at work and want to sound more native and natural when talking to colleagues, customers, or clients, then I hope that the vocabulary, grammar, and communication tips in today's episode will be useful for you.  🔗 Book a one-to-one coaching session with me at breakoutbusinessenglish.com 🎁 Use code PODCAST30 for 30% off your first coaching session Do you want to see what I do? Click here: https://youtu.be/O03XFo81HyY?si=VO78VfMm0GpxgMR3 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.  👉 Don’t forget to subscribe, leave a review, and request future topics! 📅 New episodes released every Wednesday 📺 Watch English speaking analysis on the Breakout Business English YouTube channel #businessenglish #englishtips #englishclass #ielts Support the show Book a coaching session with me at: https://www.breakoutbusinessenglish.com

Send us a text 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 native and natural when talking to colleagues, customers, or clients, then I hope that the vocabulary, grammar, and communication tips in today's episode will be useful for you.  🔗 Book a one-to-one coaching session with me at breakoutbusinessenglish.com 🎁 Use code PODCAST30 for 30% off your first coaching session Do you want to see what I do? Click here: https://youtu.be/O03XFo81HyY?si=VO78VfMm0GpxgMR3 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.  👉 Don’t forget to subscribe, leave a review, and request future topics! 📅 New episodes released every Wednesday 📺 Watch English speaking analysis on the Breakout Business English YouTube channel Today's examples: Don't be careful, be competent. - Tom Cruise Outsourcing this work would pose a risk to our user's privacy. The last thing we want to do is risk a data breach. This is a pretty high risk approach, and the risk increases every day. We're aware of the risk, now we just need to decide how to manage it.  We should plan the project in a way that mitigates the risk of delays as much as possible. I think we've managed to minimise the risk for the time being. The minimum number of staff that it takes to operate the store is five. #businessenglish #englishtips #TomCruise #englishclass Support the show Book a coaching session with me at: https://www.breakoutbusinessenglish.com

Send us a text 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 to colleagues, customers, or clients, then I hope that the vocabulary, grammar, and communication tips in today's episode will be useful for you.  🔗 Book a one-to-one coaching or tutoring session with me at breakoutbusinessenglish.com 🎁 Use code PODCAST30 for 30% off your first coaching session Do you want to see what I do? Click here: https://youtu.be/O03XFo81HyY?si=VO78VfMm0GpxgMR3 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.  👉 Don’t forget to subscribe, leave a review, and request future topics! 📅 New episodes released every Wednesday 📺 Watch English speaking analysis on the Breakout Business English YouTube channel Today's examples: "everyone’s busy, but nobody’s aligned" "the organisation is spread too thin." "Decision-making has become slow and fragmented." "Jobs’ approach proved that communication is key strategy, not an afterthought." "By reducing the noise, Jobs gave Apple room to think clearly again." #businessenglish #englishtips #SteveJobs #englishclass Support the show Book a coaching session with me at: https://www.breakoutbusinessenglish.com

Send us a text 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, sounding natural and native when talking about change at work can be difficult. In today's podcast I'll give you some great vocabulary to discuss these ideas and to communicate your thoughts. I'll give you the grammar to use them in a natural and native way and I'll you'll hear some examples of how these would sound in a real English speaking workplace.  🔗 Book a one-to-one coaching or tutoring session with me at breakoutbusinessenglish.com 🎁 Use code PODCAST30 for 30% off your first coaching session Do you want to see what I do? Click here: https://youtu.be/1jpP2nCQDi0?si=GcFRHMZqCLPg5Dr- 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.  👉 Don’t forget to subscribe, leave a review, and request future topics! 📅 New episodes released every Wednesday 📺 Watch vocabulary breakdowns and coaching analysis on the Breakout Business English YouTube channel Today's examples: Things have been looking up for the past 2 quarters. Your performance has really improved over the past few weeks and I really appreciate how much effort you've been putting in. The team was heading in the wrong direction but they've been working hard on fixing this situation and I think we've really turned a corner this week. it was raining earlier but I think it's looking up now Once one thing goes wrong, it has a knock on effect and we end up in a vicious cycle. We missed our Q1 target and it's been all downhill from there. The project started well but it's all gone a bit pear shaped.  #businessenglish #englishtips #englishlesson #englishclass Support the show Book a coaching session with me at: https://www.breakoutbusinessenglish.com

Send us a text 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 give you some great vocabulary that you can use to ask someone elaborate on something, or maybe to be a little more concise. So, if you want to sound more native and natural when speaking English at work, then I hope today's podcast is useful for you! 🔗 Book a one-to-one coaching or tutoring session with me at breakoutbusinessenglish.com 🎁 Use code PODCAST30 for 30% off your first coaching session Do you want me to analyse your English on YouTube? Contact me here: https://www.breakoutbusinessenglish.com/contact Do you want to see what I do? Click here: https://youtu.be/1jpP2nCQDi0?si=GcFRHMZqCLPg5Dr- 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.  👉 Don’t forget to subscribe, leave a review, and request future topics! 📅 New episodes released every Wednesday 📺 Watch vocabulary breakdowns and coaching analysis on the Breakout Business English YouTube channel Today's examples: I know we don’t have much time so I’ll keep it short and sweet. This is just a succinct summary of the work we’ve been doing. If you could be a little more concise I’d really appreciate it. Could you elaborate on that a little for us please I think you’ve got the bones of a good presentation there but you really need to flesh it out a little. You mentioned that you had an idea for us earlier, could you expand on that a little please? #businessenglish #englishtips #englishlesson #englishclass Support the show Book a coaching session with me at: https://www.breakoutbusinessenglish.com