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To access all 600+ Business English Podcasts visit our website at: www.businessenglishpod.com. Learn business English conversation and listening skills, vocabulary, idioms, and more with effective business English lessons on everything from meetings, presentations, negotiations to sales, job interviews and finance. Our Business English lessons are designed to help you understand the language that we use to communicate and the reasons why we use it. Our goal is to teach natural and effective English for business. Each of our Business English lessons feature: 1) a realistic dialog, 2) clear explanations of vocabulary, idioms, and functional language, and 3) a practice and review section. You will learn what the speakers are saying, why they are saying it, and other ways you can express the same ideas. PDF transcripts for each lesson are available to members of our website. Members can also access our online quizzes and lesson modules - head over to the website and take a free trial to preview the lesson resources: https://www.businessenglishpod.com

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Updated July 26

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July 26 · 14 min
BEP 119c – Telephone English: Making an Appointment
document.createElement('audio'); https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/bizpod/BEP119c-Telephone-Appointment.mp3 Welcome back to Business English Pod for today’s lesson on making an appointment over the telephone. Despite the many options for communication, the telephone is still the fastest and easiest way to do get some things done. This is true in business as much as it is in personal life. There are many reasons to skip the back and forth of email or texting and just call someone. One good reason
July 12 · 16 min
BEP 89c – Telephone English: Making Arrangements
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/bizpod/BEP089c-Telephone-Arrangements.mp3 Welcome back to Business English Pod for today’s lesson on making arrangements on the telephone. Communication can be hard enough with a person who’s right in front of you. It gets even harder when you’re on the telephone and you can’t see the person. And if it’s all in a language other than your native language, well let’s just say things aren’t easy! When talking on the telephone, clarity is critical. You can see how i
June 21 · 20 min
BEP 164c – Football Idioms (Part 2)
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/bizpod/BEP-164c-Football-Idioms-2.mp3 Welcome back to Business English Pod. With the World Cup underway, we’re taking another look at one of our lessons on English idioms related to football. People have been competing in and watching some form of sports for thousands of years. Sports enduring popularity has helped it grow into a $2.3 trillion a year industry. And it’s expected to just keep on growing. Among all sports, there’s one that is far and away the most
June 7 · 19 min
BEP 163c – Football Idioms (Part 1)
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/bizpod/BEP-163c-Football-Idioms-1.mp3 Welcome back to Business English Pod. With the World Cup about to kick off, we’re taking a fresh look at one of our lessons on business English idioms related to football. What do you call an activity where groups of people compete strategically against each other as they strive to be the winner? I mean an activity with a clear goal where success requires strong teamwork and a commitment to excellent performance? Some of you
May 31 · 6 min
Skills 360 – Strategic Planning (2)
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/bizpod/360.110-Strategic-Planning-2.mp3 Welcome back to the Business English Skills 360 podcast as we continue our look at strategic planning. A strong strategic plan begins with a clear vision. A vision statement describes what a company wants to achieve in the future and provides inspiration and direction. It helps employees understand the company’s long-term goals and keeps everyone focused on a shared purpose. Along with a vision statement, most compan
May 24 · 7 min
Skills 360 – Strategic Planning (1)
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/bizpod/360.109-Strategic-Planning-1.mp3 Welcome back to the Business English Skills 360 podcast as we look at strategic planning. Many people think strategic planning is simply writing a document about business goals for the next few years. However, real strategic planning is much more than that. It is about asking important questions related to a company’s vision, mission, values, and long-term direction. Strategic planning helps bring people together around a
May 10 · 19 min
BEP 422 – English for Logistics 3: Duty, Tariffs and Costs
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/bizpod/BEP422-Logistics-3.mp3 Welcome back to Business English Pod for the third lesson in our series on English for logistics. In this lesson, we’ll focus on duties, tariffs, and other cost factors. There was a time when logistics was a lot simpler than it is today, when economies were not nearly so interconnected. But in the second half of the 20th century, governments took down barriers to international trade. Soon companies were relying on complex supply cha
April 26 · 18 min
BEP 421 – English for Logistics 2: Routing and Capacity
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/bizpod/BEP421-Logistics-2.mp3 Welcome back to Business English Pod for the second lesson in our series on English for logistics. In this lesson, we’re going to focus on routing and capacity. Look at the labels of the items on your desk or in your home and you’ll appreciate just how critical international trade is. It’s easy to take it all for granted and forget that the entire system depends on a very complex supply chain. Until, of course, politics gets in the
April 12 · 17 min
BEP 420 – English for Logistics 1: Transport Modes and Incoterms
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/bizpod/BEP420-Logistics-1.mp3 Welcome back to Business English Pod for the first lesson in our new series on English for logistics. In this lesson, we’re going to focus on discussing modes of transport and shipping options. In international business, products rarely stay in one place for long. They move between suppliers, warehouses, ports, and customers across different countries and time zones. To manage all this successfully, we need to learn the language of
