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In this episode of our ongoing Business English Podcast series on business negotiations in English, we will discuss how to overcome blockage in a negotiation.

Usually we think of blockage in terms of stumbling blocks, or obstacles, to agreement. But blockage can also be any impediment to creating maximum value. En otras palabras, we’re not only interested in removing obstacles to a deal but also in removing obstacles to a better deal. Doing this successfully often requires thinking outside the box, es decir, thinking creatively.

Entonces en este episodio, we’ll study overcoming barriers. En particular, we’ll focus on identifying stumbling blocks, exploring alternatives, and moving towards agreement.

Recall that Peter, owner of Textacular, has been trying to buy Maxine’s company, Gamester, as part of his strategy to roll up other small businesses. His ultimate goal is to increase the value of his own operation so he can sell it to a larger company for a handsome profit. In previous episodes, Peter had tried to acquire Maxine’s company, but talks reached an impasse when Maxine wouldn’t climb down from or reduce her price of 15 millón.

In today’s listening, Peter calls Maxine back to restart talks. A medida que escucha, focus on the language they use to remove obstacles to agreement.

Preguntas de escucha

1. How does Peter suggest restarting talks with Maxine?
2. What does Peter identifying as the main stumbling block to a deal?
3. What does Peter mean when he says, “It’s not a question of growth for us, it’s a question of survival.”
4. What is Peter’s key insight that enables Maxine and him to overcome their blockage?

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En este episodio de podcast de inglés comercial, we’ll study the skills and language of bargaining. This podcast is part of an ongoing series on negotiation skills.

Bargaining is the process of swapping or trading concessions – en otras palabras, “You give me something, and I’ll give you something in return.” This is also called making offers and counter-offers. The goal is to reach a compromise – a result in which both sides benefit.

Today’s listening focuses on a typical bargaining situation. Paul is a purchasing manager for a construction company. Tony is a supplier of anchor bolts – large metal screws used in building projects. They are in the middle of a telephone conversation in which they are negotiating an order. Tony has already opened the discussion and clarified Paul’s basic needs. Now they need to agree on the quantity and price.

A medida que escucha, focus on the language that they use to swap concessions and reach a deal.

Preguntas de escucha:

1. What does Paul mean when he says he’ll be “throwing more business your way?”
2. Tony suggests a way of helping Paul get a higher discount. Qué es?
3. When Tony says to Paul, “You drive a hard bargain!” Qué quiere decir?

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Negotiations don’t always go according to plan. Disagreement is part of life. But to build lasting relationships, coping with failure is even more important than celebrating success. So in this show, we’ll examine a deal that does not get completed. We’ll look at making a final offer as well as expressing dissatisfaction and regret. En particular, we’ll focus on maintaining goodwill even when talks break down.

Peter es el propietario del proveedor de juegos y tonos de llamada para teléfonos móviles., Textacular. He is in discussions with Maxine about buying her company, Gamester. Finalmente, Peter wants to sell his business to a larger, proveedor de servicios regional con fines de lucro, so he is attempting to roll up or buy other small companies to increase the value of his business. But Maxine wants €15 million for her business, and Peter isn’t prepared to pay that much.

A medida que escucha, pay attention to how Peter makes a final offer, how Maxine declines it, and how they both work to maintain goodwill.

Preguntas de escucha

1) What are Maxine’s reasons for staying firm on price?
2) What does Peter say to justify not being able to pay more?
3) How does Maxine leave open the possibility for future cooperation?

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En esta lección de Business English Pod veremos cómo aclarar y evaluar posiciones durante una negociación..

Una parte importante de cualquier discusión es dejar clara nuestra posición.; al mismo tiempo, debemos asegurarnos de comprender el punto de vista de la otra parte. Lograr un entendimiento mutuo puede ayudarnos a ahorrar dinero al evitar oportunidades perdidas.. Adicionalmente, El objetivo final de cualquier negociación es crear valor.. Por lo tanto, evaluación – determinar si una oferta o posición es buena o mala – Juega un papel importante. Entonces, en este programa estudiaremos cómo establecer, aclarando, y evaluar posiciones.

