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If you need to give presentations at work, in English, and it's not your first language then speaking and communicating with your English speaking colleagues can be difficult. Today we're talking about how to make sure that you're understood, some vocabulary that we can use to check that our colleagues have listened carefully to what we've said, and some tips to ensure that you have communicated your ideas and key points successfully in the most natural and native sounding way possible. Giving presentations in English can be challenging, but hopefully today's podcast can help you to make your next English language presentation a success!

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. If you’d like to book some time to meet with me through one to one video calls, then you can go to:

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Let's discuss some Business English vocabulary and grammar that we can use to lead meetings. Running a meeting or being in charge of an event often means that you have new responsibilities and today's podcast we’re discussing the professional vocabulary and phrases that you can use to talk to your colleagues and managers about what is happening during your meeting. We’ll talk about starting meetings, avoiding delays, staying on track, and also give you some natural and native sounding words and phrases to help you sound more natural and native when speaking English at work.

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. If you’d like to book some time to meet with me through one to one video calls, then you can go to:

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Let's discuss some professional English vocabulary that we can use to resolve conflicts at work. We're talking about how to deal with difficult colleagues and how to solve arguments and disagreements with your team mates and coworkers. We'll hear some idea for what to do in these situations and some natural and native sounding vocabulary so that you know exactly what to say when people start to get angry in the workplace.

This is also one of the most common job interview questions and a lot of the vocabulary in this podcast can be used to build a great answer to that job interview question. 

Arguing with your colleagues is challenging, especially in your second language. Hopefully this podcast can help you in those professional situations. 

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. If you’d like to book some time to meet with me through one to one video calls, then you can go to:

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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.

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. If you’d like to book some time to meet with me through one to one video calls, then you can go to:

https://www.breakoutbusinessenglish.com/start

Also, I talk about an article in this podcast regarding the rule of threes. You can read that here:

https://bigthink.com/the-learning-curve/3-rules-express-your-thoughts-clearly

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Today's Business English class is about which tasks are important and which tasks are not important. We listen to native and natural English vocabulary and sentence structures that can help us to discuss prioritising our tasks with our colleagues at work. Prioritising our tasks and discussing what's important with our colleagues can be challenging for non native English speakers who use English as a second language, so let's study some ways to help you talk to your colleagues in a more natural and native sounding way.

Don't forget! Helping international English speakers to improve their communication skills is my full time job! If you use English at work and it's not your native or first language then consider booking a call with me and let's work together. To find out more, go to; https://www.breakoutbusinessenglish.com/start

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How do you know if your English is improving and getting better? Measuring progress is difficult when learning English, especially for intermediate and advanced speakers. Should you take a test or exam like IELTS or TOEFL for instance? Today we talk about 6 methods to measure your progress and track how much better your English is getting. So if you use English as a second language at work, as a non native speaker, and your goal is to sound more native and natural, then hopefully you’ll find this podcast useful.

Helping international English speakers to improve their communication skills is my full time job! If you'd like to book a call with me to work on your English then, click this link.
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The Golden List method
https://www.open.edu/openlearn/languages/learning-languages/the-goldlist-method

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Do you find it difficult to say no to your managers or colleagues at work? If you want to protect your time and your schedule when people ask you to do things then today Business English vocabulary and tips might help! If you use English at work and want to sound more native and natural when your colleagues ask you to do tasks, take new duties or responsibilities then today's 5 stage system should help. This is a framework for politely but directly explaining to your colleagues that you can't say yes to their request. 

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, if you want to work with me in one on one, private sessions then I am a full time Business English coach and tutor. I spend my whole professional life helping international professionals to improve the way that they communicate at work. If you'd like to book some of my time, listen right to the end of the podcast to find out how you can get on my schedule.  

To get the FREE PDF DOCUMENT with the vocabulary and grammar points from today's episode, visit https://www.breakoutbusinessenglish.com/episode19

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Answering questions at work in English can be difficult. Today's podcast is about How to Answer Questions at work. We discuss some great, professional vocabulary, some natural and native sounding examples, the grammar that you need to know, and how these phrases change depending on the situation and context. So if you use English as a second language to communicate and answer questions at work then I hope you'll find this podcast 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, if you want to work with me in one on one, private sessions then I am a full time Business English coach and tutor. I spend my whole professional life helping international professionals to improve the way that they communicate at work. If you'd like to book some of my time, listen right to the end of the podcast to find out how you can get on my schedule.  

To get the FREE PDF DOCUMENT with the vocabulary and grammar points from today's episode, visit https://www.breakoutbusinessenglish.com/episode18

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Quitting your job can be really stressful, especially in your second language. If you use English to communicate at work and you're not a native speaker then today's podcast aims to give you the professional vocabulary and Business English communication tips that you need to do this in the most polite, courteous, and professional way possible. To maintain a great relationship with your manager and your colleagues, and to make sure that you ask all the right questions!

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, if you want to work with me in one on one, private sessions then I am a full time Business English coach and tutor. I spend my whole professional life helping international professionals to improve the way that they communicate at work. If you'd like to book some of my time, listen right to the end of the podcast to find out how you can get on my schedule.  

To get the FREE PDF DOCUMENT with the vocabulary and grammar points from today's episode, visit https://www.breakoutbusinessenglish.com/episode17

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Getting promoted at work is an important part of growing your career and making progress in your professional life. Today we're talking about some tips that can help you to achieve this and some Business English vocabulary that you can use to talk about promotions at work. We'll look at some formal, more professional ways to speak about this topic, and some less formal, more casual ways to discuss this idea. If you use English as a second language at work then improving your communication skills can be really important for promotions and getting hired for new jobs. I hope this podcast will help you improve your English, communicate better, and have more natural, native, and fluent conversations with your colleagues, managers, and friends. 

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, if you want to work with me in one on one, private sessions then I am a full time Business English coach and tutor. I spend my whole professional life helping international professionals to improve the way that they communicate at work. If you'd like to book some of my time, listen right to the end of the podcast to find out how you can get on my schedule.  

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