English Negotiation Skills and Cultural Differences: From Preparation to Proposal Stage
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DescriptionDan Poston, a professor and dean at the School of Business, shared his experiences with negotiation. In fact, the longer you sit and listen, the more often they reveal additional insights you need to succeed in the negotiation.
In the next lesson, we will move on to the next stages of negotiation: making proposals and counter-proposals. This is what many people think of as bargaining, where specifics are discussed back and forth. In any case, we always hope this stage leads to the agreement stage.
Listening Comprehension- agreement
noun
1. compatibility of observations
e.g. there was no agreement between theory and measurement
the results of two tests were in correspondenceSynonym: correspondence
2. the thing arranged or agreed to
e.g. they made arrangements to meet in Chicago
Synonym: arrangement
3. the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises
e.g. they had an agreement that they would not interfere in each other's business
there was an understanding between management and the workersSynonym: understanding
4. the verbal act of agreeing
5. the determination of grammatical inflection on the basis of word relations
Synonym: concord
6. harmony of people's opinions or actions or characters
e.g. the two parties were in agreement
Synonym: accord
- relationship
noun
1. a relation between people
(`relationship' is often used where `relation' would serve, as in `the relationship between inflation and unemployment', but the preferred usage of `relationship' is for human relations or states of relatedness)e.g. the relationship between mothers and their children
Synonym: human relationship
2. (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption
Synonym: kinshipfamily relationship
3. a state of connectedness between people (especially an emotional connection)
e.g. he didn't want his wife to know of the relationship
4. a state involving mutual dealings between people or parties or countries
- negotiation
noun
1. the activity or business of negotiating an agreement
coming to terms2. a discussion intended to produce an agreement
e.g. the buyout negotiation lasted several days
they disagreed but kept an open dialogue
talks between Israelis and PalestiniansSynonym: dialoguetalks
- perspectives
- bargaining
noun
1. the negotiation of the terms of a transaction or agreement
- experiences
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