Finding a middle ground is not easy when it comes to negotiations. Both sides need to compromise and weigh the trade-offs. In this professional English lesson, we go over some key terms to use in negotiations so that all the parties involved are happy with the results. You will learn how to use words and expressions such as: “deadlock”, “dealbreaker”, “bring to the table”, “lowball”, “give-and-take”, “beat around the bush”, and many more. Take the quiz on this lesson: https://www.engvid.com/professional-business-english-negotiating-vocabulary/
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In this lesson:
0:00 English Vocabulary for Negotiating
1:12 middle ground
1:58 compromise
2:13 give-and-take
2:43 alternativesVocabulary Building
3:06 flexibility
3:33 mutual benefit
4:00 reciprocate
4:40 trade-off
5:13 highball & lowball
6:16 proposal & counter-proposal
7:23 deadlock
8:03 dealbreaker
8:44 stand one's ground
9:16 bring to the table
9:55 beat around the bush
10:23 hold all the aces
10:54 keep up one's sleeve
11:25 get back to someone
11:42 What's the best you can do?