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Hello everyone how are you doing today I'm聽
sure you're here because you want to get聽聽
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professional and learn business english right well聽
you might think that business english is kind of a聽聽
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boring subject but it doesn't have to be聽
and today we are going to make it both fun聽聽
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and memorable for you by teaching it to you聽
with some of your favorite tv series aww yeah聽聽
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so business english as you might already imagine聽
is an area of english that deals with the context聽聽
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of business now this is one of the areas of聽
english that receives the most attention and it聽聽
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business english聽is just such a broad term you probably think about聽聽
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it as just the words that you need to learn to聽
be able to use in a business context right but in聽聽
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fact in many ways it is also about the technique聽
now when you learn words for business english you聽聽
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probably need to learn them related to meetings聽
presentations job interviews and negotiation聽聽
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but you also need to learn the technique that聽
is associated with those different areas so for聽聽
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example if we look at job interviews not only do聽
you need to know the words that you will need if聽聽
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you have an interview in english but it's also聽
important that you know how to talk about your聽聽
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past work experience and career goals in english聽
and another common misconception that I hear from聽聽
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english learners all the time is that they think聽
that they only have to learn formal english to聽聽
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be able to communicate in business context but聽
business english often is and should be informal聽聽
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so in this lesson we will teach you different bits聽
of language and give you advice so you know what聽聽
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to say and how to say it but of course before we聽
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new lessons let's begin with the english that聽
you're likely to use at the workplace but first of聽聽
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all what is the workplace now at the start of the聽
session i'll had you write down an incident that聽聽
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you found offensive in the workplace now what I'm聽
going to do is choose one and we're going to act聽聽
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the workplace is the place where people work聽
such as an office or factory similarly the聽聽
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workforce is all the people who work in聽
a particular industry or company we just聽聽
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fired one-third of their workforce it's聽
unseemly to go through their pockets as well
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let's talk meetings now in companies聽
people arrange meetings to brainstorm聽聽
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ideas find solutions to problems and figure聽
out courses of action on a certain activity
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in this lesson we're including text definitions聽
of some words highly relevant to this topic don't聽聽
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miss out on them and feel free to pause the video聽
if you need more reading time let's start with the聽聽
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basic collocations that go with the word meeting聽
some of the main ones are to arrange a meeting聽聽
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which means to organize one similarly when you聽
call a meeting you decide a meeting is necessary聽聽
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so that a certain topic can be discussed michael聽
bluth had called a meeting with the family's聽聽
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long-time attorney to discuss his father's聽
incarceration I am so sorry he was a client聽聽
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to hold a meeting means to direct a meeting in聽
a more casual tone you can say to run a meeting聽聽
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would you want me to write a meeting for yourself聽
uh or even better could you mail this letter for聽聽
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me you can't just give that to a mailman I can't聽
trust a mailman with this this is important聽聽
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then you attend a meeting which is the formal聽
alternative to simply saying go to a meeting聽聽
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we said that in meetings people try to figure out聽
or define a course of action this is the set of聽聽
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actions to be taken people often also say plan聽
of action or poa for short what's your course of聽聽
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action here saul's guy kooby tracks him down which聽
shouldn't take long and when he does I'm gonna
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I'm gonna talk to him
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inside the fluency circle oh yeah聽聽
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now of course meetings are also the place聽
where people discuss different issues and聽聽
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agree or disagree on some different ideas now聽
when expressing your opinion in english it can be聽聽
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a little bit tricky you need to be cautious聽
and polite when you're doing this in a聽聽
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business context especially if you are trying聽
to communicate some strong idea that you have聽聽
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so let's take a look at some ways that you can do聽
this in such cases it's always a safe option to聽聽
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start your statement with in my opinion or from聽
my point of view michael scott here uses this聽聽
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expression although the general idea is not very聽
business wow what a day feels more like a night聽聽
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at a party than a day at work well in my opinion聽
business should feel like a night out night at
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the there's roxbury to be music if you want聽
to state a strong opinion then you could say聽聽
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for example to be perfectly frank I聽
think we should terminate this contract聽聽
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on account of that they've failed聽
to deliver the goods on time
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like meetings the realm of presentations is very聽聽
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wide ranging and we can only hope to聽
