► 2 weeks of training ► 4 hours of lectures ► Live seminars with answers to questions ► 4 practical homework exercises ► Group exercises to practice the skills
► Feedback: — Support during the training — Student case studies — Answers to questions — Checking homework
►Dedicated Chat for communication and support ►Learning platform with access to all materials for 3 months
Facial Expression, Smile, Body language, Intonation
Agenda: Making a Good First Impression: Self-introduction
Key Concepts/Strategies/Skills:
Review of some difficult sounds
Stressed syllables
Stressed words
Rhythm
Intonation
In-class practice/ breakout rooms Think of 5 key words that describe you and your experience/ passion/goal / compose and present a 1-minute Self-Introduction
HW practice Record self-introduction/ elevator pitch & listen to/comment on 2 partners' intros
01
Module
Vocabulary Mining, working with a Dictionary, business/tech vocabulary
Agenda: Researching the Field/Company: Building your Vocabulary
Key Concepts/Strategies/Skills:
Review of some difficult sounds
Unstressed/reduced syllables
2-syllable nouns and verbs
Primary and secondary stress
Pitch levels (1-4)
Tone: formal vs informal
In-class practice/ breakout rooms Reading lists of words
HW practice Record a list of 20 difficult words
02
Module
Note-taking, Shadowing
Agenda: Improving your listening Skills
Key Concepts/Strategies/Skills:
listen and discriminate the sounds/stressed syllables
listen for thought groups
listen for focal stress
listen for rising and falling intonation
listen for linking and elision
In-class practice/ breakout rooms
Listening discrimination
Marking up the transcript- Quiz
HW practice Choose a quote from a speech, mark it up and record it.
03
Module
Listening with empathy and understanding, reacting, asking questions; paraphrasing; summarizing
Agenda: Discussion Skills
Key Concepts/Strategies/Skills:
Listen for keywords and new information
Respond with emotion/ pitch/ intonation
Intonation in Yes/No and Wh-questions
In-class practice/ breakout rooms
Listening to questions
Reacting
Confirming understanding through paraphrase and summary
Asking clarifying questions
HW practice
Small talk
Communication with strangers that was scary/uncomfortable.
Do and overcome
04
Module
Responding to interview Qs with confidence and control; Mirroring; Prepare, practice, and improvise.