Business Skills - Essential words for negotiating salary

in this exercise, You'll first hear a dialogue between Tonya and Ron as they negotiate. Tanya's salary. Then we'll do an exercise in which will test you on some of the words used. Okay, first listen very carefully to the dialogue. Thank you for explaining the different pay grades. You're welcome. Do you have any questions? Actually, I'm looking for something closer to the higher salary range. Is there any wiggle room? The lower figure would be the going rate for someone with your experience, I'm afraid it's not usually negotiable. Not usually. What does that mean? As you know, I'm a high performer on the team. What would you really view as a competitive offer? Okay, now we'll give you two alternative words and then you'll hear one of the sentences from the dialogue again this time with a beep where one of the words belongs in the pause, choose the right word to complete the sentence. Then you'll hear the full sentence again, repeat the sentence trying to copy Tanya's or runs pronunciation and intonation. Ready? Here's the first pair of words to choose from classes or grades. Thank you for explaining the different pay. Thank you for explaining the different pay grades. And here's the next pair of words to choose from rang or range. Actually, I'm looking for something closer to the higher salary. Uh huh. Actually, I'm looking for something closer to the higher salary range and another pair of words wiggle or waggle. Is there any room. Is there any wiggle room and the next pair of words to choose from. Go or going. The lower figure would be the Yeah, rate. For someone with your experience, the lower figure would be the going rate. For someone with your experience, here's the next pair of words negotiable or negotiating, I'm afraid. It's not usually, wow. Yeah, I'm afraid it's not usually negotiable. And here's the last pair of words to choose from competing or competitive. What would you really view as a offer? What would you really view as a competitive offer? Well done. Did you get all the words right? If not, go back and listen to the dialogue again? Okay.