scratch the surface with this lesson聽聽
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now if you're giving a presentation it's really聽
important that you're able to put emphasis on聽聽
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certain points so that you can kind of drive home聽
the point that you're making that is you can kind聽聽
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of put strength behind your message now of course聽
one way that you could do this is by using words聽聽
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like a lot really or very but if you do this聽
too much it can sound very repetitive it can聽聽
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be ineffective and it can even sound a little bit聽
boring so you'll kind of lose your audience now聽聽
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we're going to look at some better ways that you聽
can do this but first let's start off with a quiz聽聽
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which of these can we not use as an alternative聽
to vary or a lot painfully fully heavily
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trick question all these are actually great聽
alternatives to use painfully as in it's painfully聽聽
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obvious clear evident apparent it may be possible聽
that nelson actually believes he didn't have聽聽
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that much to do with the founding of pied piper聽
either because but it is painfully obvious that聽聽
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he had a huge hand in it you could say fully in聽
collocations such as fully aware accept understand聽聽
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fully booked informed etc good news the majority聽
of the nation's networks are fully operational聽聽
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I hardly call that good news senator and聽
you know full well it wasn't the chinese聽聽
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I fully believe that a woman should be in charge聽
of what happens to her body in this case the body聽聽
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is anne's and the woman in charge of it is me you聽
could say heavily in collocations like heavily聽聽
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involved criticized dependent reliant influenced聽
it seems that as a 13 year old george michael had聽聽
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been heavily influenced by the star wars films and聽
had endeavoured to recreate his favorite moments聽聽
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we suspect rex wolf is laying low in a聽
breakaway territory in eastern moldova聽聽
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this area is heavily dependent on聽
contraband and drug running and聽聽
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unfortunately the u.s has no聽
intelligence or diplomatic presence there聽聽
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lastly you could say sharply to describe a rise聽
or drop in a presentation about numbers example聽聽
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oil prices fell sharply these measures could聽
sharply reduce pollution from road traffic talking聽聽
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about numbers is another significant component of聽
business presentations we need to become familiar聽聽
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with ways we can use to describe compare and聽
contrast numbers and interpret and explain charts聽聽
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to describe a decline or a decrease in numbers聽
you could use drop fall and dip their share of聽聽
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the market dropped to 50 this year prices fell聽
sharply yesterday profits dipped slightly last聽聽
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year but if numbers experience a sharp decrease聽
you could say slump crash collapse or plummet 4聽聽
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28 in the morning here in the oc I'm john beard聽
well there is some more grim economic news today聽聽
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the housing prices continue to plummet and the聽
economy say it may take swipe some what are聽聽
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you what are you doing you could also say in the聽
recession the company's profits plunged 60 sales聽聽
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slumped by 20 last year to describe an increase in聽
numbers you can use climb rise and go up example聽聽
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inflation climbed two percent last month the聽
divorce rate has risen steadily since the 1950s聽聽
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to describe a stronger rise you could use surge聽
rocket soar go through the roof jump example聽聽
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online sales have surged because of the pandemic聽
sales of their new cd have gone through the roof聽聽
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now of course a job interview is another聽
area where your business english will be聽聽
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put to the test and as we mentioned earlier聽
it's not only important that you learn the聽聽
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words necessary that you'll need to use in a job聽
interview but it also requires a lot of practice聽聽
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and focus and kind of understanding the different聽
kind of questions that you might be asked so as聽聽
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you can imagine this is difficult even for聽
native speakers and it's going to require聽聽
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a lot of preparation for you so we will give you聽
some brief tips here but if you would like a more聽聽
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focused video on english for job interviews聽
then just give us a like down below聽聽
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to let us know and we'll make that聽
for you alright now at a job interview聽聽
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you'll be asked about your background previous聽
experience your accomplishments your weaknesses聽聽
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etc you want to make sure to get a good first聽
impression so seriously do I do I look okay聽聽
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I'm a little nervous oh yeah you really you look聽
great yeah you know just don't get your hopes up
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why not well the interview what about it you聽
know you don't make a very good first impression聽聽
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what oh you don't know if you're lucky you'll pass聽
the first round of questions and be appointed to聽聽
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a second round let's start out with a general聽
question what can you say when an interviewer聽聽
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asks you about your background they'll probably聽
ask you can you tell me a little about yourself聽聽
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needless to say you don't want to聽
do what this guy did why don't you聽聽
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tell me a little about yourself peter in聽
japan how to search number one steady head聽聽
