每日口說挑戰3 個必學超實用談判協商技巧！(3 steps to getting what you want in a negotiation) | The Way We Work, a TED series

3 個必學超實用談判協商技巧！(3 steps to getting what you want in a negotiation) | The Way We Work, a TED series
Intro
Hello VoiceTubers! Good to see you today, I am Mia. From time to time, we need to negotiate with others to appeal to our needs. We definitely hope what we want to negotiate with can eventually be approved or reach a common sense. So how to improve the possibility of a successful negotiation? You’ll see it in this video, and now is time for today’s sentence.

Sentence
We negotiate for higher pay, promotions, vacations and even greater autonomy.


Pronunciation Tips
1. negotiate: (1) Four parts: ne-go-ti-ate /nəˈɡoʊ.ʃi.eɪt/ (2) The pronunciation of “e” is /ə/ not /ɪ/
2. promotion: (1) Three parts: pro-mo-tion /prəˈmoʊ.ʃən/ (2) The pronunciation of /oʊ/:
．Similar sound: snow, go, coat.
．How to pronounce: First, round your lips and make them tense. Second, pull them in a tighter circle.
3. autonomy: (1) Four parts: au-to-no-my /ɑːˈtɑː.nə.mi/ (2) In American English, the pronunciation of the first part is /ɑ/, instead of /ɔ/.

Vocabulary
1. negotiate (v) （就…）談判 KK [nɪˋgoʃɪ͵et] IPA /nəˈɡoʊ.ʃi.eɪt/
Def: to have formal discussions with someone in order to reach an agreement with them
Both parties will send their delegation to negotiate the ceasefire agreement.
雙方都將派出代表團談判停戰協議。

2. promotion (n) 升遷 KK [prəˋmoʃən] IPA /prəˈmoʊ.ʃən/
Def: the act of raising someone to a higher or more important position or rank
I was replaced by the new employee, who thus got the promotion here to the headquarter.
我被新員工取代了，他因此得到了總部的晉升。

3. autonomy (n) 自主權 KK[ɔˋtɑnəmɪ] IPA /ɑːˈtɑː.nə.mi/
Def: the ability to make your own decisions without being controlled by anyone else
If parents interfere too much in their children's life, they will slow down children’s development in autonomy.
如果父母過多地干涉孩子的生活，他們會減緩孩子在自主性方面的發展。

Outro
Overall, the speaker provides us with three major points to prepare for a successful negotiation, so you don’t have to throw things back and forth and drive a hard bargain. They are (1) Be well-prepared, (2) Prepare mentally for the negotiation, and (3) Put yourself in other people’s shoes. To know more details to equip yourself with negotiation skills, check out the video to know more. And don’t forget to record your sentences. I am Mia, see you next time.

We negotiate for higher pay, promotions, vacations and even greater autonomy.