Negotiating a term sheet without sounding combative? This lesson gives you an executive‑ready playbook to be polite yet unequivocal—so you can set boundaries, justify them with data, and convert agreement into clean drafting. You’ll get a precise four‑part utterance model, clause‑by‑clause phrasebanks, mini‑dialogues with redlines, and quick drills—plus guidance for UK vs. US tone and lender vs. board audiences. Expect clear explanations, real‑world examples, and targeted exercises that you can lift directly into calls, emails, and markups.