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Following up after meetings

Module:
Presentations
Before we start, please make sure…

✔ your name on Zoom is clear (use Latin letters)


✔ your camera is on and mic is off (unmute when
needed)
✔ you are in a quiet area that helps you focus
✔ you have a notebook or a note app ready to take
notes

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How does it work?

Prepare
before class

practise
You need to complete all
three parts to get the most Live class
out of your course.

Practise
after class
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Pre-class exercises

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Lesson objective: Making polite requests and sending reminders
after a meeting
Before the live class you…​
• watched a video where colleagues discuss a conference
• read an email between colleagues to follow up on meeting tasks
• practiced expressions to delegate tasks

By the end of the class, you will have…


• looked at language for speaking politely and expressing positive
opinions
• reviewed how to end a conversation politely
• practiced a role play on following up after meetings

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Lead in
Read the quotes about politeness at work. Do you agree?

Politeness makes the workplace a positive place.


People are more likely to help you if you’re polite to them.
Being polite is not the same as being unassertive.

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Language focus 1: Speaking politely
Which words in these requests that make them sound polite?

1. Could you email me that document?


2. I would appreciate it if you could send me those files.
3. I’m afraid I haven’t received anything yet.
4. Please could you send me his contact information?

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Language focus 1: Speaking politely
Which parts of the requests (1–4) make them sound more polite?.

1. Could you email me that document?


2. I would appreciate it if you could send me those files.
3. I’m afraid I haven’t received anything yet.
4. Please could you send me his contact information?

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Language focus 2: Following up after a meeting
Choose the three points that you think are the most important.
Discuss with your group.
The most important reasons for following up after a meeting are to:

1. be polite, by thanking colleagues or classmates for the meeting

2. express your opinion about the meeting

3. complain about any issues

4. remind others about the action points agreed at the meeting

5. maintain friendly relationships

6. make sure everyone understands everything discussed at the meeting

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Language focus 2: Expressing positive opinions and agreeing
positively
You and your colleague have just come out of a difficult client meeting.
Decide which expressions you will use to ‘offer an opinion’ about the meeting and
which phrases you can use to ‘agree with an opinion’.
1. Yes, you’re right. 4. It was very successful.
2. It went well. 5. Absolutely.
3. Definitely. 6. I think it was fine.

Offering a positive opinion Agreeing positively with an opinion

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Language focus 2: Answers

Decide which expressions offer an opinion and which agree with an opinion.

Offering a positive opinion Agreeing positively with an opinion

2. It went well. 1. Yes, you’re right.


4. It was very successful. 3. Definitely.
6. I think it was fine. 5. Absolutely.

Can you think of anymore?

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Language focus 2: Answers

Decide which expressions offer an opinion and which agree with an opinion.

Offering a positive opinion Agreeing positively with an opinion

2. It went well. 1. Yes, you’re right.


4. It was very successful. 3. Definitely.
6. I think it was fine. 5. Absolutely.

Can you think of anymore?

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Language Focus 3: Ending a conversation politely
Put the words into the correct order.
Then say which word you would stress to make each sentence sound more positive.

1. talking been you It’s to good

2. journey Have safe a

3. keep touch! Please in

4. again great really It you to was see

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Language Focus 3: Answers
Put the words into the correct order.
Then say which word you would stress to make each sentence sound more positive.

1. It’s been good talking to you.

2. Have a safe journey.

3. Please keep in touch!

4. It was really great to see you again.

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Task
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Task preparation
You and your colleague have just met a key business partner from another country.
You are going to role-play the discussion AFTER the meeting.
Think about:
1. positive opinions to share about the meeting
2. positive responses to a opinions
3. action points after the meeting
4. how you can make polite requests to get colleagues to work
on the action points
5. how can you end the end the conversation politely

Make notes on some key phrases to help

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Positive opinions
Task It went well
You and your colleague have just met a key business partner from another It was very successful
country. Role-play the discussion AFTER the meeting. I think it was fine.
Remember to use the useful phrases:
Student A
• A positive opinion about the meeting Responding to an opinion
• A phrase to end the conversation politely Yes, you’re right
Definitely!
Student B
Absolutely!
• A positive response to an opinion expressed
• A polite request to work on action points.

Swap roles and practice again. Polite requests


Could you…
I would appreciate it if you
could…
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Feedback
Could/should we consider-p something important first

We need to / I would like your help with… ☺/ other-p/ company-p

It was a pleasure to meet/meeting you/ I appreciate your help with this! ☺

We had a very clear good meeting/ I think same as you – I totally agree/ absolutely

It was a very suc cess ful -p meeting/ it was a great meeting ☺

Yes, you’re right – definitely ☺/ can you send me the slides from the presentation
please/ you are clear to me – I understand you clearly

It was an excellent meeting/ it was really great meeting you ☺


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Lesson objective: Making polite requests and sending reminders
after a meeting
Before the live class you…​
• watched a video where colleagues discuss a conference
• read an email between colleagues to follow up on meeting tasks
• practiced expressions to delegate tasks

Now you have…


• looked at language for speaking politely and expressing positive
opinions
• reviewed how to end a conversation politely
• practiced a role play on following up after meetings

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Lesson materials

Make sure you have


• downloaded the *.pdf with this
presentation
• saved the Zoom Chat

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How can you make more progress?
Complete the post-class exercises online.

Practice the third conditionals.

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