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Breakout Business English - Improve your vocabulary and confidence using English at work.

Chris - Breakout Business English

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

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26:04

SMALL TALK; the FORD method - Business Communication...

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2026/10/06

Send us Fan Mail Small talk in English with your colleagues, clients, and customers is important for building the professional connections that grow your career. The FORD method is an English speaking framework that gives you the questions that you need to sound more natural and native when speaking English and to have conversations that make people want to work with you. Also, if you're studying for the IELTS, TOEFL, DET or Cambridge English tests and exams then you might find some of ...

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27:46

How to talk about NUMBERS and MATHS | Business...

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2026/09/28

Send us Fan Mail Talking about numbers can be challenging, especially if English is your second language. Today we’re discussing vocabulary that we can use to speak about calculation, math, and numbers, in English. We’re mostly focusing on idioms and informal English that can be used in professional situations today. We’ll also hear the answer for last week’s English grammar quiz, and you’ll get a new grammar quiz question. Also, if you're studying for the IELTS, TOEFL, DET or Cambridge...

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30:12

Guide to SMALL TALK - Business English communication...

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2026/09/22

Send us Fan Mail Small talk is one of the most important communication skills when it comes to building a career in an English speaking company. In this episode we discuss a framework that we can use to have great conversations, make small talk easier, and help you to build brilliant professional relationships. Also, if you're studying for the IELTS, TOEFL, DET or Cambridge English tests and exams then you might find some of the vocabulary in this episode really useful. This podcast is all ab...

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26:42

How to CONTROL your audience’s ATTENTION | Business...

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2026/09/14

Send us Fan Mail Today we’re talking about giving presentations, and how to control the attention of your colleagues, clients, and customers, when presenting complex information on complicated slides. So, if you often have to present slide decks that have a lot of information on them then hopefully you’ll find today’s episode useful. We talk about how to draw people’s attention, highlighting key information, and addressing the elephant in the room. Also, if you're studying for the IELTS...

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24:37

A POSITIVE ATTITUDE at Work - Business English...

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2026/09/07

Send us Fan Mail Dealing with negative situations at work with a positive attitude is a great way to make sure that you build a reputation for handling challenges in the best way possible. Your attitude and mindset when things go wrong can also connect directly to the opportunities that you have for career growth and promotion. Today we’re talking about the vibes that you bring to the workplace. We talk about clarifying information when people misunderstand you, and how to make sure that you ...

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31:45

How to UPDATE YOUR BOSS - Business English...

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2026/08/31

Send us Fan Mail Communicating with your manager is important, and yet we rarely talk at work about how we're going to do it! In this podcast we're discussing how we can update our managers and how we can build a great professional relationship that enables us to do our best work. Also, if you're studying for the IELTS, TOEFL, DET 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 commun...

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22:16

How to MANAGE GEN Z (Part 2) | Business English...

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2026/08/24

Send us Fan Mail Today we're wrapping up our conversation on how to manage Gen Z so if you're a manager of a young team and you want some tips on how to communicate with your colleagues in their 20s then this episode of the podcast is for you. We're looking at 2 key ideas that can improve the way that you manage and communicate with Gen Z team members and some vocabulary and phrases that can help managers to build these professional relationships. Also, if you're studying for the IELTS, TOEFL...

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30:31

How to MANAGE GEN Z (Part 1) | Business English...

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2026/08/16

Send us Fan Mail Managing Gen Z is the challenge that we're discussing today so if you're a manager of a young team and you want some tips on how to communicate with your colleagues in their 20s then this episode of the podcast is for you. We're looking at 2 key ideas that can improve the way that you manage and communicate with Gen Z team members and some vocabulary and phrases that can help managers to build these professional relationships. Also, if you're studying for the IELTS, TOEFL, DE...

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23:03

How to prevent CONFLICT AT WORK (Part 2) | Business...

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2026/08/06

Send us Fan Mail If you manage a team and want to avoid arguments and conflict between colleagues and departments then today's episode should have the communication ideas and vocabulary to help you. Managing a team when speaking English as a second language is a big challenge so today we're discussing some ways to make this easier. This is part 2 of our exploration of these ideas. If you missed part 1, you can find that in last week's podcast. Also, if you're studying for the IELTS, TOEFL, DE...

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25:59

How to PREVENT CONFLICT at work (Part 1) | Business...

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2026/07/29

Send us Fan Mail We've talked about how to resolve and fix conflicts in the past, now let's talk about how to prevent conflict before it occurs. If you speak English to manage your team and you want to build an atmosphere where conflict is rare and everyone works together without arguments or disagreements then this episode it for you. Also, if you're studying for the IELTS, TOEFL, DET or Cambridge English tests and exams then you might find some of the vocabulary in this episode really usef...

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24:33

How to answer difficult JOB INTERVIEW questions -...

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2026/07/22

Send us Fan Mail If you have a job interview coming up, and you're asked a question that you don't have a good answer to, what can you say? If you're an international English speaker then this can be extra difficult. Today we're talking about 3 techniques and native and international English speakers can use to communicate really well under this kind of pressure. Also, if you're studying for the IELTS, TOEFL, DET or Cambridge English tests and exams then you might find some of the vocabulary ...

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27:47

How to INTERRUPT POLITELY at work | Business English...

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2026/07/15

Send us Fan Mail Want to improve your business English speaking and vocabulary at work? Today we're talking about how non-native English speakers in professional settings can interrupt politely. You'll learn practical vocabulary and grammar patterns to jump into a conversation confidently, whether you're speaking with colleagues, clients, or customers, without sounding rude or pushy. We build on the "yes, and" principle from improvised comedy to create natural, native-sounding interruptions t...

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23:39

How to be ASSERTIVE at work | Business English...

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2026/07/08

Send us Fan Mail If you want to be more assertive when speaking English at work, without sounding rude then this episode is for you. Maybe you want to sound more native and natural when having difficult conversations in English. Hopefully the communication tips and vocabulary in this podcast will be able to help you. Also, if you're studying for the IELTS, TOEFL, DET or Cambridge English tests and exams then you might find some of the vocabulary in this episode really useful. This podcast is ...

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25:06

How to talk about DETAIL at work | Business English...

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2026/07/01

Send us Fan Mail Sometimes detail is important, and sometimes you want to focus on the big picture. Today we're talking about vocabulary that we can use to do both. We discuss idioms, phrases, and vocabulary that native English speakers use in professional environments. So, if you want to sound more native and natural when talking about details then I hope you find this podcast valuable. - Book a one-to-one coaching session with me at breakoutbusinessenglish.com - Use code PODCAST30 for...

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23:49

INVESTING in a company | Business English vocabulary...

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2026/06/17

Send us Fan Mail Today we're talking about investing money and time in your business. We discuss advanced professional vocabulary that talks about both putting money into a business, and taking it our and hopefully profiting from your investment! 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-t...

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26:58

Discussing CHANGE at work | Business English lesson

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2026/06/11

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...

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22:22

How to find the right words to express yourself |...

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2026/06/03

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 ...

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24:43

SCQA Storytelling and problem solving framework |...

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2026/05/27

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...

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28:20

The STAR framework for JOB INTERVIEWS | Business...

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2026/05/21

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...

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29:04

How to PERSUADE YOUR COLLEAGUES at work | Business...

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2026/05/13

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...

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