Furthering negotiations

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In a successful negotiation, everyone should leave the negotiating table happy with the outcome: there shouldn't be winners and losers.
The negotiators should try to reach a : an agreement of equal benefit to both sides. This can be achieved in a number of ways.
One way of furthering negotiations is (asking the right questions and listening carefully to the answers).
Through a series of proposals or offers from one side and or from the other side, the two sides work towards an agreement which will benefit them both.
Here are some ways of making offers:

If you offer more flexible payment conditions, then we will be able to (+ infinitive)
As long as engine performance improves by ten per cent, then we can agree to (+ infinitive)
On condition that you deliver 20 engines by May, then we could consider (+ -ing)
Supposing that you provide good technical support, then we may offer (+ noun)
Provided that you supply documentation in Portuguese, then we might offer to (+ infinitive)
Providing that this contract works out OK, then we could consider (+ -ing)

When you offer to change your position to one that is less favourable to yourself, you .
Perhaps this is in exchange for a from the other side, although there is no guarantee of this.
Your concession may be a : a concession that you make hoping that the other side will see this as friendly and make a concession in return.
Even in a friendly negotiation, there may be , with each side making a series of concessions in return for concessions from the other side.
(This expession is often used to show disapproval.) If you argue about something, you .
A series of concessions in exchange for concessions from the other side is a series of s.
If you make a trade-off, you give something away and get something in return.