Learning English For Work

Short podcasts to help you improve your English at work. We talk about the language used in international workplaces and help you improve your business English.

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Office English: Delegating
Learn how to give instructions to other people at work and know when to ask for help.
01 Jun 2026,8 mins
Office English: Presentations
Do you find giving presentations at work stressful? Learn ways you can prepare.
25 May 2026,6 mins
Office English: Saying no
Learn how to set boundaries at work with Phil and Pippa.
18 May 2026,7 mins
Office English: Career development
Learn to talk about training, promotions and networking with Pippa and Phil
11 May 2026,8 mins
Office English: Writing notes
Pippa and Phil talk about meeting notes, action points and minutes.
04 May 2026,9 mins
Office English: Extra work
Learn to talk about new opportunities and having too much work.
27 Apr 2026,9 mins
Office English: Clear communication
Learn how to check you've understood things.
20 Apr 2026,8 mins
Office English: Suggestions and advice
Pippa and Phil talk about how to make suggestions without sounding rude
13 Apr 2026,8 mins
Office English: Ideas
Pippa and Phil talk about how to share and develop ideas and make sure they happen.
06 Apr 2026,8 mins
Office English: Describing your job
Not sure how to describe your job? Phil and Pippa teach you language to do just that.
30 Mar 2026,7 mins
Office English: Socialising
Learn language for making friends but staying professional.
23 Mar 2026,7 mins
Office English: Disagreements
What do you do when there's a disagreement at work? Pippa and Phil talk about this.
16 Mar 2026,6 mins
Office English: Goals
Pippa and Phil talk about language for performance reviews and career conversations.
09 Mar 2026,7 mins
Office English: Apologies
When should you apologise at work, and what's the best way to do it? Is it ever wrong?
02 Mar 2026,8 mins
Office English: Rules
What is the difference between a rule and a guideline? When is it OK to break the rules?
23 Feb 2026,9 mins
Office English: Organising meetings
Do you find it difficult to organise meetings or keep them focused?
16 Feb 2026,10 mins
Office English: Small talk
Pippa and Phil talk about which topics to use at work with people you don't know.
09 Feb 2026,9 mins
Business Jargon: Should we use jargon?
Lots of people find jargon annoying. Is it useful in the workplace?
02 Feb 2026,9 mins
Business Jargon: Jargon about technology
Pippa and Phil talk about remote working has impacted language at work.
26 Jan 2026,9 mins
Business Jargon: Jargon about success
Pippa and Phil talk about common phrases for goals, measuring them and how we succeed.
19 Jan 2026,6 mins
Business Jargon: Jargon about delays
Pippa and Phil talk about some common business jargon that is used to talk about delays.
12 Jan 2026,6 mins
Business Jargon: Jargon about workload
Pippa and Phil talk about some common business jargon to help you talk about workloads.
05 Jan 2026,7 mins
Business Jargon: Jargon for ideas
Pippa and Phil talk about some common phrases people use to talk about ideas at work.
29 Dec 2025,9 mins
Business Jargon: Jargon for organising
Pippa and Phil talk about the business jargon often used by managers.
22 Dec 2025,6 mins
Business Jargon: Jargon for meetings
Pippa and Phil talk about the business jargon people use in meetings at work.
15 Dec 2025,6 mins
Business Jargon: What is jargon?
Pippa and Phil talk about business jargon and the strange phrases people use at work.
08 Dec 2025,7 mins
Work in the future: How can we stay cyber safe?
Pippa and Phil talk about the threat of cyber crime at work.
01 Dec 2025,10 mins
Work in the future: How do generations work together?
Pippa and Phil talk about older and younger people in the workplace.
24 Nov 2025,10 mins
Work in the future: Should we work fewer hours?
Pippa and Phil talk about flexible work and whether it benefits employees.
17 Nov 2025,8 mins
Work in the future: Does office design impact our work?
Pippa and Phil talk about office design and how it affects the way we work.
10 Nov 2025,11 mins