📄 Negotiation Protocol – “Korben Dallas Method”
🧭 To: ESL Cadets of Tactical Conversation & Conflict Navigation
🔍 From: GS Department of Diplomatic Strategy & Survival Dialogue
📅 Date: 3.09.2025
🎙 Transmission Start: Korben Dallas Reporting
"Anyone else want to negotiate?"
Let’s be clear: Korben Dallas didn’t major in diplomacy. But when the stakes are high, and the situation's explosive (literally), he gets the job done — with calm tone, simple words, and total control.
This mission will train you to negotiate in English like a space-born badass: clear, confident, and cool under pressure.
🎯 MISSION OBJECTIVE
Train cadets to:
🔹 Use key negotiation vocabulary and expressions
🔹 Remain calm and persuasive in tense situations
🔹 Make offers, request alternatives, and find win-win outcomes
🔹 Know when to talk… and when to shoot (metaphorically speaking)
🧰 VOCABULARY DROP: LANGUAGE OF NEGOTIATION
- Compromise - A middle ground between two sides - “Let’s find a compromise that works for both of us.”
- Offer - A proposal made to start the deal - “I’d like to offer a 10% discount.”
- Counter-offer - A return offer made after rejecting the first - “That’s too low — can I make a counter-offer?”
- Deal / No deal - Agreement / Rejection - “It’s a fair price. Deal?”
- Mutual benefit - A result that helps both sides - “This agreement should bring mutual benefit.”
- Agree on terms - Decide and accept conditions - “We need to agree on the payment terms first.”
- Firm but fair - Confident without being aggressive - “Stay firm but fair. Don’t lose your cool.”
- Walk away - To leave if the offer isn’t good enough - “If the price doesn’t work, I’m ready to walk away.”
- Leverage - A strong point that gives you an advantage - “You have leverage — use your experience to your advantage.”
- Bottom line - Final acceptable condition or limit - “My bottom line is 500 credits. Take it or leave it.”
💬 KORBEN’S RULES OF NEGOTIATION
🔹 Rule 1: Fewer Words, More Power
You don’t need 50 phrases. You need the right one at the right time.
✔️ “This is my best offer.”
✔️ “What do you propose?”
✘ “Umm, well, maybe we could kinda…”
🔹 Rule 2: Stay Cool in the Pressure Zone
Negotiation is tense. That’s the point. You win by staying calm while others freak out.
✔️ “Let’s take a step back and reassess.”
✔️ “Can we look at this from both sides?”
🔹 Rule 3: Know When to Push
If you have leverage — use it. Korben didn’t ask for backup; he was the backup.
✔️ “You know I can deliver. What’s your final price?”
✔️ “We both want this to happen. Let’s find the middle.”
🔹 Rule 4: Clarify or Get Burned
If you’re not sure what’s been agreed — ask again.
✔️ “Just to confirm, delivery is included?”
✔️ “Are we agreed on 2,000 credits, payable on Friday?”
🛠 FIELD PHRASES FOR SPACE-LEVEL NEGOTIATORS
✔️ “Is there any flexibility in the price?”
✔️ “I’d like to propose an alternative.”
✔️ “I understand your position. Here’s mine.”
✔️ “Can we find a solution that works for both of us?”
✔️ “I’m not trying to win — I’m trying to make it fair.”
📌 FINAL BRIEFING
Korben Dallas didn’t speak like a lawyer. He spoke like someone who meant it.
In negotiation, confidence + clarity = control.
Whether you’re buying a hover-taxi, saving the galaxy, or asking for a raise — speak directly, stay calm, and never negotiate in fear.
☕️ And remember:
Sometimes, negotiation is about words. Sometimes… it’s about tone.
"Bzzzzzt — wrong answer!"
End of transmission
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