April 8 · 5 min
Meeting Essentials eBook – New Edition
Learn business English for meetings with our new Meeting Essentials eBook. We’re pleased to announce the 3rd edition of our Meeting Essentials eBook, with updated lessons and audio. If you use English in meetings, this eBook will help you communicate more clearly and confidently. Meeting Essentials is an 11-unit audio eBook that teaches the key language you need for a wide range of meeting situations, from informal team discussions to formal business meetings. You’ll learn how to express opinion
March 31 · 4 min
Presentation Essentials eBook – New Edition Now Available
We’re excited to announce the 3rd edition of our Presentation Essentials eBook, now with updated lessons and new audio. If you need to present in English, this eBook will help you build the language and skills you need to present with confidence. Presentation Essentials is an 8-unit audio eBook designed to help you communicate clearly, confidently, and effectively in English presentations. The lessons cover the full presentation process. You’ll learn how to open and structure your business Engli
March 15 · 18 min
BEP 116c – Charts and Trends 3: Analyzing Trends
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/bizpod/BEP116c-Charts-3.mp3 Welcome back to Business English Pod for today’s lesson on analyzing trends during a presentation in English. Business is a game of numbers. And whether you’re in marketing, finance, sales, or operations, you have different metrics that tell you whether you’re successful. Read any business report, and you’ll see these metrics presented in charts and graphs. But charts and graphs aren’t enough on their own. Sure, you can use them to pr
March 1 · 17 min
BEP 115c – Charts and Trends 2: Describing Trends
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/bizpod/BEP115c-Charts-2.mp3 Welcome back to Business English Pod for today’s lesson on describing trends during a presentation in English. Every great presentation has two things: good content and skilled delivery. These aren’t separate features. The content becomes good through skilled delivery. And skilled delivery means bringing the content alive, rather than just reading from a slide deck. This marriage of content and delivery is especially important with ch
February 15 · 6 min
Business English News 61 – Data Centers
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/bizpod/BEN61-Data-Centers.mp3 In this Business English News lesson on data centers, we look at business English vocabulary related to energy supply and tech. AI seemed relatively uncontroversial when it was limited to simple functions in your toothbrush or car. But then, in 2022, ChatGPT made an enormous splash, signaling the commercialization of generative AI. Since then, there’s been a rapid proliferation of new tools. And the popularity of these tools has nec
February 1 · 16 min
BEP 103c – English Presentations Charts and Trends 1: Visuals
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/bizpod/BEP103c-Charts-1.mp3 Welcome back to Business English Pod for today’s lesson on using visuals and describing charts and trends in an English presentation. We’ve all sat through boring presentations, with PowerPoints that are just slide after slide of too much text. If all you’re doing is reading off your slides, then why do a presentation at all? And if your audience falls asleep, then you’ve effectively communicated nothing. If you really want to grab pe
January 18 · 6 min
Skills 360 – Developing Good Habits (2)
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/bizpod/360.108-Habits-2.mp3 Welcome back to the Business English Skills 360 podcast as we look at how you can help others to develop good habits at work. Making and breaking your own habits is hard enough. But as a manager or leader, how can you make or break habits in other people? I mean, how can you make sure your employees have good habits? Well, here’s the sad truth: you can’t make people change. But you can create the conditions that foster good habits and
January 4 · 6 min
Skills 360 – Developing Good Habits (1)
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/bizpod/360.107-Habits-1.mp3 Welcome back to the Business English Skills 360 podcast as we look at how to develop good habits for success at work. The start of a new year feels like the right time to make big resolutions, or promises to yourself. You’re going to call people back promptly. You’re going to keep a tidy desktop. You’re going to stop reading new emails as soon as they come in. You’re going to manage your time better. It sure feels great to make these
Dec 14, 2025 · 13 min
BEP 81c – Meeting English: Action Points and Wrapping Up
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/bizpod/BEP081c-Meetings-Finishing.mp3 Welcome back to Business English Pod for today’s lesson on finishing a meeting in English. We’ll learn how to summarize action points and wrap up the meeting. A well-run meeting can be productive and useful. But a poorly run meeting can leave everyone feeling like their time has been wasted. And one of the big differences between good and bad meetings is how they end. A good meeting doesn’t slowly run out of energy. Instead,
Nov 30, 2025 · 17 min
BEP 68c – English for Meetings: Dealing with Interruptions
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/bizpod/BEP068c-Interruptions.mp3 Welcome back to Business English Pod for today’s English for meetings lesson on how to deal with interruptions during a meeting. Meetings are a very important part of work life. They are where decisions are made, relationships are built, and work is coordinated. When meetings go smoothly, they can feel very productive. But meetings can easily become messy and unfocused. In many cases, people compete for time and attention during
Nov 16, 2025 · 22 min
BEP 419 – English for Projects: Managing Conflict with Contractors 2
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/bizpod/BEP419-Contractors-2.mp3 Welcome back to Business English Pod for the second part of our look at managing conflict with subcontractors. In this lesson we’re going to focus on dealing with scope creep, cost disputes and conflicting priorities. When things go sideways with contractors, it’s rarely because of one big mistake. It’s usually a thousand small disagreements that pile up. Different expectations, unclear goals, or shifting priorities can spoil what