Almost daily, short podcasts to help you build a useful and modern vocabulary and improve your ability to communicate at work.

DAILY Business English VOCABULARY builder

On the Breakout Business English podcast we focus on vocabulary, and methods to help you to build CONFIDENCE and FLUENCY in the English skills that you use in your professional life.

Breakout Business English

Today we're talking about the words "diligent" and "rigorous". Two words that you can use to describe the way that you work if you take a lot of care to ensure that every little detail is correct. I hope you find them useful!

Don't forget that I'm a full time business English coach and tutor, right here on iTalki. Feel free to book some of my time and I look forward to meeting you!

Did you notice this small detail?

Today we're talking about the word "shadow" and how we can use it as a verb, at work. I hope you find it useful!

Would you like to shadow me?

Today we're looking at 2 ways to talk about working a lot more hours than you usually would. These are "to burn the midnight oil" and "to burn the candle at both ends". I hope you find them useful!

Wow, you're working so late today!

Today we're talking about the word "laser" and how we can use it to emphasise the word "focus". I hope you find this vocabulary useful! 

If you'd like to improve your professional communication skills in English then feel free to book some of my time. I look forward to meeting you!


This podcast contains lasers!

Today we're talking about some pieces of vocabulary that we can use to talk about numbers, especially finances, going up and down. I hope you find them useful!

If you're like to improve your ability to talk about numbers at work then feel free to book some of my time. I've worked with CFOs and accountants among many other professional groups from around the world to improve their professional communication skills in English. I look forward to meeting you!

Numbers can feel like a rollercoaster!

Today we're talking about some vocabulary that we can use to talk about working late at night, early in the morning, or even through the night. I hope you find it useful!

Don't forget that I am a full time business English tutor and coach right here on iTalki, so feel free to book some of my time if you want to improve the way that you communicate, in English, at work. I look forward to meeting you!

That's a terrible time to start work!

Today we're talking about a noun that we can use to talk about the first few lines in an email, or maybe the first couple of minutes of a conversation, where we say things like, "how are you doing?" or "I hope you had a great new year?" This is the word pleasantries. I hope you find it useful!

Don't forget that I'm a full time business English coach and tutor right here on iTalki, so if you have a strong work ethic around improving your English then feel free to book some of my time and let's get to work. I look forward to meeting you soon!


I hope you had a great week!

Today we're talking about a phrase that means that you think work is important and valuable and that it is important to work hard. This is the phrase "work ethic". We can talk about having a good work ethic and also a strong work ethic. I hope you find today's vocabulary useful!

Don't forget that I'm a full time business English coach and tutor right here on iTalki, so if you have a strong work ethic around improving your English then feel free to book some of my time and let's get to work. I look forward to meeting you soon!