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Learning English For Work

Short podcasts to improve your English at work. Want to write better emails? Confused by the jargon at your office? Need to apply for a job in English? We talk about the language used in international workplaces and help you improve your business English. Find more at bbclearningenglish.com Follow us at bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus

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6:19

Office English: Presentations

Learning English For Work ·

2025/04/14

Do you find giving presentations at work stressful? Learn ways you can prepare.(Image credit: BBC/Getty Images) Find a full transcript for this episode and more programmes to help you with your English at https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/office-english/250414 FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER: ✔️

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7:41

Office English: Saying no

Learning English For Work ·

2025/04/07

Is it OK to say no at work? In this episode of Office English, Pippa and Phil talk about setting boundaries at work.(Image credit: BBC/Getty Images)Find a full transcript for this episode and more programmes to help you with your English at https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/office-english/250407FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE:Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followusSUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER: ✔️

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11:17

Office English: Selling Yourself

Learning English For Work ·

2025/03/31

It's important to be able to talk about our achievements at work. How do you talk about your strengths? What are interview questions really asking? In this episode of Office English, Pippa and Phil talk about phrases for selling yourself at work and when to use them.Find a full transcript for this episode and more programmes to help you with your English at https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/office-english/240325Note: this programme was first broadcast in March 2025.(Image

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10:07

Office English: Negotiating

Learning English For Work ·

2025/03/24

It can be stressful to make sure you get the best price for something. Do you know how to open a negotiation? How can we be firm and professional in a negotiation? In this episode of Office English, Pippa and Phil talk about negotiating at work.Find a full transcript for this episode and more programmes to help you with your English at https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/office-english/240318Note: this programme was originally broadcast in 2024.(Image credit: BBC/Getty Images)FIND

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11:09

Office English: Conflict

Learning English For Work ·

2025/03/17

We don't always agree with people at work. But we still need to get the job done. In this episode of Office English, Pippa and Phil talk about how to stay polite and professional at work when conflict arises.Find a full transcript for this episode and more programmes to help you with your English at https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/office-englishNot: this programme was originally broadcast in March 2024.(Image credit: BBC/Getty Images)FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our

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11:09

Office English: Conflict

Learning English For Work ·

2025/03/17

We don't always agree with people at work. But we still need to get the job done. In this episode of Office English, Pippa and Phil talk about how to stay polite and professional at work when conflict arises. Find a full transcript for this episode and more programmes to help you with your English at https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/office-english/240311 Note: this programme was first broadcast in March 2024. (Image credit: BBC/Getty Images) FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE:

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12:57

Office English: Bad News

Learning English For Work ·

2025/03/10

Sometimes we have to give or receive bad news at work. How do you know when your boss is giving you bad news? What’s the difference between being sacked and being made redundant? In this episode of Office English, Pippa and Phil talk about how to recognise bad news and deliver it to other people.Find a full transcript for this episode and more programmes to help you with your English at https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/office-english/240304Note: this programme was originally

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12:15

Office English: Work events

Learning English For Work ·

2025/03/03

Office parties, conferences, even lunchtimes. We often speak in English at work even when we’re not working. In this episode of Office English, Pippa and Phil talk about some phrases that can help you with small talk and networking in English.Find a full transcript for this episode and more programmes to help you with your English at https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/office-english/240226Note: this programme was first broadcast in February 2024. (Image credit: BBC/Getty

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11:00

Office English: Mistakes

Learning English For Work ·

2025/02/24

What should we do if things go wrong at work? In this episode of Office English, Pippa and Phil talk about some phrases that can help you deal with mistakes. Learn how to admit to a mistake to your boss, apologise to a customer or client, and find a solution.Find a full transcript for this episode and more programmes to help you with your English at https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/office-english/240219Note: This programme was first broadcast in January 2024.(Image icon:

