LinkedIn & Digital Networking

B1 · Intermediate1 hr 6 minBusiness EnglishLesson 7 of 8 · Outline

Aims

Goal: write a LinkedIn connection request that gets accepted — the GIVE framework, three model requests, and live practice.

The lesson, stage by stage

  1. Warm up5 min

    Warm-up: The 300-character first impression

    2 warm-up questions

  1. Reading10 min

    Reading: Networking in the Digital Age

    Read a 237-word text about Networking in the Digital Age

  2. Vocabulary8 min

    Vocabulary: Digital Networking Vocabulary

    7 items

  3. Framework6 min

    Framework: GIVE Framework for Connection Requests

    GIVE, 4 steps

  4. Reading10 min

    Reading: Three model requests

    Read a 155-word text about Three model requests

  5. Practice7 min

    Practice: Fix the LinkedIn Messages

    Error-correction exercise, 4 items

  6. Dialogue10 min

    Dialogue: Writing a LinkedIn Connection Request

    Role-play: You attended a virtual industry panel and want to connect with one of the speakers on LinkedIn. (3 lines)

  7. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Your mission: a request they accept

    3 discussion questions

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Target vocabulary

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connect (verb)endorserecommendationprofileheadlineengagepersonal brand

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