Advanced Conversation Techniques
Master sophisticated communication skills for complex social and professional situations
Who it's for
Written for B2 (upper-intermediate) students who can discuss most topics and now need precision and range.
Small talk, public speaking and the techniques that keep a conversation going. More Conversation Skills lesson plans
Skills it practises
- Speaking: discussion questionsevery lesson
- Reading: a text or news storyevery lesson
- Controlled practice: gap-fills, matching, sorting and moreevery lesson
- Role-play: a dialogue to act outevery lesson
- An answer framework to structure what they sayevery lesson
Lessons
- Active Listening & ParaphrasingGoal: prove you've understood someone with the Mirror Method — paraphrase what they said, reflect the feeling, confirm before you reply.48 minFree
- Navigating DisagreementsGoal: disagree so the conversation moves forward — Agree–Reframe–Suggest: agree with something real, reframe the issue, suggest a path.48 minOutline
- Giving Constructive FeedbackGoal: give feedback that lands with the SBI Model — Situation, Behaviour, Impact — specific, fair, and free of character attacks.48 minOutline
- Diplomatic LanguageGoal: deliver uncomfortable messages that can be heard — hedging, distancing, and softening language that keeps the message clear.48 minOutline
- Humour in ConversationGoal: use light humour on purpose — observe, set up, subvert expectations, and land a callback.48 minOutline
- Persuasion & InfluenceGoal: build a case with all three pillars — Ethos (credibility), Pathos (emotion), Logos (logic) — and know which one your listener needs.48 minOutline
- Handling Awkward MomentsGoal: recover from social mishaps in seconds with Acknowledge–Redirect — name it lightly, normalise it, move the conversation on.48 minOutline
- Masterclass ConversationGoal: run one difficult conversation end-to-end with the Capstone framework — mirror, choose your technique, stay diplomatic, keep the relationship.48 minOutline
How to use it in a lesson
- Lessons run 48 minutes, with a timing on every stage, so you can see before you start what fits your slot.
- Start with "Active Listening & Paraphrasing": its whole plan is on this site, stage by stage, with the target vocabulary, free to read and to teach from on any video call.
- For a shorter slot, skip a practice stage or cut the discussion short: the stages are a guide, not a script.
Teach Advanced Conversation Techniques with your student
Lesson 1 of this course is free. A free account opens it in the interactive player, and the rest of the course is included with Starter. Teaching it live with your student in the Tuton classroom starts with a 7-day free trial.
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