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Negotiation and compromise

Understand each item before testing yourself. Choose honestly whether it already feels familiar or needs practice.

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Our main concern is…

State a priority.

Example

Our main concern is the deadline; the exact format is less important.

Clarify priorities, make conditional offers, and reach a workable compromise.

Our main concern is…
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State a priority.
Our main concern is the deadline; the exact format is less important.
We have some flexibility on…
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Identify room for movement.
We have some flexibility on…
If we…, would you be willing to…?
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Make a conditional offer.
If we…, would you be willing to…?
That could work, as long as…
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Accept with a condition.
That could work, as long as the Friday version includes the key figures.
That seems like a fair compromise.
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Confirm a balanced agreement.
That seems like a fair compromise.