Motivating and Inspiring Teams

C1 · Advanced1 hr 5 minBusiness English AdvancedLesson 4 of 8 · Outline

Aims

Goal: give recognition so specific and personal it genuinely motivates — a complete SPARK moment, not a generic 'good job'.

The lesson, stage by stage

  1. Warm up5 min

    Warm-up: Better than 'good job'

    2 warm-up questions

  1. Reading10 min

    Reading: The Language of Motivation

    Read a 380-word text about The Language of Motivation

  2. Framework6 min

    Framework: The SPARK Recognition Model

    SPARK Recognition Model, 5 steps

  3. Reading10 min

    Reading: Three model recognition moments

    Read a 338-word text about Three model recognition moments

  4. Practice7 min

    Practice: Motivational Language Practice

    Gap-fill exercise, 5 items

  5. Practice7 min

    Practice: Match Motivating vs. Demotivating Language

    Matching exercise, 5 items

  6. Dialogue10 min

    Dialogue: Motivating a Struggling Team

    Role-play: Your team has just lost a major pitch and morale is low. You need to re-energize them without minimizing the loss. (3 lines)

  7. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Your mission: light the SPARK

    3 discussion questions

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