Tech Workplace Communication
Communicate effectively in technical environments
Who it's for
Written for B2 (upper-intermediate) students who can discuss most topics and now need precision and range.
English for developers, IT support and anyone who works in tech. More IT & Technology lesson plans
Skills it practises
- Speaking: discussion questionsevery lesson
- Vocabulary: a target word listevery lesson
- Reading: a text or news storyevery lesson
- Controlled practice: gap-fills, matching, sorting and moreevery lesson
- Role-play: a dialogue to act outevery lesson
- An answer framework to structure what they say2 of 8 lessons
Lessons
- Explaining Technical ConceptsGoal: explain a technical concept to a non-technical person so they get it first time — plain words, one analogy, the benefit, and a check.1 hr 7 minFree
- Writing Technical DocumentationGoal: write documentation a new colleague can follow on day one without asking you anything — specific steps, stated prerequisites, real examples.1 hr 7 minOutline
- Agile and Project MeetingsGoal: deliver a 30-second standup update — yesterday, today, blockers — so clear the team knows exactly where you are and what you need.1 hr 7 minOutline
- Code Reviews & Technical FeedbackGoal: give code-review feedback that improves the code without bruising the author — observe, reason, suggest, classify — and push back gracefully when you're the author.1 hr 6 minOutline
- Tech Trends DiscussionGoal: brief your manager on whether the team should adopt a new tool — evidence from what you've seen, honest scepticism, and a recommendation with a condition.1 hr 7 minOutline
- Communicating with Non-Technical StakeholdersGoal: deliver a project update to a non-technical stakeholder leading with business impact — what it means for them first, technical detail only if asked.1 hr 6 minOutline
- Remote Team CommunicationGoal: write and say remote-team messages that work across time zones — context first, an explicit request, and a deadline the reader can't misread.1 hr 7 minOutline
- Incident Response CommunicationGoal: run incident communication under pressure — honest, specific, on a timer — from the first internal alert to the blameless postmortem.1 hr 7 minOutline
How to use it in a lesson
- Lessons run 66 to 67 minutes, with a timing on every stage, so you can see before you start what fits your slot.
- Start with "Explaining Technical Concepts": its whole plan is on this site, stage by stage, with the target vocabulary, free to read and to teach from on any video call.
- For a shorter slot, skip a practice stage or cut the discussion short: the stages are a guide, not a script.
Teach Tech Workplace Communication with your student
Lesson 1 of this course is free. A free account opens it in the interactive player, and the rest of the course is included with Starter. Teaching it live with your student in the Tuton classroom starts with a 7-day free trial.
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