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Learning English For Work

Short podcasts to help you improve your English at work. We talk about the language used in international workplaces and help you improve your business English.

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Episodes

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Office English: Rules
What is the difference between a rule and a guideline? When is it OK to break the rules?
23 Feb 2026,9 mins
Office English: Organising meetings
Do you find it difficult to organise meetings or keep them focused?
16 Feb 2026,10 mins
Office English: Small talk
Pippa and Phil talk about which topics to use at work with people you don't know.
09 Feb 2026,9 mins
Business Jargon: Should we use jargon?
Lots of people find jargon annoying. Is it useful in the workplace?
02 Feb 2026,9 mins
Business Jargon: Jargon about technology
Pippa and Phil talk about remote working has impacted language at work.
26 Jan 2026,9 mins
Business Jargon: Jargon about success
Pippa and Phil talk about common phrases for goals, measuring them and how we succeed.
19 Jan 2026,6 mins
Business Jargon: Jargon about delays
Pippa and Phil talk about some common business jargon that is used to talk about delays.
12 Jan 2026,6 mins
Business Jargon: Jargon about workload
Pippa and Phil talk about some common business jargon to help you talk about workloads.
05 Jan 2026,7 mins
Business Jargon: Jargon for ideas
Pippa and Phil talk about some common phrases people use to talk about ideas at work.
29 Dec 2025,9 mins
Business Jargon: Jargon for organising
Pippa and Phil talk about the business jargon often used by managers.
22 Dec 2025,6 mins
Business Jargon: Jargon for meetings
Pippa and Phil talk about the business jargon people use in meetings at work.
15 Dec 2025,6 mins
Business Jargon: What is jargon?
Pippa and Phil talk about business jargon and the strange phrases people use at work.
08 Dec 2025,7 mins
Work in the future: How can we stay cyber safe?
Pippa and Phil talk about the threat of cyber crime at work.
01 Dec 2025,10 mins
Work in the future: How do generations work together?
Pippa and Phil talk about older and younger people in the workplace.
24 Nov 2025,10 mins
Work in the future: Should we work fewer hours?
Pippa and Phil talk about flexible work and whether it benefits employees.
17 Nov 2025,8 mins
Work in the future: Does office design impact our work?
Pippa and Phil talk about office design and how it affects the way we work.
10 Nov 2025,11 mins
Work in the future: Will AI take over our jobs?
Pippa and Phil talk about how AI might change the world of work.
03 Nov 2025,10 mins
Work in the future: What is wellbeing at work?
Pippa and Phil talk about how the way you feel affects the way you work.
27 Oct 2025,11 mins
Work in the future: How do you network online?
Phil and Pippa speak to marketing and communications consultant Adam Driver.
20 Oct 2025,11 mins
Work in the future: Is working from home here to stay?
Pippa and Phil talk about hybrid work
13 Oct 2025,12 mins
Work in the future: What will work be like in the future?
Listen to the trailer for our series about the future of work
06 Oct 2025,1 min
Job Applications: Your first day
Pippa and Phil talk about how to make a good impression.
15 Sep 2025,5 mins
Job Applications: After the interview
Pippa and Phil talk about accepting a job offer or asking for feedback.
08 Sep 2025,6 mins
Job Applications: Interviews part 2
Pippa and Phil talk about job interviews and how to stand out.
01 Sep 2025,6 mins
Job Applications: Interviews part 1
Pippa and Phil talk about job interviews and how to structure your answers.
25 Aug 2025,7 mins
Job Applications: Preparing for a job interview
Pippa and Phil talk about how to get ready for a job interview.
18 Aug 2025,5 mins
Job Applications: Cover letters
Pippa and Phil talk about how to write your job application.
11 Aug 2025,5 mins
Job Applications: Understanding job descriptions
Pippa and Phil talk about how to know if a job is right for you.
04 Aug 2025,6 mins
Job Applications: Writing CVs
Pippa and Phil talk about what to include and what to leave out of a CV.
28 Jul 2025,5 mins
Office English: Pitching
Do you ever have to pitch ideas at work?
09 Jun 2025,6 mins