Page 39. Talk About the Topic. Part A. FOLLOW THE DISCUSSION

Unit four

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talk about the topic

part A: follow the discussion

there’s lot of ways to run a business.

Well, do you guys agree that the win-win approach is best?

as compared to the soft of hard approach.

well yeah; I mean I think it’s important that people listen to each other. They have to try to understand each other, seems like common sense to me.

Actually, I can’t say that I agree with that.

Really no?

no I mean we’re talking about business; the goal is to make money, to do that you think about yourself.

so you like the hard approach?

Yeah I guess.

but if you only think about yourself, no one else will want to work with you; You can’t make money alone.

But actually not everyone you negotiate with, is going to take a win-win approach; there are a lot of hard business people in the world.

Still, I think you should just keep listening and don’t give in; keep trying to find other solutions.

eventually the other person will agree if they really want to work with you.

That seems a little soft to me!