Networking is important for business opportunities because it allows you to meet new people, learn about their work and needs, and find potential partners or clients. It exposes you to new ideas and opportunities you may not find otherwise. However, networking takes time and effort away from other tasks. It also requires social skills that not everyone enjoys or finds easy. Overall, networking is worthwhile as it expands your professional network and connections, which can lead to new collaborations and business if done consistently over time.

1. Unit 1
Working Life

2. How do you
describe your
work?

3. How do you
describe your
work?
Glamourous

4. How do you
describe your
work?
Glamourous
Demanding

5. How do you
describe your
work?
Glamourous
Demanding
Varied

6. How do you
describe your
work?
Glamourous
Demanding
Varied
Routine

7. How do you
describe your
work?
Glamourous
Demanding
Varied
Routine
Stressful

8. What comes to mind when
thinking of this post/career?

9. What comes to mind when
thinking of this post/career?
CEO

10. What comes to mind when
thinking of this post/career?
CEO
CPA

11. What comes to mind when
thinking of this post/career?
CEO
CPA
VP-MARKETING

12. What comes to mind when
thinking of this post/career?
CEO
CPA
VP-MARKETING
GARDENER

13. What comes to mind when
thinking of this post/career?
CEO
CPA
VP-MARKETING
GARDENER
CHEF

14. Ingrid - Project Coordinator

15. Ingrid - Project Coordinator
Bureaucracy: the way government
gets things done
Depressing
Worthwhile
Rewarding
Sense of achievement

16. Mansour - Air Traffic
Controller

17. Mansour - Air Traffic
Controller
To be in charge of
Challenging
Exhausted
Rewarding

18. Introduction and Saying
What You Do

19. Introduction and Saying
What You Do
Luc Akele - Area Manager

20. Introduction and Saying
What You Do
Luc Akele - Area Manager
Oversee project in sub-Sahara Africa
operation, making sure money is well-
spent, report to sponsors.

21. Introduction and Saying
What You Do
Luc Akele - Area Manager
Oversee project in sub-Sahara Africa
operation, making sure money is well-
spent, report to sponsors.
Jo Johansson - deal with fund applications

22. Introduction and Saying
What You Do
Luc Akele - Area Manager
Oversee project in sub-Sahara Africa
operation, making sure money is well-
spent, report to sponsors.
Jo Johansson - deal with fund applications
Walter Myer: responsible for medical
donation program, handle inter-
government work

23. Activity
Think of a career
Not too common, not to difficult to
guess
Write 5 sentences of its job description
The rest tries to guess the answer

24. How to Introduce Yourself in
a Business Setting

25. Introduce yourself and ask
about job
Hello, I don’t think we’ve met.
What company are you from?
Who do you work for?
Which company do you represent?
What’s your line of business?
Please call me [fill in your first name]

26. What’s your position there?
What do you do there?
I’m + position
Tip: Offer the information before
being asked. It makes the
conversation more relaxed.

27. Introduce someone else
The 1st person’s full name & position
The 2nd person’s full name & position
How do you do? [Formal]
I’m very well, thank you.
Nice to meet you.
And you.

28. Speed Networking
What is networking?
To meet people [suppliers, vendors,
sales agents etc] for potential
business opportunities, or for
promising business partners or
clients
To mingle: to mix - to start talking to
different people for the above purpose

29. Discussion Point
Why is it important to network?
Why do you think networking is a
good way for business opportunities? Is
there any drawbacks?