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; enquanto isso, Maxine’s company, Jogador, 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. Na escuta de hoje, he is having lunch with Maxine to find out whether she might be interested in selling her company. Quando a caixa de diálogo começa, they have just ordered their food.

Perguntas de escuta

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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This is the second in a two-part advanced business English lesson on negotiation strategy. It is part of a longer series of podcasts on the language and skills of negotiating in English.

No primeiro episódio, management consultant Bryan Fields discussed the basics of making a deal. We learned how to avoid some top common mistakes and we reviewed important vocabulary, such as BATNA, bottom line, bargaining chip, win-win, and zone of possible agreement.

Today’s podcast continues the interview with Bryan. Na caixa de diálogo, we’ll learn five important elements of strategy – partidos, interesses, value, power and ethics. And along the way we’ll study useful vocabulary and idioms.

Perguntas de escuta

1) What is the interviewer talking about when he refers to a “trap?”
2) How does Bryan say we should think about interests?
3) In the interview, we learn that overcoming blockage – isso é, getting past problems – is not just about reaching the agreement but also about maximizing what?

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Este é o início de uma nova série de podcasts de inglês para negócios sobre as habilidades e o idioma da negociação em inglês.

Nos próximos meses exploraremos o tema em uma série de podcasts que examinam diversas negociações comerciais típicas e a linguagem usada em cada etapa do processo..

O programa de hoje é o primeiro de uma sequência de duas partes sobre os fundamentos da estratégia de negociação. Ouviremos uma entrevista com o experiente consultor de gestão Brian Fields. Brian discute conceitos-chave e considerações estratégicas importantes. O diálogo nos ensina vocabulário útil e habilidades úteis.

Perguntas de escuta

1) Quais são os principais erros que as pessoas cometem em uma negociação?
2) O que é uma BATNA, ou “melhor alternativa a um acordo negociado?”
3) What does Brian think about the idea of “win-win” negociações

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