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

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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 better and build better professional relationships with your colleagues, customers, and clients. If you’re interested in becoming a better professional tomorrow than you are today, then you're in the right place and I'm excited to have you on the team. Let's get started!

  1. 3H AGO

    How to THINK IN ENGLISH for professionals | Business English class

    Send a text Thinking in English is difficult for many professionals who speak English at work, but aren't native speakers. In this podcast we discuss how professionals can start to think in English at work, some ways to bring English thinking into your meetings and even some higher level ideas for more advanced English speakers. And we'll learn some professional vocabulary too.  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-to-one coaching session with me at breakoutbusinessenglish.com 🎁 Use code PODCAST30 for 30% off your first coaching session Do you want to see what I do? Click here: https://youtu.be/CpkSqdI1JAU?si=YNzbpTQy899L5D9G Also, if you're studying for the IELTS, TOEFL, 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 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 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.  👉 Don’t forget to leave a review, and request future topics! 📅 New episodes released every Wednesday 📺 Watch English speaking analysis on the Breakout Business English YouTube channel #businessenglish #englishtips #englishclass #ielts Employee Survival Guide®A Podcast only for employees. Mark shares information your employer does not want you knowListen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify Support the show Book a coaching session with me at: https://www.breakoutbusinessenglish.com

    28 min

  2. FEB 11

    BEFORE and AFTER, how to talk about TIME at work - Business English class

    Send a text Time is one of the most important things that we talk about at work, and in my coaching experience it's also one of the things that English speaking professionals around the world have the most trouble communicating in English. In this episode we're talking about events that happen before and events that happen after other events.  In the first half, we will look at some great, professional ways to talk about things that happen before other things. We'll look at words like "precede," "predate," and the fantastic phrase "pave the way." Then, in the second half, we will look at things that happen after. We will look at "subsequent" events and the very descriptive phrase "in the wake of." We’re going to hear some natural and native-sounding examples, and I’ll break down exactly how to use them to make your storytelling clear and concise.  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-to-one coaching session with me at breakoutbusinessenglish.com 🎁 Use code PODCAST30 for 30% off your first coaching session Do you want to see what I do? Click here: https://youtu.be/MYsqlV3nkHs?si=mn3dXVAz5MF1dgSW Also, if you're studying for the IELTS, TOEFL, 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 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 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.  👉 Don’t forget to leave a review, and request future topics! 📅 New episodes released every Wednesday 📺 Watch English speaking analysis on the Breakout Business English YouTube channel #businessenglish #englishtips #englishclass #ielts Employee Survival Guide®A Podcast only for employees. Mark shares information your employer does not want you knowListen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify Support the show Book a coaching session with me at: https://www.breakoutbusinessenglish.com

    25 min

  3. FEB 4

    How to spend your boss's MONEY | Professional English vocabulary lesson (Ep.66)

    Send a text How do you ask your boss for more money in professional, business English. That depends on how much money you're asking for. If you want to sound natural and native when speaking English to your clients, customers, and colleagues, about money they the workplace English vocabulary and grammar in this podcast should help. We talk about words like "budget" and"reimburse", as well as phrases like "per diem" and "petty cash". This is also an episode with a lot of discussion of the origins of words including lots of French and Latin.  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-to-one coaching session with me at breakoutbusinessenglish.com 🎁 Use code PODCAST30 for 30% off your first coaching session Do you want to see what I do? Click here: https://youtu.be/MYsqlV3nkHs?si=mn3dXVAz5MF1dgSW Also, if you're studying for the IELTS, TOEFL, 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 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 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.  👉 Don’t forget to leave a review, and request future topics! 📅 New episodes released every Wednesday 📺 Watch English speaking analysis on the Breakout Business English YouTube channel #businessenglish #englishtips #englishclass #ielts Employee Survival Guide®A Podcast only for employees. Mark shares information your employer does not want you knowListen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify Support the show Book a coaching session with me at: https://www.breakoutbusinessenglish.com

    24 min

  4. JAN 29

    Talking about TIME for meetings and deadlines | Business English vocabulary class (Ep.65)

    Send a text Today we're talking about time, specifically when you need more time for deadlines and meetings. If you're ever been in a meeting that finished late or had a task that you didn't quite finish before a deadline then hopefully you'll find the natural and native sounding Business English vocabulary in this episode useful for you. 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-to-one coaching session with me at breakoutbusinessenglish.com 🎁 Use code PODCAST30 for 30% off your first coaching session Do you want to see what I do? Click here: https://youtu.be/MYsqlV3nkHs?si=mn3dXVAz5MF1dgSW Also, if you're studying for the IELTS, TOEFL, 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 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 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.  👉 Don’t forget to leave a review, and request future topics! 📅 New episodes released every Wednesday 📺 Watch English speaking analysis on the Breakout Business English YouTube channel #businessenglish #englishtips #englishclass #ielts Employee Survival Guide®A Podcast only for employees. Mark shares information your employer does not want you knowListen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify Support the show Book a coaching session with me at: https://www.breakoutbusinessenglish.com

