Leadership & Management Language
Master the language of leadership, delegation, performance management, and crisis communication
Who it's for
Written for C1 (advanced) students whose English already works and who want it to work in demanding situations.
C1 lessons on leading teams and working across cultures. More Business English Advanced 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
- Leading Meetings and TeamsGoal: run a meeting that ends in decisions, owners and deadlines — open with purpose, steer the room, and lock in outcomes with the PAL framework.1 hr 5 minFree
- Giving Constructive FeedbackGoal: deliver feedback — praise or criticism — so specific and fair that the person can act on it instead of defending against it: the SBI model in full conversations.1 hr 5 minOutline
- Strategic CommunicationGoal: pitch a recommendation in under three minutes that gives the room your data, one human story, and a crystal-clear ask — the DSA framework.1 hr 5 minOutline
- Motivating and Inspiring TeamsGoal: give recognition so specific and personal it genuinely motivates — a complete SPARK moment, not a generic 'good job'.1 hr 5 minOutline
- Delegating EffectivelyGoal: hand over a high-stakes task so the person leaves with a clear deliverable, the reason it matters, real authority, agreed check-ins and a deadline — SMART delegation.1 hr 5 minOutline
- Handling Difficult ConversationsGoal: open and steer a conversation you'd rather avoid — facts before feelings, 'I' statements, a specific ask, and consequences framed as benefits: the DESC model.1 hr 5 minOutline
- Change Management CommunicationGoal: announce a change — even one you didn't choose — so people leave knowing why it's happening, what it means for them, and what happens next: ADKAR in practice.1 hr 5 minOutline
- Executive Presence and InfluenceGoal: make a recommendation to senior people with credibility, one clear position and at most three reasons — zero hedging, full composure: the CPR framework.1 hr 5 minOutline
How to use it in a lesson
- Lessons run 65 minutes, with a timing on every stage, so you can see before you start what fits your slot.
- Start with "Leading Meetings and Teams": 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 Leadership & Management Language 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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