Board Meeting Preparation

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

Aims

Goal: run board meetings that use the board — pre-read out early, a 60-second opening that names the miss, strategic questions framed with recommendations, and action items in writing within 24 hours.

The lesson, stage by stage

  1. Warm up5 min

    Warm-up: Run the room

    2 warm-up questions

  1. Reading10 min

    Reading: Board Meeting Preparation

    Read a 277-word text about Board Meeting Preparation

  2. Vocabulary8 min

    Vocabulary: Board Meeting Vocabulary

    8 items

  3. Reading10 min

    Reading: The board meeting, run well

    Read a 304-word text about The board meeting, run well

  4. Practice7 min

    Practice: Practice: Board Meeting Components

    Matching exercise, 6 items

  5. Practice7 min

    Practice: Boardroom language

    Gap-fill exercise, 6 items

  6. Dialogue10 min

    Dialogue: Role Play: Board Prep Rehearsal

    Role-play: Your advisor is helping you rehearse your board presentation the day before your quarterly board meeting. They're playing the role of a tough board member. (4 lines)

  7. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Your board meeting, rehearsed

    3 discussion questions

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