English for Business Professionals

• 🧑‍💼 Lesson Title: Making a Professional Introduction

  

  Lesson Objectives:

  By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:

  • Introduce themselves professionally in business settings

  • Use appropriate small talk to build rapport

  • Ask and answer basic business-related questions

  • Practice fluency and confidence in virtual meetings

  🔗 Continuous Lesson Flow

  0:00–0:05 | Welcome & Warm-Up Discussion

  • Greet students by name.

  • Ask a quick question:
    👉 “How do you usually introduce yourself in a business meeting?”

  • Let a few students respond verbally or in the chat box.

  • Highlight the difference between informal and professional introductions.

  0:05–0:15 | Vocabulary & Phrases: Business Introductions

  Use a shared screen or slides to present:

  • “Hello, my name is [Name]. I’m a [Job Title] at [Company].”

  • “I’ve been working in [industry] for [number] years.”

  • “I’m responsible for [department/tasks].”

  • “Nice to meet you. I look forward to working with you.”

  • “May I ask what you do at your company?”

  ✅ Students repeat after you.
  ✅ Call on a few students to say a short intro with their job title and company.

  0:15–0:25 | Listening Practice

  Play or read a short dialogue of two professionals meeting for the first time online.

  Example Dialogue:
  Alex: “Hi, I’m Alex Chen. I’m a project manager at Global Tech.”
  Maria: “Nice to meet you, Alex. I’m Maria, a sales executive with Green Solutions. What do you focus on at Global Tech?”
  Alex: “Mainly B2B projects in Europe. What about you?”
  Maria: “I handle client relationships in the APAC region.”

  👉 Task: Ask students comprehension questions:

  • What does Alex do?

  • What region does Maria handle?

  • What polite phrase did they use?

  0:25–0:40 | Guided Speaking Practice

  On screen, display a structure for a professional self-introduction:

  1. Name

  2. Job Title

  3. Company

  4. Responsibilities

  5. Optional: Years of experience, location, or industry

  🎯 Breakout Room Task (or Pair Work):

  • In pairs, students introduce themselves professionally.

  • Then ask each other:

    • “What are your main responsibilities?”

    • “How long have you been in your current role?”

  • Monitor breakout rooms and give feedback when they return.

  0:40–0:50 | Small Talk in Business Settings

  Teach key polite questions and responses for starting a conversation online:

  • “How’s business these days?”

  • “Have you worked with our team before?”

  • “Is this your first time joining this kind of meeting?”

  • “What are your expectations for today?”

  🎤 Quick Pair Practice: Students ask each other 1–2 questions from the screen using breakout rooms or open mic.

  0:50–0:58 | Final Task: Simulated Networking

  Task: Students take turns introducing themselves to the group as if they're in a professional online networking event.

  • Include job title, company, location, and one personal fact or interest.

  • (teacher) give brief feedback after each introduction.

  0:58–1:00 | Wrap-Up & Homework

  • Review 3–4 useful phrases from the lesson.

  • Ask: “How confident do you feel introducing yourself now?”
    ✅ Assign Homework (Optional):

  • Write a short self-introduction email to a new colleague using today’s phrases.

  •  feedback when they return.

• Level: Low Intermediate to Intermediate
  Dur

• ation: 60 minutes
  Audience: Business professionals (online class)

0:40–0:50 | Small Talk in Business Settings

Teach key polite questions and responses for starting a conversation online:

• “How’s business these days?

• “Have you worked with our team before?

• “Is this your first time joining this kind of meeting?

• “What are your expectations for today?

🎤 Quick Pair Practice: Students ask each other 1–2 questions from the screen using breakout rooms or open mic.

0:50–0:58 | Final Task: Simulated Networking

Task: Students take turns introducing themselves to the group as if they're in a professional online networking event.

• Include job title, company, location, and one personal fact or interest.

• You (teacher) give brief feedback after each introduction.

0:58–1:00 | Wrap-Up & Homework

• Review 3–4 useful phrases from the lesson.

• Ask: “How confident do you feel introducing yourself now?”
  ✅ Assign Homework (Optional):

• Write a short self-introduction email to a new colleague using today’s phrases.