Shark Tank: Pitch Business Product

Lesson Plan Overview:

The Shark Tank– Pitch a Business Product uses the internationally recognised Reality TV show The Shark Tank as the backstory to support learners to improve their pitching and public speaking skills. Learners develop the target language by taking part in a series of training challenges to achieve their mission

Mission Aims

To develop and deliver an Oscar-worthy pitch in order to secure investment to grow yo business
To make robust financial decisions by analysing information and asking questions

Training Challenges:

Listen to a business pitch
Scope a pitch – the content
Question the entrepreneurs
Develop a pitch
Deliver an investment-winning pitch

Target Language & Approach:

Language to structure and organise information
Language to describe business products: The features and the benefits
Interactive communication -Asking and responding to questions, exchanging information, expressing opinions, persuading and justifying, agreeing and disagreeing
Individual & collaborative teamwork

Perfect for:

Business professionals, students & mature teens with B2+ English level
Small and large groups. In-company. Adaptable for 1-to-1 situations
Online and physical learning environments
All business cultures – materials editable
Teaching style and tone – dynamic, modern non-corporate feel- edit as appropriate