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What is ideating and what is an ideation. These words are becoming popular in business today, but they are not as new as you might think. We’ll talk about how to use them on this episode. If you are a member see the transcript here! Sign up to become a member for free here! The post #83 Ideating appeared first on VenturEnglish.

Do you want people to confirm what you say or just trust you? You can use this phrase either way. We’ll talk about how on this episode. If you are a member see the transcript here! Sign up to become a member for free here! The post #82 (You Don’t Have To) Take My Word For It appeared first on VenturEnglish.

This can be quite a strong request, but you can also use it among friends or close colleagues. What does it mean and how can you use it? We take about this expression this week. If you are a member see the transcript here! Sign up to become a member for free here! The post #81 Make Up Your Mind! appeared first on VenturEnglish.

Have these two phrases confused you in the past? They are so close but the meaning is so different. How do you use “Get used to” and “used to do”, and how can you recognize them. If you are a member see the transcript here! Sign up to become a member for free here! The post #80 Get Used To OR Used To Do? appeared first on VenturEnglish.

This word, “trolling” has gotten a lot of attention recently. But not every meaning is bad. Here are some different ways you might use trolling at work. If you are a member see the transcript here! Sign up to become a member for free here! The post #79 Trolling at Work appeared first on VenturEnglish.

What happens when your boss or colleague accuses you of doing something you don’t remember doing? Or not doing something you are sure you did do? Are you being gaslighted? We talk about gaslighting in this episode. If you are a member see the transcript here! Sign up to become a member for free here! The post #78 Gaslighting appeared first on VenturEnglish.

“Cut” is a word that just keeps coming up in English idioms. It means so much that sometimes it feels like it means nothing! So let’s look at three idioms using “cut.” All three have completely different meanings. If you are a member see the transcript here! Sign up to become a member for free ... Read more #77 Cut to the Cuts The post #77 Cut to the Cuts appeared first on VenturEnglish.

Are we in the office or in the woods? What do crickets and ghosts have to do with business English? Do I hear crickets now? Are you ghosting me? I’ll answer all these questions in this episode! If you are a member see the transcript here! Sign up to become a member for free here! The post #76 Crickets and Ghosts, Oh My! appeared first on VenturEnglish.

Do you get confused by these two options? Which one is the former, which one is the latter? What does former and latter even mean? We’ll discuss this and make it a little clear in this episode. If you are a member see the transcript here! Sign up to become a member for free here! The post #75 The Former or the Latter appeared first on VenturEnglish.

More corporate speak? Well, yes, this idiom is from corporate speak too, and you may hear it in business. But this one might not be easy to understand. We’ll talk about the meaning and usage of “blue sky scenario” this week. If you are a member see the transcript here! Sign up to become a ... Read more #74 Blue Sky Scenario The post #74 Blue Sky Scenario appeared first on VenturEnglish.

Can you recognize sarcasm when you hear it? What is sarcasm and why do we use it? We talk about sarcasm in this week’s episode. If you are a member see the transcript here! Sign up to become a member for free here! The post #73 Another Day in Paradise appeared first on VenturEnglish.

What does is mean when someone says they are adulting? And when did the noun “adult” become a verb anyway? We talk about this and 2 other nouns turned into verbs in English. If you are a member see the transcript here! Sign up to become a member for free here! The post #72 Googling Texting and Adulting appeared first on VenturEnglish.

Corporate-speak is loved and hated in business. We’re almost finished with a 4 part series on corporate speak. In this final week we’ll talk about pivoting, adding value and burning and building bridges!! If you are a member see the transcript here! Sign up to become a member for free here! The post #71 Pivot, Value Add, Burning Bridges appeared first on VenturEnglish.

Corporate-speak is loved and hated in business. We’re in the middle of a 4 part series on corporate speak. This week we’ll talk about greenlighting something, boiling the ocean and bandwidth, all key phrases in a modern office! If you are a member see the transcript here! Sign up to become a member for free ... Read more #70 Greenlight, Boil the Ocean and Bandwidth The post #70 Greenlight, Boil the Ocean and Bandwidth appeared first on VenturEnglish.

