Week 4
Lesson Outline
Meetings are a key part of UK office life. Meetings in the UK provide an opportunity for team members to put across their views, it is therefore important to learn to communicate effectively in meetings.
In this lesson, we will:
Work through examples to develop your understanding of what a good meeting looks like, whilst considering cultural influences.
Look at meeting vocabulary, structure and agenda (we will even have a quiz and a gam of BINGO to help memorise!).
Practise meeting planning and email invitations.
You can find a brief outline of what we will be covering this lesson below.
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Meetings in the UK often begin with some small-talk, and CAN be less hierarchical. Informal discussion and brainstorming (where everyone is encouraged to share their views) are a common format for UK meetings.
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We will look at some example meetings, to analyse their language. We will also work through key language required for meetings. You will even analyse an example meeting role-play by your teachers!
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There will be an opportunity to plan a business meeting.
Lesson Objectives:
By the end of this lesson, we hope you will:
Have developed a good understanding of what a good meeting looks like.
Be familiar with the cultural differences that you may encounter.
Feel more confident when attending business meetings in the UK.
Lesson Details:
Location: Online
Date and Time: Tuesday 21st May, 7-9pm
Lesson Assessment
For your assessment this week, your teacher will give you a link to another meeting to watch.
You will need to use what you have learned during the lesson to write up on analysis of meeting. Your teacher will provide you with some questions to help.
Once you have completed the task, email your finished work to the following address: info@connectedbusinessenglish.com
Lesson Resources
You can access the worksheets before and after your lesson. Lesson slides will be uploaded after the lesson. Just click on the buttons below to download:
Additional Resources
If you wish to improve your skills further, here are some additional worksheets and guides for you to use:
