Post-Pitch Follow-Up

B2 · Upper-intermediate1 hr 7 minStartup EnglishLesson 8 of 8 · Outline

Aims

Goal: master the four investor follow-ups — the 24-hour email, the concern-answer, the graceful pass response, and the quarterly update — each with dates, data and zero desperation.

The lesson, stage by stage

  1. Warm up5 min

    Warm-up: The pitch isn't over

    2 warm-up questions

  1. Reading10 min

    Reading: Post-Pitch Follow-Up

    Read a 366-word text about Post-Pitch Follow-Up

  2. Vocabulary8 min

    Vocabulary: Post-Pitch Follow-Up Vocabulary

    8 items

  3. Reading10 min

    Reading: The four follow-up emails, written whole

    Read a 327-word text about The four follow-up emails, written whole

  4. Practice7 min

    Practice: Follow-up language

    Gap-fill exercise, 6 items

  5. Practice7 min

    Practice: Which follow-up move?

    Matching exercise, 6 items

  6. Dialogue10 min

    Dialogue: Practice: Follow-Up Communication

    Role-play: You are writing follow-up emails after investor meetings with different outcomes. (4 lines)

  7. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Your four emails, dictated live

    3 discussion questions

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