Handling Q&A Sessions

B1 · Intermediate1 hr 13 minBusiness EnglishLesson 9 of 10 · Outline

Aims

Goal: answer any question after a presentation — known, unknown, or hostile — in three calm moves: acknowledge, answer, advance.

The lesson, stage by stage

  1. Warm up5 min

    Warm-up: After the applause: the questions

    2 warm-up questions

  1. Reading10 min

    Reading: What the room is really testing

    Read a 166-word text about What the room is really testing

  2. Vocabulary8 min

    Vocabulary: Q&A Vocabulary

    6 items

  3. Framework6 min

    Framework: The 3A Response

    The 3A Response, 3 steps

  4. Reading10 min

    Reading: Three model answers under fire

    Read a 237-word text about Three model answers under fire

  5. Practice7 min

    Practice: Q&A Response Phrases

    Gap-fill exercise, 5 items

  6. Practice7 min

    Practice: Match Questions to Responses

    Matching exercise, 5 items

  7. Dialogue10 min

    Dialogue: Handling Tough Questions

    Role-play: You've just finished presenting a new project proposal. Now you need to handle various types of questions. (10 lines)

  8. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Your mission: survive the Q&A

    3 discussion questions

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