Meetings & Presentations
Lead effective meetings and deliver impactful presentations
Who it's for
Written for B1 (intermediate) students who handle everyday English and are ready for longer answers.
Meetings, emails, calls, negotiation and finance for students who use English at work. More Business English lesson plans
Skills it practises
- Speaking: discussion questionsevery lesson
- Vocabulary: a target word listevery 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 say9 of 10 lessons
Lessons
- Running Effective MeetingsGoal: open, steer, and close a team meeting so it ends on time with clear decisions — the Open–Steer–Close structure, model meeting moments, and live practice.1 hr 13 minFree
- Participating in MeetingsGoal: make one clear, structured contribution in a meeting using PREP — so your point lands in under 40 seconds and people remember it.1 hr 6 minOutline
- Brainstorming & Idea GenerationGoal: run a short brainstorming session — set the rules, keep ideas flowing, and end with a shortlist of the best ones.1 hr 13 minOutline
- Decision-Making in MeetingsGoal: disagree diplomatically in a meeting using SOFTEN — and still guide the group to a decision everyone can support.1 hr 6 minOutline
- Virtual & Hybrid MeetingsGoal: handle a virtual meeting's awkward moments — tech trouble, cross-talk, forgotten remote colleagues — calmly and in the right words.1 hr 7 minOutline
- Presenting Ideas with ImpactGoal: deliver a one-minute presentation with a hook, clear signposts, and a close people remember — model hooks, a phrase bank, and a complete talk to imitate.1 hr 13 minOutline
- Using Data in PresentationsGoal: present a number so your audience instantly knows what it means and what to do next — the CDI structure, model data moments, and live practice.1 hr 6 minOutline
- Persuasive PresentationsGoal: pitch an idea so the decision-maker trusts you, cares, and believes your numbers — Ethos, Pathos, Logos with model pitches and a live ask.1 hr 13 minOutline
- Handling Q&A SessionsGoal: answer any question after a presentation — known, unknown, or hostile — in three calm moves: acknowledge, answer, advance.1 hr 13 minOutline
- Meeting Follow-ups & Action TrackingGoal: write a follow-up email after a meeting — decisions, owners, deadlines — so clear that nothing gets forgotten, plus the polite chase for overdue tasks.1 hr 13 minOutline
How to use it in a lesson
- Lessons run 66 to 73 minutes, with a timing on every stage, so you can see before you start what fits your slot.
- Start with "Running Effective Meetings": 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 Meetings & Presentations 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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