Office English: Pitching
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Office English: Pitching

B1IntermediateJuly 20, 20266 min

Do you know how to share your ideas at work? In this episode of Office English, Pippa and Phil talk about pitching ideas at work. Find a transcript and subtitles at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/office-english/250609 Want to boost your speaking skills? Try Beating Speaking Anxiety, our series to help fight your fears of speaking English: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/beating_speaking_anxiety Get our latest programmes. Subscribe to our free email newsletter https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/newsletters This programme was...

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Have you ever had to pitch an idea at work? Was it stressful?

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This BBC podcast is supported by ads outside the UK. Thanks Thanks for listening to this podcast. We're working on new episodes of Office English for You. In the meantime, here's an episode from last year to help you revise your business

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English. Enjoy! Have you ever had to pitch an idea at work? Was it stressful? I think the key to pitching is almost practising. So, talking to people outside of work and seeing if they can understand you.

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It is stressful because I think until you see the reaction of the person who you're pitching your idea to, even if you think it's brilliant, you have a big, big doubt. Today on Office English we're talking about how to share your ideas at work. Hello and welcome to Office English from BBC Learning English, our podcast about the

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