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• Discussing CHANGE at work | Business English lesson 11.06.2026 26min

  Send us Fan Mail Change is a constant part of working life — but are you using the right language to talk about it? In this episode, we explore six powerful words and phrases for describing change at work in natural, professional English. From the dramatic overhaul to the careful fine-tune, and from incremental improvements to a quick tweak, you'll learn exactly when and how to use each one with confidence. We also uncover the surprising history behind the idiom throw the baby out with the ba...
• How to find the right words to express yourself | Professional communication class 03.06.2026 22min

  Send us Fan Mail If you can’t find the words to express yourself, or you know what you want to say, but not how to say it, then today’s podcast might help. We’re exploring a three stage framework that you can apply to those situations when you need to speak English in high pressure situations, but you can sound as native or natural as you do in your first language. If you speak English at work and want to sound more native and natural when talking to colleagues, customers, or clients, then I ...
• SCQA Storytelling and problem solving framework | Business Communication lesson 27.05.2026 24min

  Send us Fan Mail The SCQA framework is the topic of todays podcast, continuing our series on speaking frameworks. If you need to solve problems at work and present your solutions to your colleagues then the SCQA framework might be a great structure for you. This speaking framework was created at McKinsey consultants and if you use English at work to communicate with your clients, colleagues, and customers, then you might find it useful. If you speak English at work and want to sound more nati...
• The STAR framework for JOB INTERVIEWS | Business English class 21.05.2026 28min

  Send us Fan Mail Our communication frameworks series continues with the STAR model. If you've got an English language job interview and you're not a native speaker then this framework can help you to tell stories and communicate your experience in an effective way that gets you hired. If you want to sound more natural and native when speaking English the using frameworks like STAR can stop you worrying about how you speak and let you focus more on what you're saying. If you speak Englis...
• How to PERSUADE YOUR COLLEAGUES at work | Business English communication lesson. 13.05.2026 29min

  Send us Fan Mail Let's talk about the PEEL framework. This is a structured way to present arguments at work that convince and persuade your colleagues, clients, and customers. Trying to make convincing points can be challenging if it's not your first language. The speaking framework that we're discussing today however can be applied to any language. This podcast gives you a clear way to structure your ideas so that you communicate clearly why someone should come around to your way of thinking...
• How to MAKE SUGGESTIONS clearly at work | Business Communication lesson 06.05.2026 26min

  Send us Fan Mail If you want to make suggestions and give opinions clearly at work, when speaking English, then today's podcast will help. For non-native English speakers, communicating clearly can be worrying and you might not have the confidence to offer your ideas in case you're misunderstood. Today we're talking about the PREP framework and how you can use it to make sure that your managers, colleagues, clients, and customers, always understand your ideas and suggestions when you're speak...
• How to SPEAK MORE CLEARLY | Business communication class 29.04.2026 19min

  Send us Fan Mail If you want to communicate more clearly when speaking in English and ensure that your colleagues understand exactly what you're trying to communicate then the ideas in this podcast should help. This week we're talking about frameworks, specifically how to apply the 321 framework to your spoken English and use it to communicate more effectively at work. We'll also take a look at some useful vocabulary that you can use to help you to communicate with more clarity. If you ...
• How to ASK BETTER QUESTIONS - Business English lessons 22.04.2026 24min

  Send us Fan Mail Asking questions in English is something that we all do, but how good are yours? In this podcast we'll learn how we can ask better questions that our colleagues, clients, and customers will find interesting and engaging. We'll look at some natural and native sounding English vocabulary that we can use to do this, and we'll heard some great examples of question structures that you can use. If you speak English at work and want to sound more native and natural when talking to c...
• How to BE POLITE in English - Professional English communcation class 15.04.2026 25min

  Send us Fan Mail If you want to sound more polite and improve your relationships with your colleagues, clients, and customers, then using things like modal verbs and trying to be less direct can help. This week we look at some ways that you can be more polite when speaking English at work, some professional English vocabulary that can help you with this, and we even have a little English pronunciation lesson in here. If you speak English at work and want to sound more native and natural...
• Vocabulary for EMAIL at work | Business English communication class 09.04.2026 26min

  Send us Fan Mail Writing emails in English as a non native English speaker is challenging, as is talking about them. If your colleague asks you to BCC them in on at email, and don't include your email signature, do you know what they mean? Today you'll learn the vocabulary and the grammar to communicate about email with your colleagues, clients, and customers like a native English speaker. We'll learn from formal and professional English, some informal idioms and phrasal verbs and we'll...
• Being LATE and ON TIME - Business English class 01.04.2026 24min

  Send us Fan Mail Are you ever late for meetings? Or maybe you're always on time? How can you tell people that you're going to be late or promise then you'll be on time in the most natural and native sounding spoken English possible. Today you'll learn the vocabulary and the grammar to communicate about punctuality with your colleagues, clients, and customers like a native English speaker. We'll learn from formal and professional English, some informal idioms and phrasal verbs, and you might e...
• Vocabulary for FOCUS at work | Business English class 25.03.2026 24min

  Send us Fan Mail How can we talk about focus at work? Becoming focused and losing our focus, and all of the distractions that take our focus away. That's the focus of today's podcast. If you work in a busy office then maybe you find yourself talking, in English about focus. In today podcast we're talking about some natural and native sounding ways that you can discuss this topic. You'll hear some great words, phrases, and idioms that you can use to discuss your focus in English and this week ...
• Vocabulary for DATA TRENDS | Business English communication lesson. 18.03.2026 24min

  Send us Fan Mail If you work in an international business environment and need to discuss data, graphs, or charts in English, this episode is for you. Today I'm sharing a set of powerful, natural-sounding vocabulary words, including bounce back, fluctuate, tank, plateau, and level off, that will help you sound more confident and professional the next time you're presenting figures, discussing reports, or analysing trends with colleagues. Rather than relying on basic phrases like "it went up" ...
• How to ask people to RESCHEDULE meetings at work | Business English Vocabulary lesson 11.03.2026 26min

  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 events, appointments, and meetings, how to sound more polite when doing this in spoken English at work, and pronunciation. We talk about how to ask people about times and their availability. We look at phrasal verbs, idioms, formal, and informal language, and you'll hear some gr...
• How to describe DATA and GRAPHS - Business English vocabulary lesson. 25.02.2026 27min

  Send us Fan Mail If you need to talk about statistics an data at work then the vocabulary in today's lesson will help you to sound native and natural when communicating with colleagues, customers, and managers. Today we're talking about data and numbers going up and going down, increasing and decreasing. We're going to explore vocabulary like, "surge", "stall", "soar" and "fall off a cliff. We'll also discuss some common mistakes that you need to avoid. The episode is particularly useful if y...
• How to THINK IN ENGLISH for professionals | Business English class 18.02.2026 26min

  Send us Fan Mail Thinking in English is difficult for many professionals who speak English at work, but aren't native speakers. In this podcast we discuss how professionals can start to think in English at work, some ways to bring English thinking into your meetings and even some higher level ideas for more advanced English speakers. And we'll learn some professional vocabulary too. If you speak English at work and want to sound more native and natural when talking to colleagues, custom...
• BEFORE and AFTER, how to talk about TIME at work - Business English class 11.02.2026 24min

  Send us Fan Mail Time is one of the most important things that we talk about at work, and in my coaching experience it's also one of the things that English speaking professionals around the world have the most trouble communicating in English. In this episode we're talking about events that happen before and events that happen after other events. In the first half, we will look at some great, professional ways to talk about things that happen before other things. We'll look at words li...
• How to spend your boss's MONEY | Professional English vocabulary lesson (Ep.66) 04.02.2026 23min

  Send us Fan Mail 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...
• Talking about TIME for meetings and deadlines | Business English vocabulary class (Ep.65) 29.01.2026 26min

  Send us Fan Mail 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 vocabula...
• How to COMMUNICATE COMPLEX INFORMATION at work | Business English lesson (Ep.64) 22.01.2026 26min

  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 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 ...