Free B2 (Upper-Intermediate) ESL lesson plan — 45 minutes of speaking activities, conversation questions and Persuasive Language grammar practice for online English classes. Student can deliver compelling business presentations using persuasive language techniques.

Mastering Persuasive Presentations

B2⏱ 45 min

Mastering Persuasive Presentations

🎯 Goal: Student can deliver compelling business presentations using persuasive language techniques

📐 Persuasive Language

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#presentations#persuasion#business communication

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Let's talk about presentations before we dive in. I'm curious how you feel about standing up and convincing a room full of people.

“When was the last time you had to convince someone of something important, and how did it go?”

“In your opinion, what makes a presentation truly compelling rather than just okay?”

“If you had to pitch a wild new business idea tomorrow, what would you pitch?”

“Would you rather present to five senior stakeholders or fifty ordinary employees, and why?”

“Have you ever been won over by a great speaker? What did they actually do?”

Fresh topic questions — none repeat until you have seen them all

🎲 Speaking Activity 1

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News Discussion

Read each short news brief, then discuss the questions with me.

8 minutes

🗣️ “In my opinion, this shows that...”

📰 THE IMMERLY TIMES

BREAKING NEWS +++ DISCUSS TODAY'S STORY WITH YOUR TEACHER +++ SHARE YOUR OPINION +++ BREAKING NEWS +++

A tech startup used a single customer testimony in its pitch and secured millions in funding overnight. Investors said the emotional story was more compelling than any spreadsheet full of ROI figures.

Story 1 of 2 · Opinion desk

DISCUSS

Do you think one personal story can really beat hard numbers? How would you emphasize a story in your own pitch?

🎲 Speaking Activity 2

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Would You Rather

Pick one option and justify your choice out loud using our lesson words.

6 minutes

🗣️ “I would rather ... because ...”

Would you rather give a compelling five-minute speech or a boring one-hour report?