Negotiations in English
The key to successful negotiations is a full understanding of the needs and desires of your opponent. Therefore, we have collected some basic tips for successful negotiations.
📍Prepare yourself with facts
Before negotiations, find out as much information as possible about your opponent and think how to take advantage of it.
📍 Decide what you want to achieve before you begin
Decide in advance which issues are priority for you and which are secondary and less important.
📍 Always search for the 'Win-Win' scenario
Most people perceive negotiations as a gain for one party and a loss for the other. Try to find a winning position for both sides
📍Get a decision
Planning, strategy and tactics are useless without agreement. Set deadlines, discuss criteria to reach agreement.
And, of course, key vocabulary that will help convey your thoughts clearly and convincingly.
Beginning negotiations
- I'm excited for the opportunity to work together.
- Before we begin, why don't we nail down the main points of the agenda?
- Before we begin, why don’t we define the main points of work? ⠀
✍️Making a proposal:
- How about doing the following?
- I think the best course of action is to ... ⠀
🙅♂️Rejecting a proposal:
- With all due respect, I must decline your offer.
- I'm afraid that's not a feasible option for me.
- I'm afraid this is not a profitable option for me.
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