Confidence at Work
A five-step coaching journey out of your comfort zone: speak up, say no, own your wins, and do the scary thing in English
Who it's for
Written for B1 (intermediate) students who handle everyday English and are ready for longer answers.
Changing career, confidence at work and landing the next job. More Career Development lesson plans
Skills it practises
- Speaking: discussion questionsevery lesson
- Vocabulary: a target word listevery lesson
- Controlled practice: gap-fills, matching, sorting and moreevery lesson
- Role-play: a dialogue to act outevery lesson
- Reading: a text or news story4 of 5 lessons
- An answer framework to structure what they say4 of 5 lessons
- Listening: passages with questions1 of 5 lessons
Lessons
- Understanding Your Comfort ZoneName the three zones, describe what makes you nervous at work, and see that the nerves are normal57 minFree
- Speaking Up in MeetingsInterrupt politely, add your point, and disagree without apologising five times first1 hr 1 minOutline
- Saying No and Setting BoundariesDecline politely but firmly, negotiate your workload, and drop the hedging that weakens your no1 hr 3 minOutline
- Owning Your WinsTalk about what you achieved without feeling boastful, accept compliments, and keep your manager informed1 hr 3 minOutline
- Doing the Scary ThingAsk for the raise, the promotion or the opportunity, and build your own stretch-challenge plan1 hr 3 minOutline
How to use it in a lesson
- Lessons run 57 to 63 minutes, with a timing on every stage, so you can see before you start what fits your slot.
- Start with "Understanding Your Comfort Zone": 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 Confidence at Work 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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