Getting what you want: A guide to negotiating
3/6/202650 min
Negotiations are a part of life, but too often they end up in an ugly confrontation or stalemate. This hour, TED speakers share ideas on navigating conflicts with more clarity and less fear. Guests include mediator and law professor Alex Carter and linguist Magdalena Hoeller.
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And even change you. I literally feel like I'm a different person. [laughs] Yes. Do you feel that way? Ideas worth spreading. From TED and NPR, I'm Manoush Zomorodi. On the show today, the skills we need to resolve our conflicts.
Alex Carter· Guest0:45
You know, when you think of a honeymoon, you think relaxation, you think scenery.
Manoush Zomorodi· Host0:50
This is Alex Carter. She's a professor at Columbia Law School. 20 years ago, she was a newlywed and fresh out of law school herself.
Alex Carter· Guest1:00
You know, I married a, another lawyer. We're both litigators. We were looking to get away from the grind, so we booked a, a trip to Hawaii, and we found ourselves in Kauai on this beautiful kayak tour of the Wailua River.
Manoush Zomorodi· Host1:16
Mm. Sounds lovely.
Alex Carter· Guest1:18
Manoush, have you ever been in a kayak with another person?
Manoush Zomorodi· Host1:21
No, I've only done the single kind.
Alex Carter· Guest1:24
In theory, the larger of the two people is in the back, and that's the person who's supposed to