Bilingual English lessons tagged #negotiation — read one here, then open it in Spikdi to hear the narration and score your speaking.
I sent a follow-up email after our meeting.
I started this thing with so much energy.
I had a first call with a new client yesterday.
We were stuck on the deadline.
So to confirm, we agreed on the price and timeline.
I told my manager, "We are on track for Friday's delivery."
I had to tell a client bad news today.
Last week, we had a project review meeting.
I had a discovery call with a new client yesterday.
A client told me our price was too high.
A client said my service was too expensive.
I just finished a big call with a partner.
We were about to ship the new update on Friday.
I was in a meeting with a potential client.
My boss asked for a status update.
We were stuck on the deadline.
My manager wanted to ship the feature today.
To give you some context, we found a critical bug during final testing yesterday.
I had to tell the team the release would slip.
I had to present my plan to the bosses.
I gave a quick status update today.
A teammate said a bug was critical.
I had to present our plan to the bosses.
A client called me yesterday, very upset.
At standup, I said, 'I picked up a ticket.'
I had to present a proposal yesterday.
I had to call a customer today.
We have a new sprint starting today.
A colleague asked for a new feature.
I told my manager the release date is late.
In our team review, I had to push back on a proposal.
Yesterday we had a review meeting.
We deployed to staging last night.
A client told me the price was too high.
I had to tell a customer about a policy change.
A colleague asked me to add a new feature.
A client said my service was too expensive.
I had to tell the team the release would slip.
I used to launch straight into technical specs, but that lost my audience.
Last week I presented a timeline to the marketing team, which is mostly non-technical.
Last week I wrote a blog post announcing our new feature.
Last week I had to present our team's KPIs to the whole company.
I had to demo our new tool to the VP last week.
Last week I had to write a one-page project summary for an external partner.
I just finished a product demo for the client team.
Last week, I pitched a new feature to product and marketing.
I finally understood what 'positioning' means — it's how a product sits in the market.
I remember a call last week.
I sent the invoice two weeks ago.
I just got off a call with a new client.