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Course Outline

  • What is my personal negotiating style?

understanding your individual approach and its impact on negotiations

  • Competitive or cooperative?

knowing the right strategy to adopt

  • The need for creativity and flexibility

seeking alternatives and solving problems

  • Expectation management

how to handle the pre-negotiation and opening phases

  • Non-verbal communication

using body language to reinforce your message

  • The importance of preparation

what you need to do before the negotiation begins

  • Shifting the balance of power

identifying the strengths and weaknesses of both parties

  • Goals and objectives

defining what success looks like and what is unacceptable

  • Looking beyond demands to interests and concerns

uncovering what lies behind demands and understanding what truly matters to the other party

  • Identifying variables

determining what can be conceded at minimal cost to us and what we aim to gain in return

  • Making and justifying proposals

positioning and demonstrating value from their perspective

  • How to respond to proposals

explaining why a proposal is unacceptable and making counteroffers

  • Use of questions

using conditional questions to test solutions without making firm commitments

  • The bargaining process

trading concessions to achieve win-win outcomes

  • Dealing with deadlock

tools to help navigate around impasses

  • Responding to price challenges

how to defend your position

  • Securing the deal

summarizing and closing effectively to avoid costly misunderstandings

Requirements

Given the extensive number of exercises in this course, a minimum of four participants and two trainers are required.

 14 Hours

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