The case for failing well: a short talk on learning from mistakes
A conference-style talk on 'productive failure' models narrative, pacing and subtle persuasion; students craft and deliver their own five-minute talk around a personal failure and a transferable lesson.
C2Adults60 minPresentation
About this lesson
A C2 speaking lesson (presentation). Warm-ups, role plays and discussion tasks — get the whole class talking.
- Level
- C2
- Skill
- Speaking
- Type
- Presentation
- Students
- Adults
- Time
- About 60 minutes
- Topic
- Education & studying
- Activities
- Key words, Speaking / writing task, Reading text, Multiple choice, Matching
- Key words
- productive failure, setback, to reframe, resilience, counterintuitive, Here's the thing., What I didn't realise then was ..., Which brings me back to ..., /, //, CAPITALS, ↘
- Access
- Premium
By the end, students can
- Build a talk around a narrative arc with a clear, transferable idea
- Control pace, emphasis and pausing for rhetorical effect
- Give and act on precise feedback on content and delivery