Chris Pond

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

Chris Pond’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Recordings per month over the last 12 months — 15 in all, peaking in Jun 2026 with 9.

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Learning English For Work · Office English: Misunderstandings · 8 Jun 2026 podcast

Can you just talk me through that again? matched

Well, we can always ask other people, does that make sense? matched

Or invite questions, maybe. matched

Also, yeah, sometimes you might want to say things in different ways, particularly, I don't know, you're in a meeting explaining something and you can see lots of blank faces or you're getting the feeling that people haven't understood exactly what you said. matched

You might say, let me make myself really clear. matched

What I mean is, and then you find a different way to explain what you've just said. matched

So we have lots of ways we can try and avoid confusion and misunderstandings at work. matched

But sometimes they happen. matched

Let's listen to our BBC colleagues Neil and Beth again. matched

Yeah, and it can also often be best to deal with the consequences of the misunderstanding first, rather than getting angry and blaming people. matched

Sort out the issue first. matched

Next time, we're going to talk about cold calling, which is where you have to contact people you don't know at work. matched

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Do you know how to think on your feet? matched

Are you always kicking the can down the road? matched

Or do you just love to yap? matched

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Learning English For Work · Office English: Delegating · 1 Jun 2026 podcast

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