Course Content
Negotiation Skills Training

After completing this course, participants will have learned to:

Topic 1

The Who, When And How Of Negotiation

  • What we mean by negotiation
  • Negotiation Styles
  • Dominant Negotiating Strategies
  • Your Personal Style
  • Reflection

Topic 2

Preparing To Negotiate

  • Know your BATNA
  • The Zone of Possible Agreement (ZOPA)
  • The Importance of Authority
  • Reflection

Topic 3

Becoming A Principled Negotiator

  • Introductions
  • Separate people from the problem
  • Interests vs Positions
  • Mutual Gain – growing the pie
  • Objective criteria
  • Reflection

Topic 4

Bargaining and Closing

  • Distributive and Integrative Bargaining
  • Negotiation Tactics
  • Making Concessions
  • Agreement Finalization
  • Reflection

Topic 5

Challenges

  • Power in Negotiation
  • Integrity – The Ethics Test
  • Reflection

Topic 6

If We Can’t Meet Can We Still Negotiate?

  • Telephone Negotiation
  • Email Negotiation
  • Reflection

Topic 7

Reflections

  • Create an Action Plan
  • Accountability = Action