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this one is a little more practical but聽
keep in mind that it's a comedy show聽聽
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okay eagleton ron tell me a little about yourself聽
well I love the outdoors love nature amen聽聽
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I'm a big believer in environmental conservation聽
recycling and composting and like I'm a yoga nut聽聽
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and I'm a nut nut you need to do your homework聽
and have a clear idea of how to respond to each聽聽
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question that you know you're likely to be asked聽
the key to nailing the question can you tell me聽聽
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a little about yourself is speaking briefly and聽
relevantly to the job you don't want to give a 10聽聽
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minute summary of your life so focus on things聽
related to the work and your career objectives聽聽
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some common phrases people say at job interviews聽
to respond to this question are I thrive on聽聽
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challenges I work well under pressure I would聽
describe myself as detail oriented and proactive聽聽
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I always appreciate constructive criticism聽
about my job performance I thrive on it um聽聽
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are you okay glorious got down to business at聽
the coffee shop finished the poem I worked better聽聽
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under pressure crawler I like you I could tell聽
from the moment I walked in here that we were聽聽
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one and the same needs you oriented love crunching聽
numbers however I cannot emphasize this next point聽聽
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enough do not lie in a job interview just because聽
you think that it's something that sounds good聽聽
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or that you think will make it more likely聽
that you'll get hired this is not the case聽聽
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if they catch you lying or if they just feel聽
like you're not very honest they're not going聽聽
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to hire you for the job so what I recommend that聽
you do instead is that you reflect on what your聽聽
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real strengths and weaknesses are and actually聽
write those down and think about how you can best聽聽
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communicate those in the interview and especially聽
important is to think of actual examples of this聽聽
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from your past work experience or if you聽
haven't worked in the past then just think聽聽
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about any other projects that you've had or聽
anything else from your life that you can give聽聽
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that will really kind of show how you聽
will be working in the actual job then聽聽
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when asked about your interest in the job you聽
could say you want to take on more responsibility聽聽
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do you know what the phrasal verb聽
take on means avoid delegate undertake
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that's right take on means to undertake a task or聽
responsibility especially a difficult one hey stew聽聽
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you busy just updating my blog because i've got聽
an important assignment for you great I'm really聽聽
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ready to take on more responsibility around here聽
yeah I applaud that if the interview asks you聽聽
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why should we hire you you could say I'm a perfect聽
fit for this job because let's see fit used in聽聽
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some examples well both me and ben are trying聽
to help april find a new job we thought maybe聽聽
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she could work for you I feel like it would be聽
a perfect fit although I don't know exactly what聽聽
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you guys do here I'm guessing it's a business聽
maybe there's something for you at glendon hill聽聽
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that's nice of you to say but I'm not the right聽
fit for a place sure you are 20 years experience聽聽
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in the nonprofit sphere we coordinate all the聽
time with ngos you'd be a valuable asset to us
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and finally when it comes to negotiation there's聽
a lot of technique and even strategy involved so聽聽
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in this section of the lesson we're going聽
to look at some different vocabulary that聽聽
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you will need if you're negotiating so in聽
negotiation you might have heard of a compromise聽聽
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now a compromise means to come to an agreement聽
where both sides kind of lower their expectations聽聽
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so just to kind of give you an example of this聽
say that you want to sell me something at 100聽聽
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but I only want to pay 50 for that thing聽
well we could compromise by me paying you 75聽聽
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for that thing and another expression you聽
might hear that kind of means the same thing聽聽
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is to meet someone in the middle so I would聽
say hey meet me in the middle i'll pay you 75聽聽
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I let claire think she's in charge I hide what I聽
want in something bigger and more expensive then聽聽
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when she rejects that we compromise on what I聽
wanted all along I call my method the trojan聽聽
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horse now when things are moving along in a聽
negotiation and you make an offer you would聽聽
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say the ball is in their court which means that聽
it's their turn to either accept the offer or聽聽
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make a counter offer in other words make an offer聽
that's different example we've made him an offer聽聽
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but now he has to decide whether to accept the聽
ball is in his court in the context of contract聽聽
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negotiation if you agree to the terms of said聽
contract you're ready to sign on the dotted line聽聽
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so as you've seen in today's lesson聽
watching series like the office聽聽
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suits and mad men can be a great way to聽
pick up on business english vocabulary聽聽
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so if you need to learn business english a really聽
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a great series like this and of course you'll聽
have a lot of fun doing it and if you want to聽聽
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