Office English: Delegating

6/1/20268 min

Learn how to give instructions to other people at work who might be able to help with your workload.

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This programme was originally broadcast in April 2025.

Clips

First 90 seconds

Pippa· Host0:00
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 let people help you at work, or are you a bit of a control freak?
Speaker 2· Soundbite0:16
If it's something I feel strongly about, and I have a very fixed idea of how I want it to happen, then it can be difficult to delegate. [upbeat music] But generally, I think the more people involved, the better, and if people can help, then I'm very happy for them to, you know, do some of the tasks.
Speaker 3· Soundbite0:35
Generally, if I've got a lot of people to work with, I think the more the merrier. You can produce a, an excellent group effort, I think.
Phil· Host0:44
Today on Office English, we're talking about delegating and giving other people instructions.
Pippa· Host0:50
Hello, and welcome to Office English, your podcast guide to the world of work. I'm Pippa.
Phil· Host0:58
And I'm Phil. You can read along with this podcast on our website. Visit bbclearningenglish.com.
Pippa· Host1:05
Today's episode is all about delegating. So what's delegating, Phil, and do you find it easy to delegate?
Phil· Host1:12
Ooh, no, I don't. [laughs] Um, delegating is when you give someone else something that you're doing to do, or you ask someone to do some of your work. Yeah, I'm not very good at it. I try to do it all myself quite often.
Pippa· Host1:29
Mm.