Professional Small Talk: Open, Develop, and Close
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WRITING PRACTICE
A Professional Networking Follow-Up
Write a brief follow-up that reconnects, recalls value and proposes one appropriate next step.
Your goal
Write a brief follow-up that reconnects, recalls value and proposes one appropriate next step.
Why this lesson / ทำไมต้องเรียนบทนี้
Reader and purpose guide the model analysis, drafting, checking and independent rewrite.
เขียนข้อความติดตามผลแบบสั้นที่เชื่อมต่อการสนทนาเดิม ย้ำประโยชน์ และเสนอขั้นตอนถัดไปที่เหมาะสม ผู้อ่านและวัตถุประสงค์เป็นตัวกำหนดการวิเคราะห์ตัวอย่าง การร่าง การตรวจ และการเขียนใหม่ด้วยตนเอง
Progress Focus · how the final task is assessed
COM · Reader outcomeMakes the purpose and requested action clear to the reader.0 not yet · 1 with support · 2 independently
ORG · OrganisationOrders information so the reader can act quickly.0 not yet · 1 with support · 2 independently
FP · Independent writingProduces and improves an original message.0 not yet · 1 with support · 2 independently
Lesson structure · 30-minute route
3 minDefine reader and purpose4 minStudy a useful model5 minCollect precise language5 minPlan from keywords8 minDraft and test with a reader5 minFinal writing task
For maximum benefit, unfinished personal examples may be completed after class. The core lesson still ends with an independent performance.
TEACHER Teacher Lesson Plan · Read before class
- Set the listener, purpose and final outcome.
- Use the model for noticing, not line-by-line reading.
- Let the learner select and personalise useful language.
- Run supported practice, then remove the support.
- Delay feedback until the message is complete.
- Score the final task, give one improvement point and require a focused retry.
Define reader and purpose
You met a useful contact yesterday. Write a message that sounds personal and purposeful, not like a mass template.
Learner does: explain the listener, purpose and successful outcome in your own words.
Teacher Help · Stage 1
Ask the learner to state the listener, purpose and successful outcome in plain English. Move on only when the task is clear.
Study a useful model
Subject: Good to meet you at the service forum
Hi Ana, it was good to compare onboarding challenges yesterday. Your point about early check-ins was especially useful. I can send the checklist I mentioned. Would a short call next Wednesday be useful?
Hi Ana, it was good to compare onboarding challenges yesterday. Your point about early check-ins was especially useful. I can send the checklist I mentioned. Would a short call next Wednesday be useful?
Learner does: identify the job of each part of the model before borrowing any language.
Teacher Help · Stage 2
Use the model once for meaning. Ask what each part achieves; do not turn the model into a long read-aloud exercise.
Collect precise language
| Reconnect |
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| Recall value |
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| Next step |
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Learner does: explain the meaning of each group and create one true workplace example from every row.
Teacher Help · Stage 3
Check meaning and appropriacy before correcting form. Keep only language the learner can explain and personalise.
Plan from keywords
Learner does: Write to a peer you met at an event.
Use keywords only. Change names, figures, reasons and actions so the message is yours.
Teacher Help · Stage 4
Limit the plan to reader, purpose and five to seven keywords. The learner should draft from the plan, not copy the model.
Draft and test with a reader
- Rewrite for a potential client.
- Remove any sentence that does not help the reader act.
Retry rule: after feedback, repeat the weakest part with one changed condition.
Teacher Help · Stage 5
Read as the intended reader and identify any unclear purpose, action or deadline. The learner decides and makes the revision.
Final writing task · independent rewrite
Write an 80–100 word follow-up with one specific reference and one low-pressure next step.
Success: complete the task independently and make the listener’s next action or understanding clear.
Teacher Help · Final assessment
Do not supply wording during the final task. Score the three Progress Focus areas, give one precise improvement point and run a shorter retry.
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