Office English: Extra work

Office English: Extra work

From Learning English For Work by BBC News

April 27, 2026 · 10 min

About this episode

Pippa and Phil discuss the excitement and stress of new challenges at work, including how to handle excessive workload and explore new opportunities.

A new challenge at work can be exciting, but sometimes it's stressful. Pippa and Phil talk about discussing new opportunities and what to do when you have too much work. Find more programmes to improve your business English here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/business-english Try one of our other podcasts, including: ✔️ 6 Minute English ✔️ Learning English from the News ✔️ Learning English Grammar Subscribe to our free newsletter to get more tips and resources to help you improve your English: https://www.bbc.co.uk/send/u178220599

People in this episode

Hosts: Pippa, Phil

Topics covered

  • office English
  • work stress
  • new opportunities
  • business English
  • workload management

Keywords

  • office English
  • business English
  • work stress
  • new opportunities
  • workload

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Organizations: BBC News

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