Corporate-speak is loved and hated in business. We’re in the middle of a 4 part series on corporate speak. This week we’ll talk about moving the needle, scaling and key learnings. If you are a member see the transcript here! Sign up to become a member for free here! The post #69 – Move the Needle, Scale, and Key Learnings appeared first on VenturEnglish.

Corporate-speak is loved and hated in business. In the Next few episodes we’ll talk about some common corporate speak phrases. This week we’ll talk about tabling, circling back and touching base. Read the transcript here The post #68 Table It, Circle Back and Touch Base appeared first on VenturEnglish.

Has someone told you they get your gist? Could you get the gist of that? Or do you know what gist means? We’ll talk about gist in this episode. Read the transcript here The post #67 I Get Your Gist appeared first on VenturEnglish.

One of the hardest things to decide in English is whether to use which or that for your relative clause. We’ll talk about some ways to help make that decision in this episode. Read the transcript here The post #66 Which or That appeared first on VenturEnglish.

What is swag and what is merch? These are two business words that are similar but a little different. We’ll talk about that in this episode. Read the transcript here The post #65 Swag and Merch appeared first on VenturEnglish.

The phrasal verb “Catch up” does a lot of work in English, In this episode we talk about 5 ways we use it every day! Read the transcript here The post #64 Catch Me Up appeared first on VenturEnglish.

Do you doom scroll? Do you know someone who does? Do you know what it means? We talk about the new word doom scrolling on this episode. Read the transcript here The post #63 Doom Scrolling appeared first on VenturEnglish.

Last week we talked about the idiom “so far.” But there is another related idiom you’ll hear a lot from native speakers. What does “so far, so good” mean and when can you use it? Read the transcript here The post #62 So Far, So Good! appeared first on VenturEnglish.

Have you had any miscommunications when using “until now.” That might be because the phrase may not mean what you think it means. Let’s talk about how to use “so far” and “until now” in this episode. Read the transcript here The post #61 So Far or Until Now? appeared first on VenturEnglish.

Maybe you’ve had someone throw shade at you before. When you wanted them to recognize your effort, they just threw shade. We talk about this new but common idiom on today’s 3 Minute English. Read the transcript here The post #60 Throwing Shade appeared first on VenturEnglish.

Has anyone ever asked you to do them a favor? I’m sure you’ve heard this one before, but maybe you didn’t know how to take it. Is is polite or direct and what are some other ways to soften requests? We talk about requests in this episode of 3 Minute English. Read the transcript here The post #59 Do Me A Favor appeared first on VenturEnglish.

Has anyone ever said “let’s call it off?” How about “I’m going to call it.” These are usages of the phrasal verb “call off.” We talk about using that verb in this episode of 3 Minute English. Read the transcript here The post #58 Calling It Off! appeared first on VenturEnglish.

You may have noticed that a lot of native speakers use the phrasal verb “turn out” often. But it isn’t easy to use this phrase! We’ll talk about how to use “turn out” and what it means in this week’s episode. Read the transcript here The post #57 How Will This Turn Out? appeared first on VenturEnglish.

You have probably heard this phrase a lot. We use it everyday. But did you know that it has two very different meanings. We’ll talk about these meaning in this week’s episode. Read the transcript here The post #56 The Two Meanings of “Go For It!” appeared first on VenturEnglish.

This has been a very common and very unpopular word these past few months. Where does it come from? This episode I give you a little about the history and origin of the word quarantine. Read the transcript here The post #54 The Origin of Quarantine appeared first on VenturEnglish.

Unfortunately some new words are coming into regular use related to the corona virus. You’ve probably been hearing about Social distancing, Shutter-in-place, lockdown and quarantine. What do they mean and what are the important differences? Read the transcript here The post #54 Social Distancing or Quarantine? appeared first on VenturEnglish.

These three words have very similar meanings. Which one should you use when and what are some of the differences? We talk about these three words in this week’s episode. Read the transcript here The post #53 Recall, Remember or Recollect? appeared first on VenturEnglish.

