ENGLISH AT WORK
B2/C1 · Speaking · Role Play
English at Work
Speaking lessons for the moments of working life that actually decide things — meetings, introductions, and every high-stakes conversation in between.
How it works
Each lesson drops you into a real working moment — getting your point into a fast meeting, working a conference room, holding your nerve when you're put on the spot — and hands you the language that carries your expertise across into English. You read a real conversation, learn the phrases that make it work, then play both sides yourself.
The SceneWho you are, what you want, and what's at stake.
The PhrasesTen real, professional phrases — guess first, then check.
Your TurnPlay it out, both sides, against the clock.
The EchoA moment from history or a story that rhymes with it.
In the room — Meetings, presentations and working a crowd.
Speaking Up in the Meeting
Get a word in; never freeze.
meeting fluency→
The Presentation
Survive the questions after your talk.
presenting & Q&A→
Working the Room
Turn a coffee break into real contacts.
networking→
Two Floors with the CEO
Ninety seconds to be a person.
the lift moment→
Asking for what you want — Cases, deals, reviews and credit.
Negotiating
Trade instead of caving; land a deal.
win-win deals→
The Pay Rise
A case, a number, a date in writing.
asking well→
The Client Who Won't Decide
End six weeks of "leave it with me".
getting the yes→
The Performance Review
Take the criticism; ask for what you want.
taking it well→
Taking the Credit
Claim work someone else presented as theirs.
claiming your work→
Hard conversations with colleagues — Feedback, friction, and clearing the air.
The Difficult Conversation
Give a colleague hard feedback, kindly.
feedback→
Protecting your own time — Saying no, pricing the extra, chasing what you're owed.
Saying No to Your Boss
Say no to more work, without saying no.
declining upward→
The Unpaid Invoice
Chase a client who hasn't paid you.
chasing money→
In the consulting room — Doing your own clinical job in English.
The Consultation
Take a patient's history in English.
taking a history→
Breaking the News
Give a diagnosis and check it's understood.
difficult news→
Facing the public — Selling, serving and teaching — when your job is other people.
The First Sales Call
Earn two minutes from a stranger.
cold calling→
The Sceptical Client
Sell the change to a room that's been burned.
winning the room→
The Front Desk
Absorb the anger, not the blame.
service recovery→
The Repair Counter
Diagnose, quote, and stand behind your work.
the expert's counter→
The Native Speaker
"Someone English?" — keep the account.
accent & authority→
Parents' Evening
Mixed news, delivered honestly.
mixed news→
When it goes wrong — Mistakes, anger, and people who aren't coping.
The Mistake
Tell your boss you've broken something.
owning an error→
The Deadline
Tell them early; give a date that holds.
bad news early→
The Client Who Shouts
Stay calm while a client loses his temper.
absorbing anger→
Starting and leaving — Interviews, handovers, training and goodbyes.
The Interview
The pitch, the weakness, and the curveball.
interviews→
Showing the Ropes
Train the new person without crushing them.
passing it on→
The Handover
Hand over four years in forty minutes.
letting go of it→
Suddenly the Boss
Friday's equals, Monday's team.
the insider promotion→
Resigning
Resign without being talked out of it.
leaving well→
Made Redundant
Take the news that you're being let go.
asking while winded→
Letting Someone Go
Clarity first, kindness throughout.
the hardest one→