Ever started a new job and heard loads of new words you don't understand? It probably isn't a problem with your English, it's all business jargon. From herding cats to boiling the ocean, business English is filled with corporate metaphors, acronyms and jargon.
In this series, Pippa and Phil help you learn confusing business words and phrases and meet experts to understand why we use jargon so much at work. Made in partnership with Business Daily.
Should we use jargon?
Episode 241216 / 16 Dec 2024
Learn about when jargon is useful and when to avoid it
Jargon for technology
Episode 241209 / 09 Dec 2024
Learn some jargon for the modern office
Jargon about success
Episode 241202 / 02 Dec 2024
Learn to talk about your goals and achievements at work
Jargon for delays
Episode 241125 / 25 Nov 2024
Learn some common phrases people use to delay things at work
Jargon about workload
Episode 241118 / 18 Nov 2024
Learn to talk about how much work you have to do
Jargon about ideas
Episode 241111 / 11 Nov 2024
Learn some ways to talk about ideas at work
Jargon for organising
Episode 241104 / 04 Nov 2024
Learn some jargon for organising people
Jargon for meetings
Episode 241028 / 28 Oct 2024
Learn some jargon for business meetings
What is jargon?
Episode 240925 / 25 Sep 2024
Learn what business jargon is and how we use it