Which would you use? Well, it depends on the situation. People often confuse the usage of these two words, but using the right one will really help get your message across. We talk about that in this week’s episode. See the transcript here The post #52 Admit or Accept appeared first on VenturEnglish.

This year we’re going to try to raise the bar at VenturEnglish. But what does it mean to raise the bar, set the bar or lower the bar. We talk about this useful and common idiom this week. See the transcript here. The post #51 Raise the Bar appeared first on VenturEnglish.

Have you ever made a New Year’s resolution? Have you ever wondered what a New Year’s resolution is? We’ll talk about resolutions and the resolve to make them happen. What will your resolution be this year? See the transcript here. The post #50 New Year’s Resolutions appeared first on VenturEnglish.

Which one is which? When do you use each one? Does it even matter? “Over it” and “all over it” are two very different idioms. In this episode we talk about how to use them well! See the transcript here. The post ≠49 Over It! or All Over It? appeared first on VenturEnglish.

What are you sick and tired of? Are you fed up with work, life? Are you just done? I hope not, but this week’s podcast is about how to use these words and phrases. read the transcript here The post #48 Sick and Tired, Fed Up and Done! appeared first on VenturEnglish.

This is the time of year we’re all thinking about trick or treating, ghosts and ghouls. But what about that word, Halloween? It’s a strange name for a holiday! Where did it come from and how did it get spread all over the world? read the transcript here The post #47 The Word “Halloween” appeared first on VenturEnglish.

“What” and “how” are both question starters, part of the 5 W’s and 1 H. But their meanings can sometimes seem very close, and it may be difficult to decide which word to use in a question. A common mistake is asking “how do you think?” instead of “what do you think?” In this episode, we ... Read more #46 Using What and How (Recast from season 1) The post #46 Using What and How (Recast from season 1) appeared first on VenturEnglish.

We use the verb “to inform” often in business English, but it is difficult to use it correctly. We’ll talk about how to use this verb effectively in this episode. read the transcript here The post #45 Using the Verb “Inform” appeared first on VenturEnglish.

How can you apologize when you do something wrong? Is it different in business and personal life? What can you say that won’t make things worse? Here are some ideas from 3 Minute English! read the transcript here The post #44 – Our Apologies appeared first on VenturEnglish.

Nobody likes to admit they don’t know something. So we try to soften the information so we don’t feel so bad! In this episode, we talk about some ways to say “I don’t know” in English. Listen for them, and you’ll hear them all the time. Maybe too often! read the transcript here The post #43 How Many Ways Can You Say: I Don’t Know? appeared first on VenturEnglish.

Do you have eyes in the back of your head? Well, most of us don’t so hindsight can be difficult. But it can also be important in business. How can you use the idiom “hindsight is 20/20”? See the transcript here The post #42 Hindsight is 20/20 appeared first on VenturEnglish.

Have you ever wondered what a “get go” is? Or how about when exactly is “early on” in a project? In this episode, we look at the meanings and how to use phrases like “from the get go”, “from the outset” and “early on.”  Read the transcript here The post #41 From the Get Go! appeared first on VenturEnglish.

How do you use “as early as…” or “as many as…”? And what does it mean when you hear it? Here is a rundown on when and why to use this expression. See the transcript here.  The post #40 As Early as Next Week appeared first on VenturEnglish.

I thought being under budget was a good thing! Then I heard “use it or lose it!” Have you ever heard that? Well in business it has a special meaning related to money and budgets! See the transcript here.  The post #39 Use It or Lose It! appeared first on VenturEnglish.

Has anyone ever told you to go ahead? Have you tried to get the go-ahead to start a new project? In this episode, we’ll talk about some of the uses for the phrasal verb “go ahead.” See the transcript here. The post #38 Go Ahead! appeared first on VenturEnglish.

Heads up and head up. Have you heard either of these two phrases before? Maybe you’ve heard both of them? Will talk about what they mean in this episode. click here to see the transcript The post #37 Heads Up or Head Up? appeared first on VenturEnglish.

Which type of person are you? If you aren’t sure, give a listen to this episode to find out how to use these expressions. They could come in handy! See the transcript here  The post #36 Shake Things Up or Rock the Boat appeared first on VenturEnglish.