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11:36

Office English: Calls and instant messages

Learning English For Work ·

2025/02/17

In the modern office, there are so many ways to communicate with colleagues. How can you communicate clearly on video calls? What are the rules for instant messages at work? And when is the best time to use each kind of communication? In this episode of Office English, Pippa and Phil talk about the language you need to communicate well at work.Find a full transcript for this episode and more programmes to help you with your English at

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12:14

Office English: Chasing people

Learning English For Work ·

2025/02/10

What happens when you ask someone to do something at work, and they don’t do it? It can be really frustrating at work when you are waiting for a reply to get the job done. In this episode of Office English, Pippa and Phil talk about how to chase people up, or remind them about a task.Find a full transcript for this episode and more programmes to help you with your English at https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/office-english/240205Note: This programme was first broadcast in

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10:36

Office English: Meetings

Learning English For Work ·

2025/02/03

Meetings at work can be stressful spaces to speak. Do you struggle to talk about your ideas in meetings? Do you know how to interrupt politely? In this episode of Office English, Pippa and Phil talk about some useful phrases you can use to speak in meetings in a friendly and professional way.Note: This programme was first broadcast in January 2024.(Image icon: Getty)TRANSCRIPTFind a full transcript for this episode and more programmes to help you with your English at

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13:10

Office English: Emails

Learning English For Work ·

2025/01/27

Do you struggle to write the perfect email at work? It can be difficult to know how formal or friendly to be when you are writing to a colleague, your boss, or somebody at another company. Can you use 'Hi' in an email? How do you end your email so that someone will reply? In this episode of Office English, Pippa and Phil talk about their email habits and suggest some useful phrases for different situations.Note: This episode was originally broadcast in January 2024.(Image: Getty)TRANSCRIPT Find a

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9:44

Should we use jargon?

Learning English For Work ·

2024/12/16

Lots of people find jargon annoying. Is it useful in the workplace? Pippa and Phil talk about when to use jargon and when to avoid it, with help from journalist Anna Maloney, Anne Curzan from the University of Michigan and John Fiset from St Mary's University in Nova Scotia, Canada.Listen to Business Daily on jargon here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct5znhFind a full transcript for this episode and more programmes to help you with your English at:

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8:31

Business Jargon: Jargon about technology

Learning English For Work ·

2024/12/09

Technology is a big part of many workplaces. Pippa and Phil talk about remote working has impacted language at work. Learn some jargon phrases for the modern office.Find a full transcript for this episode and more programmes to help you with your English at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/business-jargon/241209 FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus SUBSCRIBE TO

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6:18

Business Jargon: Jargon about success

Learning English For Work ·

2024/12/02

Pippa and Phil talk about common phrases for goals, measuring them and how we succeed. Find a full transcript for this episode and more programmes to help you with your English at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/business-jargon/241202FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE:Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followusSUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/newslettersLIKE

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6:18

Business Jargon: Jargon about delays

Learning English For Work ·

2024/11/25

Pippa and Phil talk about some common business jargon that is used to talk about delays and priorities at work. Find a full transcript for this episode and more programmes to help you with your English at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/business-jargon/241125FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER: ✔️

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6:43

Business Jargon: Jargon about workload

Learning English For Work ·

2024/11/18

Pippa and Phil talk about some common business jargon to help you talk about your workload.Find a full transcript for this episode and more programmes to help you with your English at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/business-jargon/241118 FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/newsletters LIKE

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8:30

Business Jargon: Jargon for ideas

Learning English For Work ·

2024/11/11

We use jargon a lot to talk about ideas. Pippa and Phil talk about some common phrases. And a CEO tells us about the new jargon businesses use to impress investors.Find a full transcript for this episode and more programmes to help you with your English at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/business-jargon/241111FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus

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6:12

Business Jargon: Jargon for organising

Learning English For Work ·

2024/11/04

Some people find jargon annoying. But lots of managers use it. Pippa and Phil explain some of the strangest business jargon and why we use it with the help of Anne Curzan, Professor of English Language at the University of Michigan. TRANSCRIPT Find a full transcript for this episode and more programmes to help you with your English at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/business-jargon/241104FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️

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