Following Up After Events

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

Aims

Goal: a follow-up system that keeps contacts alive — sort the same evening, send the 48-hour message, give value first, and stay warm for months.

The lesson, stage by stage

  1. Warm up5 min

    Warm-up: Five cards in your pocket

    2 warm-up questions

  1. Reading10 min

    Reading: The Follow-Up Is Where the Magic Happens

    Read a 294-word text about The Follow-Up Is Where the Magic Happens

  2. Vocabulary8 min

    Vocabulary: Follow-Up Vocabulary

    7 items

  3. Framework6 min

    Framework: Sort–Send–Give–Loop

    Sort–Send–Give–Loop, 4 steps

  4. Reading10 min

    Reading: Three model follow-ups

    Read a 224-word text about Three model follow-ups

  5. Practice7 min

    Practice: Follow-Up Phrases

    Gap-fill exercise, 5 items

  6. Practice7 min

    Practice: Build Follow-Up Sentences

    Word-ordering exercise, 5 items

  7. Dialogue10 min

    Dialogue: Following Up After an Event

    Role-play: You met someone at a networking event two days ago. You're now writing them a follow-up email and then having a follow-up call. (9 lines)

  8. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Your mission: the evening after

    3 discussion questions

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Target vocabulary

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touch basereconnectfollow throughwarm introductionreferralnurturekeep in touch

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