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Course Outline

  • Identifying your personal negotiating style

Recognising your individual approach and understanding how it influences negotiation dynamics

  • Choosing between competitive and cooperative approaches

Determining the most effective strategy to adopt in different scenarios

  • The role of creativity and flexibility

Exploring alternative solutions and resolving complex issues

  • Managing expectations

Handling the pre-negotiation and opening phases effectively

  • Non-verbal communication

Using body language to reinforce and align with your verbal messages

  • The value of thorough preparation

Key actions to take before entering the negotiation process

  • Shifting the balance of power

Assessing the strengths and vulnerabilities of all parties involved

  • Defining goals and objectives

Establishing what constitutes a successful outcome and identifying deal-breakers

  • Focusing on interests and concerns rather than demands

Uncovering the underlying motivations and priorities of the other party

  • Identifying variables for negotiation

Determining what you can afford to concede at minimal cost and what value you seek in return

  • Crafting and justifying proposals

Presenting and demonstrating value in terms that resonate with the other party

  • Responding to proposals

Articulating reasons for rejection and developing compelling counter-proposals

  • The strategic use of questions

Employing conditional questions to test potential solutions without making premature commitments

  • The bargaining process

Exchanging concessions to achieve mutually beneficial win-win results

  • Overcoming deadlock

Utilising tools to navigate around stalemates and impasses

  • Addressing price challenges

Techniques for defending your position effectively

  • Securing the deal

Summarising agreements and closing the negotiation to prevent costly misunderstandings

Requirements

Given the extensive practical component of this course, a minimum group size of four participants and the presence of two facilitators are required to ensure a productive learning environment.

 14 Hours

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