Negotiating: Office English episode 9

It can be stressful to make sure you get the best price for something. Do you know how to open a negotiation in English? How can we be firm and professional in a negotiation? In this episode of Office English, Pippa and Phil talk about negotiating at work. (Cover image: Getty)
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Are you good at negotiating at work? What area of business English do you want to improve? Let us know in the comments! 👇😊

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Haggling means negotiating the price of something to try and get it cheaper. It's like a friendly back-and-forth about money to get a better deal. I learned a new word thank you so much BBC learning.😁❤️

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@@bbclearningenglish My daughter said I haggled a lot while we were on holiday, and it's true! 😂

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My native language is Arabic ,and I consider English the best for me with my Arabic ,I wish to travel to london oneday ☺️☺️ Thanks bbc 🌹

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Negotiation has significant role in our daily lives.A good negotiator may will win every conversation.

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Though I rarely negotiate at work, I find this episode interesting to listen

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Thanks BBC , I love these topics 😍

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Thank you BBC learning English. I'm from Pakistan

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As an Arabic woman, I really hope I can visit Britain one day to make my dreams come true! ✨💗I graduated from English department 2 years ago, I lost my opportunity in having a seat in postgraduate study😓 and now I have to work as a teacher, however, I really like to work in other fields like in companies. Wish me good luck in my work life.Love you BBC❤

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the situation is the same everywhere............hello from Belarus)

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this kind of topic is a must. thank you

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Looking forward for the next episode.

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听不懂啊

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看字幕呀，然后速度可以调慢一点，多听几遍！！

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@@lsssskk you’ll understand better if you turn on subtitles or make it slower or listen to it a few more times

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Are you good at negotiating at work? What area of business English do you want to improve? Let us know in the comments!