Chris Pond

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439 appearances 15 recordings 5 series first heard Jun 2026 last heard 10 Aug

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Learning English For Work · Office English: Cold calls · 15 Jun 2026 podcast

Or are there any sticking points, that means anything that's difficult that you might need to work through? matched

Um, you might want to ask, what do you need for this to work? matched

And always keep in mind what you want to get from it. matched

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When you can, try to bring the conversation back to the thing you asked about when you first made contact. matched

So it could be really informal. matched

It could just be something like matched

So have I convinced you? matched

What's the verdict? matched

Which basically means what do you think? matched

We've talked about phone calls and emails, but is one better than the other? matched

Let's hear again from our BBC colleagues. matched

Of course it depends on the context. matched

A lot of people don't like cold calls, so if you call someone on their personal phone matched

They might just not pick up or they might not have time to talk to you. matched

It might not be a good moment. matched

But if you're looking at a company and they've got a web page saying, please call us on matched

They're kind of expecting you to call, so it might actually be the best way to get something sorted quickly. matched

That's it for this episode of Office English. matched

For more tips for your English at work, visit bbclearningenglish.com and send us your questions about business English. matched

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