Peter es el propietario del proveedor de juegos y tonos de llamada para teléfonos móviles., Textacular. Él está intentando enrollarse, o comprar, otras pequeñas empresas como la suya en un esfuerzo por aumentar el valor de su empresa. Finalmente, quiere vender su negocio a una empresa más grande, proveedor de servicios regional con fines de lucro. En la escucha, él se está reuniendo con maxine, dueño de gamester, para discutir una posible fusión. A medida que escucha, preste atención a cómo aclaran y evalúan las posiciones de los demás.

Preguntas de escucha

1) ¿Cuál es la fuente básica de desacuerdo entre Maxine y Peter??
2) ¿Cuáles son las razones de Maxine para insistir en su precio??
3) ¿Qué quiere decir Pedro cuando dice que ha hecho “meses de debida diligencia?”

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This is part of an ongoing series on negotiations. En este episodio de podcast de inglés comercial, we’ll study how to open a traditional commercial negotiation between buyer and seller. We’ll focus on creating goodwill, comenzando, setting ground rules, suggesting an agenda and exploring possibilities.

We’ll be listening to a telephone conversation between Tony, a supplier of building materials, y Paul, a purchasing manager for a large construction company in Canada. Paul is buying materials for a harbor project. A harbor is a protected area of water where boats dock, or park. For this project, Paul needs to buy anchor bolts. These bolts are the thick steel screws that are embedded or buried in concrete to support or anchor structural steel columns. Structural columns refer to the steel frameworks that hold buildings up.

This is the first time Tony and Paul have talked on the phone. A medida que escucha, pay attention to the language they use to get the negotiation started, y trata de responder las siguientes preguntas.

Preguntas de escucha

1. How does Tony begin off the phone call to establish goodwill?
2. How long does Paul say he has available for the phone call?
3. Paul asks Tony how he will be using the bolts. How does Tony respond?
4. What other option does Paul want to explore with Tony?

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This Business English Podcast episode on relationship building is part of an ongoing series on negotiation skills.

In negotiation, establishing a good relationship based on trust makes it possible to jointly search for creative solutions, to overcome blockage and even to turn conflict into a productive force.

Both Peter and Maxine are owners of local telecommunication services that provide mobile phone users with ring tones and games. Peter’s company, Textacular, has a significant presence in Denmark; mientras tanto, Maxine’s company, Gamester, is based in northern Germany.

Peter is working on a plan to sell his business to a large, European-wide telecom service provider. In an effort to increase his company’s value so that he can get more money for it, Peter wants to roll up or buy other local services like his. In today’s listening, he is having lunch with Maxine to find out whether she might be interested in selling her company. A medida que comienza el diálogo, they have just ordered their food.

Preguntas de escucha

1) Have Peter and Maxine met before?
2) What does Peter say is his and Maxine’s “biggest overlapping concern?”
3) How does Peter bring up the subject of a possible merger between his and Maxine’s company?

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Este es el comienzo de una nueva serie de Business English Podcast sobre las habilidades y el lenguaje de la negociación en inglés..

Durante los próximos meses exploraremos el tema en una serie de podcasts que examinan varias negociaciones comerciales típicas y el lenguaje utilizado en cada etapa del proceso..

El programa de hoy es el primero de una secuencia de dos partes sobre los fundamentos de la estrategia de negociación.. Escucharemos una entrevista con el experimentado consultor de gestión Brian Fields.. Brian analiza conceptos clave y consideraciones estratégicas importantes.. El diálogo nos enseña tanto vocabulario útil como habilidades útiles..

Preguntas de escucha

1) ¿Cuáles son los principales errores que comete la gente en una negociación??
2) ¿Qué es una MAAN?, o “mejor alternativa a un acuerdo negociado?”
3) ¿Qué piensa Brian sobre la idea de “ganar-ganar” negociaciones

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