If you want to improve your Business English, you will find that general conversation does not really help. This is because we use specific, and often advanced, vocabulary and grammar for business. If you want to practice your listening skills outside of lessons, it can really helpful to listen to podcasts. If you want to increase your Business English vocabulary specifically, you should be looking for a podcast that talks about the topics appropriate to you and your career.

Podcasts are excellent for practicing your listening skills. You will hear different accents, a variety of business topics using Business English vocabulary, and it is all free and. You can stop and repeat anything you want to listen to again, and you can listen to it as you commute to work, take a walk at lunch time, or mow the lawn in the evening.

Here are 5 Business English podcasts you can listen to, to practice your English:

• BBC Business Daily (British English) Business English

• Pod Down to Business English: Business News to Improve Your Business English

• Wall Street Journal This Morning (American English)

• TED Talks Business (advanced learners)

You can find these podcasts available online for free on Podbean (Android) and iTunes (Apple). If you would like to find out more about the Business English lessons I teach click the button below: