Posterous theme by Cory Watilo

First Few Minutes - Warmer

Think of what you would ask or say in the first few minutes:

  • on entering the office of a person you are going to negotiate with, before the
    real business discussion starts
  • while chatting for a few minutes at the start of a meeting, waiting for people to arrive
  • at the beginning of a telephone call, chatting with a colleague from another
    country who you know well but you haven’t seen for some time 

Write down two questions on a piece of paper for each of the situation (a total of six different questions).

You will be put together with another person and will role play that situation with that person using the topic given to you by the teacher. Continue talking until the teacher tells you to change partners. Be prepared to share with the rest of the class the information you learn about the other people.