Speaking: Functional Language C1 - Lesson 2: Negotiating Complex Solutions & Agreements

Functional C1

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Negotiating Solutions

ការចរចារកដំណោះស្រាយស្មុគស្មាញ

In high-level negotiations, you don't just "win." You navigate through trade-offs and concessions to reach a strategic agreement.

ក្នុងការចរចាកម្រិតខ្ពស់ យើងមិនមែនគ្រាន់តែចង់ឈ្នះនោះទេ។ យើងត្រូវចេះថ្លឹងថ្លែងពីផលចំណេញ និងការលះបង់ដើម្បីឈានទៅរកកិច្ចព្រមព្រៀងជាយុទ្ធសាស្ត្រ។

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Part 1

Proposing Options

ការដាក់ស្នើនូវជម្រើសផ្សេងៗ

Assuming we provide... would you consider...? សន្មតថាពួកយើងផ្តល់ជូន... តើអ្នកអាចពិចារណា...?

Let's explore a middle ground. តោះយើងសាកល្បងរកចំណុចកណ្តាលទាំងអស់គ្នា។

What if we were to scale back on...? ចុះបើយើងសាកល្បងកាត់បន្ថយលើ...?

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Part 2

Strategic Concessions

ការយល់ព្រមលះបង់ដោយមានយុទ្ធសាស្ត្រ

We are willing to concede on this, provided that... ពួកយើងសុខចិត្តលះបង់ចំណុចនេះ ក្នុងលក្ខខណ្ឌថា...

That is contingent upon... រឿងនោះគឺអាស្រ័យទៅលើ...

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Part 3

Holding Firm

ការរក្សាជំហររឹងមាំ

That is our absolute bottom line. នេះគឺជាតម្លៃ/លក្ខខណ្ឌចុងក្រោយបំផុតរបស់យើង។

That is non-negotiable, I'm afraid. ចំណុចនេះមិនអាចចរចាបានទេ ខ្ញុំសុំទោស។

warning The "Demand" Trap!

Direct Demands ruin C1 negotiations.

(ការប្រើពាក្យបញ្ជា ឬទាមទារដោយត្រង់ៗ នឹងបំផ្លាញការចរចា។ ត្រូវប្រើពាក្យសួរយោបល់វិញ។)

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Aggressive & demanding. (គំរោះគំរើយ)

"Would you be open to revising the price?" check_circle

Professional & collaborative. (ប្រកបដោយវិជ្ជាជីវៈ)

The Art of Negotiation movie

Watch Teacher Sopheak navigate a complex business contract. Notice how she uses conditional sentences to protect her interests without sounding rude!

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Knowledge Check bolt

ការត្រួតពិនិត្យចំណេះដឹង

Compromise

Which phrase introduces a compromise?

(តើឃ្លាមួយណាប្រើសម្រាប់បង្ហាញការសម្របសម្រួល?)

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Vocabulary Check

"That is ___ upon our manager's approval."

(រឿងនោះគឺអាស្រ័យទៅលើការយល់ព្រមពីអ្នកគ្រប់គ្រងរបស់យើង។)

error NEGOTIATION TRAP!

Which question is more professional for a C1 level negotiation?

(តើសំណួរមួយណាដែលមានលក្ខណៈវិជ្ជាជីវៈជាង?)

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Meaning Match

What does "bottom line" mean in negotiation?

(តើពាក្យ "bottom line" មានន័យដូចម្តេច?)

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Mission track_changes

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

balance Pitch a Compromise (Present a solution to a work problem using the phrase "contingent upon" to a friend or to the mirror.)

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Mission track_changes

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

mail The Middle Ground (Write a short, professional email suggesting a "middle ground" to resolve a conflict with a client.)

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Mission track_changes

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

mic Voice Note (Record a strong but polite voice note saying: "That is our absolute bottom line.")

Ask a Question front_hand

តើអ្នកមានចម្ងល់មែនទេ? សួរគ្រូនៅទីនេះ!

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Recent Questions

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Chhaya 2 hours ago

Can I say "I compromise" as a verb?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 1 hour ago

Hi Chhaya! Yes, you can use it as a verb ("We need to compromise"), but in professional C1 English, we usually use it as a noun: "Let's reach a compromise" or "We need to make a compromise". It sounds much more sophisticated! handshake

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Vireak 5 hours ago

How do I disagree politely but firmly?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 4 hours ago

Excellent question! Never say "I disagree" in a high-stakes negotiation. Instead, use the "Yes, but..." technique. Say: "I see your point, but unfortunately we cannot accommodate that." This validates their opinion while holding your firm boundary. gavel