3.2d TEST YOURSELF with The Power of Listening

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1. About _________________________, I was invited to help a Brazilian entrepreneur by the name of Abellio Deniz.
entrepreneur
someone who makes money by starting their own business, especially when this involves seeing a new opportunity and taking risks

1. About a year and a half ago, I was invited to help a Brazilian ______________ by the name of Abellio Deniz.
(to) be trapped in
someone or something, that is unable to move or escape from a place or situation

1. He was _____________ in a titanic legal dispute with his French business partner over the control of Brazil's largest retailer.
titanic
very large or important

1. He was trapped in a __________ legal dispute with his French business partner over the control of Brazil's largest retailer.
legal dispute
formal lawsuit

1. He was trapped in a titanic ________________ with his French business partner over the control of Brazil's largest retailer.
dispute
an argument or disagreement, especially an official one

1. He was trapped in a titanic legal ___________ with his French business partner over the control of Brazil's largest retailer.
2. I, by listening to the other side, were able to take this titanic ___________ and resolve it with a settlement that left both sides highly satisfied.
cross-continental
extending or going across a continent

1. The Financial Times called it perhaps the biggest __________________ boardroom showdown in recent history.
control
the power to give orders, make decisions, and take responsibility for something

1. He was trapped in a titanic legal dispute with his French business partner over the __________ of Brazil's largest retailer.
showdown
an important argument that is intended to end a disagreement that has existed for a long time

1. The Financial Times called it perhaps the biggest cross-continental _____________________ in recent history.
recent
having happened or having been done a short time ago

1. The Financial Times called it perhaps the biggest cross-continental boardroom showdown in __________ history.
immenselyextremely 1. It was ______________ costly and stressful, not only to both parties but to their families and the 150,000 employees of the company.stressfula stressful situation or event is difficult to deal with and makes you feel worried and unhappy 1. It was immensely costly and ____________, not only to both parties but to their families and the 150,000 employees of the company.not only to...used to say that two related things are true or happened, especially when this is surprising or shocking 1. It was immensely costly and stressful, _____________ both parties but to their families and the 150,000 employees of the company.sit downto move from a standing position to a sitting position 1. When I ___________ with Abellio in his home, I listened to his story.stocka portion of equity of a company 1. Well, I want the ________ at a certain price.headquartersthe main office or center of control of a company or organization. 1. I want the company _______________.eliminationthe process of removing something 1. I want the _____________ of the non-compete clause.non-compete clauseused to describe an agreement that prevents an employee who leaves a company from working for another company involved in the same activity for a particular period 1. I want the elimination of the ______________________.clausea part of a written legal agreement that deals with a particular subject 1. I want the elimination of the non-compete __________.hear something deeperthe speaker is using the verb "to hear" in a way that is unique...to understand that something is happening within someone 1. As I listened, I __________ something ___________ there that was unspoken.unspokennot stated, although thought, understood, or felt 1. As I listened, I heard something deeper there that was ______________.freedomthe condition or right of being able or allowed to do whatever you want to, without being controlled or limited. 1. __________. I want my ___________.to be free tothe ability to do whatever you want without limitations or controls I want _____________ pursue my business dreams. I want _____________ spend time with my family."pursueto try to achieve 1. I want to be free to ____________ my business dreams.championexcellent, successful 1. I was hearing the human being behind the words, not just the _____________ businessman.onceas soon as, or from the moment when 1. _________ we were clear about his deepest need, then the negotiation itself, while challenging, became a lot easier.be clear about somethingto understand 1. Once we _______________ about his deepest need, then the negotiation itself, while challenging, became a lot easier.deepeststrongly felt or experienced, or having a strong and lasting effect 1. Once we were clear about his ___________ need, then the negotiation itself, while challenging, became a lot easier.resolveto solve or end a problem or disagreement. 1. In four short days, my colleagues and I, by listening to the other side, were able to take this titanic dispute and ___________ it with a settlement that left both sides highly satisfied.settlementan official agreement or decision that ends an argument, often involving payment of money. 1. In four short days, my colleagues and I, by listening to the other side, were able to take this titanic dispute and resolve it with a ______________ that left both sides highly satisfied.left both sides satisfieda good business phrase used to describe a successful outcome of a negotiation for both parties 1. In four short days, my colleagues and I, by listening to the other side, were able to take this titanic dispute and resolve it with a settlement that ________________ highly ____________.in the processif something is happening, and something else happens in the process, the second thing happens as a result of the first 1. As Abellio, a friend ________________ later told me, "I got everything I wanted.I got my life backa phrase that describes having your life return back to what it used to be after a difficult period 1. But most importantly, I _________________.get backto return to a place after you have been somewhere else. 1. But most importantly, I _____ my life ______."