Professional & Business English: Negotiating Vocabulary

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: More professional English: 11 English Expressions for Starting a New Job or Business 12 Common English Expressions for Work 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?