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This document provides a list of common phrases used in business English negotiations. The phrases are organized into categories for welcoming and establishing rapport, setting the negotiation agenda, making and responding to proposals, clarifying positions, compromising, agreeing, objecting, giving reasons, and concluding negotiations. Sample phrases include "It's my pleasure to welcome you to...", "Our main priority is...", "We propose that...", "I have some reservations about that...", and "Let's just confirm the details, then."
This document provides a list of common phrases used in business English negotiations. The phrases are organized into categories for welcoming and establishing rapport, setting the negotiation agenda, making and responding to proposals, clarifying positions, compromising, agreeing, objecting, giving reasons, and concluding negotiations. Sample phrases include "It's my pleasure to welcome you to...", "Our main priority is...", "We propose that...", "I have some reservations about that...", and "Let's just confirm the details, then."
This document provides a list of common phrases used in business English negotiations. The phrases are organized into categories for welcoming and establishing rapport, setting the negotiation agenda, making and responding to proposals, clarifying positions, compromising, agreeing, objecting, giving reasons, and concluding negotiations. Sample phrases include "It's my pleasure to welcome you to...", "Our main priority is...", "We propose that...", "I have some reservations about that...", and "Let's just confirm the details, then."
Negotiation Phrases and Vocabulary in Business English
Welcoming and Establishing a Rapport Prioritising Interests
It’s my pleasure to welcome you to … The most important issue for us is … I would like to welcome you to … Our intention is … Is this your first visit to …? Our main priority is … Did you have a good journey? We might like to … Setting the Negotiation Agenda Giving Clarification in Negotiations I would like now to begin by suggesting If I understood you correctly … the following agenda. Are you suggesting that … To start with, I think we should Do you mean … establish the overall procedure What exactly do you mean by …? Is this okay with you? I’m not sure I fully understand your Negotiation Phrases for Making Proposals point. We’d like to propose that … Could you clarify one point for me? We propose / suggest … Could you be more specific? Regarding your proposal, our position Can we summarize your position up to is... this point? How do you feel about … Am I right in thinking that …? Responding to Suggestions Negotiation Phrases for Compromising Maybe it would be better to … If you were prepared to …, we might be Perhaps a better idea would be … able to… May we offer an alternative? We We are ready to accept your offer; propose that … however, there would be one condition. From where we stand, a better solution Would you be willing to accept a might be … compromise? Agreeing – Reacting to a Negotiation In return for this, would you be willing Proposal to …? I think we can both agree that… Accepting a Negotiation Proposal I agree with you on that point. This agreement is acceptable to us. I think that would be acceptable. I think we have reached an agreement Negotiation Phrases for Objecting here. That’s not exactly how I look at it. That sounds reasonable. If you look at it from my point of I think we have a deal. view… I believe we have an agreement. I have some reservations about that… I can agree to that. From my perspective… Negotiation Phrases for Concluding I’m afraid we couldn’t agree to that… Let’s just summarise our agreement? Giving a Reason in Negotiations I think you’ve covered everything. The reason for that is … Let’s just confirm the details, then. This is because … Have I left anything out?