Decision-Making in Meetings

B1 · Intermediate1 hr 6 minBusiness EnglishLesson 4 of 10 · Outline

Aims

Goal: disagree diplomatically in a meeting using SOFTEN — and still guide the group to a decision everyone can support.

The lesson, stage by stage

  1. Warm up5 min

    Warm-up: From discussion to decision

    2 warm-up questions

  1. Reading10 min

    Reading: What the table is judging

    Read a 157-word text about What the table is judging

  2. Vocabulary8 min

    Vocabulary: Decision-Making Vocabulary

    7 items

  3. Framework6 min

    Framework: SOFTEN Framework for Difficult Decisions

    SOFTEN, 6 steps

  4. Reading10 min

    Reading: Three model disagreements

    Read a 235-word text about Three model disagreements

  5. Practice7 min

    Practice: Decision-Making Language

    Gap-fill exercise, 5 items

  6. Dialogue10 min

    Dialogue: Reaching a Team Decision

    Role-play: Your team can't agree on whether to hire a full-time employee or use a freelancer for a project. You need to help reach a decision. (8 lines)

  7. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Your mission: land the decision

    3 discussion questions

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Target vocabulary

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consensuscompromisestakeholderbuy-intrade-offvoteoverrule

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