Bilingual English lessons tagged #negotiation — read one here, then open it in Spikdi to hear the narration and score your speaking.
I saw two teammates disagree today.
Last month's numbers came in lower than we hoped.
I had a big system problem yesterday.
I had a discovery call with a new client yesterday.
Yesterday I had to tell my boss we will miss the deadline.
So to confirm, we agreed on the price.
I had a good meeting with a client yesterday.
I sent an invoice two weeks ago.
I told my manager the release will slip.
I messed up the numbers in our meeting.
I felt nervous before the meeting.
To give you some context, the testing took longer than expected.
Last week we had a review meeting.
I gave my manager a status update.
A client said my service was too expensive.
I had a discovery call yesterday.
I said I was not comfortable shipping yet.
Yesterday we started a new sprint.
I found a bug in the app yesterday.
My colleague looked worried when I showed the spreadsheet.
I had to tell a customer about a policy change.
A customer called me very angry.
I had a discovery call with a new client.
My client wanted delivery by Friday.
Our client was waiting for the report, but I found a data error this morning.
I gave my manager a status update this morning.
I need to tell my team about bad numbers.
I just finished a call with a client.
I just got off the call with the client.
Last week we deployed to staging.
We deployed to staging on Tuesday.
I walked into my boss's office.
We gathered in the small meeting room.
I had to present my project plan to the senior team.
Last week, we had a big review meeting.
Last week a client told me our price was too high.
I walked into the boardroom with my laptop and a printed deck.
I had to tell my boss the numbers were bad.
My manager wanted to ship the update today.
A client said our price was too high.
Last week my manager asked if we could ship the update on Friday.
I called a client this morning.
I had to present our plan to the senior team.
I used to say yes to everything.
I had to tell a customer about a policy change.
This morning at standup, I said I hit a blocker.
At the kickoff, I made sure we all agreed on one thing.
My teammate said the bug was critical.
I made a small mistake in our agreement.
I had to share bad numbers with my team.