Building Professional Relationships

B1 · Intermediate1 hr 13 minBusiness EnglishLesson 3 of 8 · Outline

Aims

Goal: turn someone you met once into a real professional contact — the 48-Hour Message, three model follow-ups, and live practice.

The lesson, stage by stage

  1. Warm up5 min

    Warm-up: From card to contact

    2 warm-up questions

  1. Reading10 min

    Reading: Why most new contacts disappear

    Read a 145-word text about Why most new contacts disappear

  2. Vocabulary8 min

    Vocabulary: Relationship Building Vocabulary

    6 items

  3. Framework6 min

    Framework: The 48-Hour Message

    The 48-Hour Message, 4 steps

  4. Reading10 min

    Reading: Three model follow-ups

    Read a 202-word text about Three model follow-ups

  5. Practice7 min

    Practice: Follow-up Phrases

    Gap-fill exercise, 5 items

  6. Practice7 min

    Practice: Improve the Follow-up Messages

    Error-correction exercise, 4 items

  7. Dialogue10 min

    Dialogue: Writing a Follow-up Message

    Role-play: You met someone interesting at a networking event yesterday. Write a follow-up LinkedIn message. (3 lines)

  8. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Your mission: the 48-hour message

    3 discussion questions

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