Oct 19 • Speaking
🎭 Speaking Challenge: Negotiation Role Plays 💼✨
Negotiation is everywhere — at work, with clients, or even inside your team!
This week, your challenge is to choose one of the scenarios below, read it carefully, and act it out with a partner (or record both sides yourself).
🎯 Focus on:
- Using polite and professional phrases
- Sounding confident and natural
- Reaching a “win-win” solution
💼 Scenario 1:
Salary Negotiation – “Is That the Best You Can Offer?”
Situation:
Sarah just received a job offer, but the salary is lower than she expected. She decides to negotiate politely with the HR manager, Alex.
Dialogue:
Sarah: Thank you so much for the offer, Alex. I’m really excited about the role — it fits perfectly with my skills and experience. But I was hoping we could discuss the salary a bit.
Alex: Of course, Sarah. The offer we made is based on our standard range for this position. What did you have in mind?
Sarah: Based on my experience, I was expecting something closer to $4,500 instead of $4,000.
Alex: The budget is tight, but we value what you bring. What if we start at $4,200 and review your performance after three months?
Sarah: That sounds fair. Could we also include a performance bonus?
Alex: That’s reasonable — I’ll check with finance.
Sarah: Perfect, thank you.
Alex: We’re happy to have you on board!
🛒 Scenario 2:
Client Negotiation – “We Need to Cut the Budget”
Situation:
David is a freelance web designer working with a client, Lisa, on a company website. Lisa wants to reduce the project cost after David has already started working.
Dialogue:
Lisa: Hi David, I’ve reviewed the budget, and we need to lower the total cost.
David: I understand, but I’ve already finished most of the design work. Reducing the payment now would be difficult.
Lisa: Maybe remove some of the pages? We don’t need all 12.
David: That’s possible. If we cut two pages and skip the video section, I can lower the price by 10%.
Lisa: Can you still finish by next Friday?
David: Yes, but the site will look simpler. We can add the video later when the budget allows.
Lisa: Good idea — let’s do that.
David: Great, I’ll send you the updated proposal tonight.
🗓️ Scenario 3:
Team Negotiation – “The Project Deadline Debate”
Situation:
A team is preparing a big presentation. Emma, the team leader, wants to keep the original deadline, while Jake, the designer, wants more time for quality.
Dialogue:
Emma: Jake, we really need to send the final presentation by Thursday.
Jake: I know, but the visuals still need polishing. If we rush, the quality will suffer.
Emma: I understand, but we already postponed once.
Jake: How about we send a draft Thursday and the final version Monday? The client will still see progress.
Emma: That’s a good compromise. Just make sure the draft looks professional.
Jake: Of course — I’ll focus on the key slides first.
Emma: Deal. Thanks for your flexibility.
Jake: Anytime. I just want to make sure our work stands out.
💡 Useful Phrases:
- “Could we find a middle ground?”
- “I understand your point, but…”
- “Let’s look for a win-win solution.”
- “That might work if we…”
- “I’m afraid that’s not possible, but how about…?”
🎬 Your Task:
1️⃣ Choose one scenario from above.
2️⃣ Practice it with a partner (or record both roles yourself).
3️⃣ Record your role play (2–3 minutes).
4️⃣ Post your recording in the comments below.
Let’s see who can be the most professional negotiator this week! 😎🔥
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🎭 Speaking Challenge: Negotiation Role Plays 💼✨
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