There was a time when I had to negotiate with my classmates. Well, at first it sounds cliche because he’s my friend and I had to give him a discount, but still I do respect the value of my workings that I’m producing. Well, there was a time when our class teacher was running a lesson and a lot of people didn’t catch it at first and it was important for us to understand it properly till our exams that were being held on at the end of the month. Well, at first a lot of people found it strangely to work on that so that’s why they didn’t properly work till the exam. But on the other hand, I was working so hard that I was even exhausting my inner energy every single day before sleeping while others weren’t doing anything. They were only playing their online games and they were spending their time without even thinking about the consequences that it would bring. Well, as they passed, one of them approached me to negotiate about my skills to help them with their homework. At first, I insisted on the price that I offered them, but they refused to pay it firstly. And then they isolated me. They didn’t speak with me for like 10 days. But eventually they gave up on their ego that they have made up to make up for the grave mistake that they have committed. They have decided to offer 200 more prizes, which was already uploading the original prizes they have set. And then we have successfully negotiated with each other and found our general language with each other.
Band 6+: Describe a time you successfully negotiated something. You should say: - What you were negotiating for - Who you were negotiating with - What strategies you used And explain how you felt about the outcome.
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There was a time when I had to negotiate with my classmates. At first, it sounds cliché because he was my friend and I had to give him a discount, but I still respect the value of my work. There was a time when our class teacher was running a lesson, and a lot of people didn't grasp it at first. It was important for us to understand it properly before our exams at the end of the month. Initially, many found it strange to work on that, which is why they didn't prepare properly for the exam. On the other hand, I was working hard, exhausting my energy every single day before sleeping, while others weren't doing anything. They were only playing online games and spending their time without considering the consequences. Eventually, one of them approached me to negotiate about my skills to help them with their homework. At first, I insisted on the price I offered, but they refused to pay it initially. Then they isolated me; they didn't speak with me for about ten days. Eventually, they set aside their egos and acknowledged the mistake they had made. They decided to offer 200 more than the original price I had set. In the end, we successfully negotiated with each other and found common ground.
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