Lesson 10: Leading High-Stakes Business Meetings – Persuasion, Compromise & Nuanced Opinions
The final B2 lesson: express nuanced opinions and negotiate in professional settings using the conditional and subjunctive moods, idiomatic expressions, and proven consensus-building strategies.
About this lesson
In this final B2 lesson, you will develop the skills to lead demanding business meetings — presenting compelling arguments, proposing compromises, and responding to objections with confidence. You will practise complex structures such as 'si' + past subjunctive + conditional, subjunctive triggers (antes de que, en caso de que, por más que), and key negotiation idioms. The focus is on authentic phrasing, a nuanced tone, and polished professional vocabulary.
40 minutes
What you'll learn
- Express conditions, assumptions, and consequences using structures such as 'si + imperfecto de subjuntivo → condicional' and 'de haber + participio'.
- Use the subjunctive after key expressions (aunque, antes de que, en caso de que, por más que) to convey degrees of certainty, doubt, and attitude.
- Argue your case and negotiate during a meeting: proposing compromises, concessions, deadlines, and action plans.
- Understand and use professional idioms and collocations typical of business and media contexts.
- Structure a conclusion and build consensus while maintaining a polite yet assertive tone.