Office English: Cold calls
6/15/202610 min
Do you ever have to call or email people you don't know at work? In this episode of Office English, Pippa and Phil talk about cold calling and building relationships with new people at work. Learn some helpful English phrases for contacting people you don't know.
Find a transcript and subtitles at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/office-english/250505
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This programme was originally broadcast in May 2025.
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Pippa· Host0:54
[Instrumental music] 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 English. Enjoy. Do you ever have to call or email people you don't know at work?
Speaker 3· Soundbite1:13
That can be a little bit daunting, um, especially when you don't know how busy they are. [instrumental music] I always try and be quite positive and overly polite. If they do respond in a way which is, like, annoyed, then that's on them, it's not on me.
Georgie· Soundbite1:28
I really hate,