Want to feel more confident with your business English? Lindsay and Michelle show you real, business English vocabulary for the global economy in this podcast from All Ears English. Learn spoken English for business with native speakers. Get advanced skills for English meetings, presentations, small talk and socializing at work, job interviews, telephone English and more. Write more clear and concise business emails in English to sound professional. Be respected when you speak to colleagues, bosses, partners, suppliers, and stakeholders. Increase your self-esteem at work to participate, facilitate, persuade, and respond quickly in English. Learn formal, informal, and semi-formal English for different workplace situations Increase your salary and get a promotion. This podcast is perfect for you if you are at the mid-career or middle management stage, early career, senior-level or C-suite, entrepreneur, self-employed freelancer, or a small business owner. The English level for this podcast is intermediate to advanced English CEFR B1 Intermediate English, CEFR B2 Upper-Intermediate English, CEFR C1 Advanced English, CEFR C2 Proficiency English This podcast is great for software engineers, senior executives, MBA students, marketing managers, doctors, lawyers, accountants, project managers, HR professionals, customer service professionals, IT, financial planners, import/export businesses, biotech professionals, sales reps, and any career that involves international business or using English. With every episode, we show you how to organize and deliver your message clearly. You’ll be able to understand phone calls and conference calls by improving your listening skills. Use the right English grammar and the right English tenses in every situation. We also cover: Assigning tasks to the team, global leadership and management, English pronunciation and accent, American culture and business, cross-cultural communication skills for business, negotiation idioms, vocabulary, slang, and business proverbs and sayings. Learn how to tell stories that convince people to take action in business. Speak with customers and resolve client issues. Be polite with the right English vocabulary when you speak with your colleagues. This podcast is a collection of episodes that were originally published on All Ears English Podcast and new Business English episodes.
This Business English Podcast episode focuses on effective ways to introduce change in a professional setting, specifically using the phrase "forget everything you know about..." The hosts discuss the phrase's impact, considering its dramatic effect and potential for sounding salesy, offering alternatives like "leave ...
This Business English podcast episode focuses on improving email communication to elicit genuine responses, particularly in professional contexts involving complaints or requests for improvement. The hosts discuss four key strategies: personalizing emails by using the recipient's name, employing simpler and more casua...
This podcast episode addresses a listener's question about the meaning and usage of the phrase "in limbo" in a business context. The hosts, Lindsay and Michelle, define "in limbo" as a state of uncertainty and waiting, illustrated by examples such as companies awaiting new trade policies and individuals facing job off...
This Business English podcast episode explores the crossover between accounting terminology and everyday conversation. The hosts discuss five accounting terms—"around the margins," "asset," "liability," "net new," and "bottom line"—explaining their technical meanings and demonstrating how they're used in casual settin...
This Business English podcast episode focuses on teaching listeners how to describe their progress on a project or task. The hosts discuss and provide examples of phrases like "gearing up," "prepping for," and "getting everything set," illustrating their use in various professional contexts. A role-play scenario demo...
This Business English Podcast episode focuses on providing English language skills and advice for navigating a first day at a new job. The hosts discuss listener questions about appropriate language and behavior, offering suggestions for making a positive first impression and building relationships with coworkers. Sp...
This Business English podcast episode focuses on essential computer vocabulary for workplace communication. The hosts, Michelle and Lindsay, discuss common computer actions (double-click, scroll, highlight, etc.) and their usage in collaborative work settings, particularly during screen-sharing meetings. They emphasi...
This podcast episode from All Ears English focuses on the idiom "kill two birds with one stone," exploring its meaning and usage in the context of workplace efficiency and productivity. The hosts discuss the idiom's literal meaning, contrasting it with its figurative use to describe accomplishing multiple tasks simult...
This Business English Podcast episode focuses on improving conversational English by teaching listeners how to effectively communicate coincidences in professional settings. The hosts discuss various ways to express coincidences, ranging from formal phrases like "it just so happens that..." and "coincidentally," to mo...
This Business English Podcast episode focuses on differentiating the nuances of the adjectives "daunting," "intimidating," and "petrifying" in professional contexts. The hosts discuss each word's usage, providing examples of how they might be used to describe work tasks or colleagues, highlighting the vulnerability an...
This co-hosted Business English podcast episode focuses on explaining the meaning and usage of the term "meta" in everyday conversation and professional settings. The hosts begin by discussing the movie Scream as an example of a "meta" film, then delve into listener questions about the word's meaning and provide vario...
This co-hosted Business English podcast episode focuses on handling awkward situations when using new office tools. The hosts discuss common workplace tools (Google Meet, Slack, Asana) and the feeling of "flailing" when encountering unfamiliar technology. They offer several phrases to use when struggling with a new to...
This co-hosted Business English podcast episode focuses on strategies for new employees to seek advice from senior colleagues. The hosts discuss the importance of showing respect and building rapport, suggesting questions like "How did you start working here?" and "What advice would you give a newbie?". They then role...
This co-hosted Business English podcast episode focuses on reported speech, a crucial skill for effective communication in professional settings. The hosts begin by discussing the importance of storytelling in business, then delve into the grammar and nuances of reported speech, illustrating with examples using "go" a...
This co-hosted Business English podcast episode focuses on the informal phrase "big time" and its various uses in professional settings. The hosts discuss its meaning (to a great extent, significantly), its casual nature, and provide alternative, more formal phrasing like "significantly" or "in a major way." They ill...
This Q&A podcast episode focuses on clarifying the difference between the English modal verbs "may" and "might." The hosts begin by addressing a listener's question about the confusion surrounding these words, explaining that while often used interchangeably, "may" generally implies a higher likelihood than "might," pa...
This co-hosted Business English podcast episode focuses on the phrase "in theory," explaining its meaning and practical applications in business communication. The hosts define "in theory" as an idea that works conceptually but may not be feasible in practice, illustrating this with examples like a great event idea ex...
This co-hosted Business English podcast episode focuses on providing alternative, more friendly ways to indicate departure in both casual and professional settings. The hosts discuss several idioms and phrases, such as "let's hit the road," "let's head out," "I should get going," and "shall we," illustrating their usa...
This co-hosted Business English podcast episode addresses listener questions about appropriate workplace language for expressing tiredness. The hosts discuss the appropriateness of using "worn out" in different professional contexts, suggesting it's suitable for close colleagues but perhaps less so for superiors. The...
This co-hosted Business English podcast episode focuses on teaching the nuanced meanings of phrases expressing strong determination. The hosts, Lindsay and Aubrey, discuss three ways to express being "dead set" on something: "dead set on," "bent on," and "adamant." They provide examples of each phrase in various busi...
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