How to Speak English Confidently at Work | Easy English Podcast A2–B1

Learn how to speak English confidently at work with simple, natural English for real workplace situations. In this Easy English Podcast for A2–B1 learners, Lucas and Maya practice useful English for meetings, coworkers, small talk, asking for help, giving updates, and more. Do you know what you want to say at work, but suddenly your English disappears? Maybe your manager asks for a quick update. A coworker speaks too fast. You need more time to finish something. Or you want to disagree politely, but you don’t know what to say. In this episode of Lucas & Maya Podcast, you’ll practice simple English phrases you can actually use at work. You’ll learn how to: ✅ Make natural small talk with coworkers ✅ Ask someone to repeat or explain something ✅ Give a short work update ✅ Ask for help politely ✅ Ask for more time ✅ Disagree without sounding rude ✅ Recover after making an English mistake ✅ Join and leave workplace conversations naturally ✅ Speak more confidently in meetings ✅ Handle unexpected work phone calls ✅ Stop searching for the “perfect” English sentence The goal is not perfect English. The goal is to know what to say in small, common moments — and keep the conversation moving. This episode is designed for A2–B1 English learners who want to improve English listening, speaking confidence, workplace English, and real-life conversation skills. 🎧 Listen, repeat, and answer the practice questions with Lucas and Maya. Two friends, real stories, everyday English. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ⏱️ TIMELINE 00:00 Why your English disappears at work 00:22 Welcome to Lucas & Maya Podcast 01:50 Morning small talk with coworkers 04:08 How to ask someone to repeat 06:44 How to give a quick work update 09:27 How to ask for help politely 11:50 How to ask for more time 14:13 How to disagree politely 16:14 What to do after making an English mistake 18:45 How to join and leave conversations 20:39 Full workplace English role-play 23:38 Useful English phrases for work 25:05 How to speak confidently in meetings 27:05 Stop worrying about perfect pronunciation 29:22 English for unexpected work phone calls 32:30 Your confidence plan for tomorrow 34:43 Final workplace speaking challenge 36:54 End ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 💬 YOUR TURN Which situation is hardest for you in English at work? A. Small talk B. Meetings C. Giving updates D. Asking questions E. Speaking on the phone Write your answer in the comments and practice one sentence you want to use at work this week. Subscribe for more Easy English Podcasts, English listening practice, real-life conversations, and speaking practice with Lucas and Maya. #EnglishPodcast #EnglishAtWork #EnglishListeningPractice #EnglishSpeakingPractice #WorkplaceEnglish #EasyEnglish #A2English #B1English