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The word “demand,” in this podcast, means something that one insists on having, or something that one says one must have or do in order for something else to happen: “Management will never agree to the workers’ demands for cheaper health insurance.” In economics, the word “demand” refers to how much of a good or service people want to have at a particular price: “For most products and services, demand increases as the price decreases.” The phrase “on demand” means whenever someone wants something, without having a set schedule: “Lynn often pays a few extra dollars to watch her favorite movies on demand, instead of waiting for them to appear on the TV schedule.” Finally, the phrase “due to popular demand” means happening because many people have asked for something: “The chef is putting apple pie back on the menu due to popular demand.” to walk away In this podcast, the phrase “to walk away” means to end discussions and stop negotiations because one is no longer interested in something, usually because the other side is asking for too much: “If they won’t lower the price, we can always walk away.” The phrase “to walk away from (something)” means to leave a bad situation without trying to fix it: “Once you’re married, you can’t just walk away from the relationship if you have problems.” The phrase “to walk (something) off” means to go on a long walk when one isn’t feeling well so that one will feel better: “Una had a headache, but she decided to walk it off and not take medicine.” Finally, the phrase “to walk out” means to leave because 3 these materials on another website or distributing them in any way is prohibited. English as a Second Language Podcast www.eslpod.com ESL Podcast 632 – Negotiating a Business Deal someone doesn’t like something: “The actors were horrified to see their audience members walking out during the play.”
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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 632: Negotiating a Business Deal.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 632. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in – guess where? That’s right, beautiful Los Angeles, California.
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This episode is called “Negotiating a Business Deal” (a business agreement). It’s a dialogue between Gia and Logan. Let’s get started.
Gia: Why are the negotiations on this deal taking so long? I thought we would be putting the finishing touches on it by now.
Logan: The other side is holding out for more concessions. I don’t know what they’re thinking. They made some pretty big demands at the start and I think we’ve given in to most of them. Now they’re countering with even more demands.
Gia: They probably know that they have us
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