    27 min

  5. JAN 22

    How to COMMUNICATE COMPLEX INFORMATION at work | Business English lesson (Ep.64)

    Send a text 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. 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-to-one coaching session with me at breakoutbusinessenglish.com 🎁 Use code PODCAST30 for 30% off your first coaching session Do you want to see what I do? Click here: https://youtu.be/MYsqlV3nkHs?si=mn3dXVAz5MF1dgSW Also, if you're studying for the IELTS, TOEFL, 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 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 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.  👉 Don’t forget to leave a review, and request future topics! 📅 New episodes released every Wednesday 📺 Watch English speaking analysis on the Breakout Business English YouTube channel #businessenglish #englishtips #englishclass #ielts Employee Survival Guide®A Podcast only for employees. Mark shares information your employer does not want you knowListen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify Support the show Book a coaching session with me at: https://www.breakoutbusinessenglish.com

    27 min

  6. JAN 14

    Talking about CULTURE at work - Business English vocabulary lesson (Ep.63)

    Send a text Workplace culture is important, but sometimes what a company says it does and what it actually does are two different things. Today we talk about the vocabulary that native English speakers use to talk about this problem at work. So when your company's goals don't match how they use their resources, or their values don't match how they treat their staff, today you'll learn the vocabulary you can use to discuss this in a natural and native sounding way. 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-to-one coaching session with me at breakoutbusinessenglish.com 🎁 Use code PODCAST30 for 30% off your first coaching session Do you want to see what I do? Click here: https://youtu.be/MYsqlV3nkHs?si=mn3dXVAz5MF1dgSW Also, if you're studying for the IELTS, TOEFL, 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 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 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.  👉 Don’t forget to leave a review, and request future topics! 📅 New episodes released every Wednesday 📺 Watch English speaking analysis on the Breakout Business English YouTube channel #businessenglish #englishtips #englishclass #ielts Employee Survival Guide®A Podcast only for employees. Mark shares information your employer does not want you knowListen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify Support the show Book a coaching session with me at: https://www.breakoutbusinessenglish.com

    26 min

  7. JAN 7

    Talking about LOCATION at work - Business English vocabulary lesson (Ep.62)

    Send a text Today we're talking about location. Whether you're talking about where you live or where you work, discussing location is always important and a common topic. So, if you want to improve your confidence when speaking about this in English then this episode has the vocabulary, phrasal verbs, and grammar, to help you.  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-to-one coaching session with me at breakoutbusinessenglish.com 🎁 Use code PODCAST30 for 30% off your first coaching session Do you want to see what I do? Click here: https://youtu.be/MYsqlV3nkHs?si=mn3dXVAz5MF1dgSW Also, if you're studying for the IELTS, TOEFL, 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 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 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.  👉 Don’t forget to leave a review, and request future topics! 📅 New episodes released every Wednesday 📺 Watch English speaking analysis on the Breakout Business English YouTube channel #businessenglish #englishtips #englishclass #ielts Employee Survival Guide®A Podcast only for employees. Mark shares information your employer does not want you knowListen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify Support the show Book a coaching session with me at: https://www.breakoutbusinessenglish.com

    24 min

  8. 12/31/2025

    Vocabulary for STARTING and CONTINUING at work | Business English lesson (Ep.61)

    Send us a text In the new year we're often talking about starting new project and continuing existing projects. If you need to do this in English and you're not a native speaker then you might hear your colleagues using words and phrases that you don't know. In this business English vocabulary lesson we look at some vocabulary that you'll hear native English speakers using at work to talk about these ideas.  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-to-one coaching session with me at breakoutbusinessenglish.com 🎁 Use code PODCAST30 for 30% off your first coaching session Do you want to see what I do? Click here: https://youtu.be/MYsqlV3nkHs?si=mn3dXVAz5MF1dgSW Also, if you're studying for the IELTS, TOEFL, 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 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 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.  👉 Don’t forget to leave a review, and request future topics! 📅 New episodes released every Wednesday 📺 Watch English speaking analysis on the Breakout Business English YouTube channel #businessenglish #englishtips #englishclass #ielts Support the show Book a coaching session with me at: https://www.breakoutbusinessenglish.com

    22 min
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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 better and build better professional relationships with your colleagues, customers, and clients. If you’re interested in becoming a better professional tomorrow than you are today, then you're in the right place and I'm excited to have you on the team. Let's get started!

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