Winning Back Lost Clients

B2 · Upper-intermediate1 hr 20 minBusiness EnglishLesson 8 of 8 · Outline

Aims

Goal: re-open the door with a client who left — a no-pitch win-back call and email that own the past, show what's changed, and offer a low-risk way back.

The lesson, stage by stage

  1. Warm up5 min

    Warm-up: The client who left

    2 warm-up questions

  1. Reading10 min

    Reading: What a lost client is judging

    Read a 187-word text about What a lost client is judging

  2. Vocabulary8 min

    Vocabulary: Win-Back & Re-Engagement Vocabulary

    7 items

  3. Framework6 min

    Framework: The Four-Move Win-Back

    The Four-Move Win-Back, 4 steps

  4. Reading10 min

    Reading: Model win-back messages

    Read a 384-word text about Model win-back messages

  5. Practice7 min

    Practice: Match Win-Back Strategies to Situations

    Matching exercise, 5 items

  6. Practice7 min

    Practice: Build Win-Back Sentences

    Word-ordering exercise, 5 items

  7. Practice7 min

    Practice: Fix the Win-Back Email

    Error-correction exercise, 5 items

  8. Dialogue10 min

    Dialogue: Reaching Out to a Former Client

    Role-play: You're contacting a former client who cancelled their contract three months ago due to service issues. Your goal is to understand their experience, share improvements, and explore re-engagement. (11 lines)

  9. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Your mission: the win-back call

    3 discussion questions

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