Negotiating a Project

Negotiating a Project
More phrases ===Asking for information === What are your usual charges (fees/rates) for ...?

Can you give me some more information about ...?

 ===Requests ===   Do you think you could ...?

Would you be able to ...?

 ===Emphasizing a main point === My main concern at this stage is ...

<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-ansi-language:EN-US">The main thing for me is ...

===<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"TimesNewRoman";mso-bidi-font-family:"TimesNewRoman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:FR;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">Asking for a suggestion === <p class="MsoHeader"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;">How do you think we should deal with this?

<p class="MsoHeader"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-ansi-language:EN-US">What do you think is the best way forward?

===<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"TimesNewRoman";mso-bidi-font-family:"TimesNewRoman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:FR;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">Making a suggestion === <p class="MsoHeader"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;">Why don’t you ...?

<p class="MsoHeader"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-ansi-language:EN-US">What about if we ...?

<p class="MsoHeader"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-ansi-language:EN-US"> ===<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"TimesNewRoman";mso-bidi-font-family:"TimesNewRoman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:FR;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">Negotiating: being firm === <p class="MsoHeader"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;">I understand what you’re saying about ... (but ... )

<p class="MsoHeader"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-ansi-language:EN-US">I can see what you’re saying, but ...

<p class="MsoHeader"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-ansi-language:EN-US"> ===<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"TimesNewRoman";mso-bidi-font-family:"TimesNewRoman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:FR;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">Negotiating: being flexible === <p class="MsoHeader"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;">We would be prepared to ... (if ...)

<p class="MsoHeader"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-ansi-language:EN-US">I am willing to ... (if ...)

<p class="MsoHeader"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-ansi-language:EN-US"> ===<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"TimesNewRoman";mso-bidi-font-family:"TimesNewRoman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:FR;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">Negotiating: agreeing === <p class="MsoHeader"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;">Okay, I’m happy with that for now.

<p class="MsoHeader"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-ansi-language:EN-US">That’s fine.

<p class="MsoHeader"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-ansi-language:EN-US"> ===<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"TimesNewRoman";mso-bidi-font-family:"TimesNewRoman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:FR;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">Next steps === <p class="MsoHeader"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;">I’ll be in touch again soon with more details.

<p class="MsoHeader"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Let’s talk next week and see how things are going.

<p class="MsoHeader"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-ansi-language:EN-US"> ===<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"TimesNewRoman";mso-bidi-font-family:"TimesNewRoman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:FR;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">Closing === <p class="MsoHeader"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;">I look forward to working with you.

<p class="MsoHeader"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-ansi-language:EN-US">I’m sorry that we couldn’t use your services this time, but I hope there will be another opportunity.

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