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How to Ask Coworkers for Help Politely in English | Business English Speaking Practice
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Not sure how to ask your coworkers for help in English without sounding demanding or unprofessional? In this episode of 5-Minute English Talk, Chris and Jane teach you how to ask for help politely, confidently, and naturally at work using simple Business English expressions. Learn how to request assistance, ask for feedback, check someone's availability, explain what you need, and show appreciation while building better workplace relationships. Important Sentences & Expressions “Could you help me with something?” — A simple, polite way to request help.“Could you walk me through it?” — Ask someone to explain a pr...
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- 99% of the words are B1 or easier.
- 162 words a minute: natural, fairly fast speech.
- 23 harder words (B2 and up) in the whole episode.
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Chris, you've been looking at that spreadsheet for a while. Everything okay? Hmm, yeah. Well, actually, not really. There's something wrong with the numbers. Oh, did you find the problem? Nope. And I've checked the formulas three times already.
Why don't you ask Daniel? He's really good with spreadsheets. I thought about that, but he's probably busy. I don't want to bother him. Chris, asking someone for help isn't bothering them. It's how teams work. Yeah, I know. I just never know how to ask without sounding demanding.
Well, you could start with, hey Daniel, when you have a moment, could you help me check something? Oh, that sounds much better than, Daniel, fix my spreadsheet. Yes, please don't say that. Okay, fair point. Maybe I need to work on how I ask for help.
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