Negotiation Skills      

Code:

IS460-002

Series:

Personal Development

Duration:

2 days

Communication Principles
A Communications Model

Process vs Objective
Eight Dimensions of Communication
Effects of Poor Communication
Communication Skills


Group Dynamics
Communication Styles

Analysers
Affiliators
Conceptualisers
Activators
How vs What

Negotiation Skills
Everyone Negotiates
Styles of Negotiation
Planning to Negotiate
Conduct of negotiations

Issues in Negotiations
Types of Issues in Negotiation
Value Analysis
Case Study

Social Power
Power vs Influence

Forms of Power
Using Power
Power Continuum
Case Study

Setting Objectives
Why Set Objectives?
Elements of an Objective
Main Objective
Optimistic Objective
Fallback Objective
Danger Point
Case Study

Concessions
What are Concessions?

Selecting Concessions
Trading Concessions
Case Study
Role Play

Strategies
What is a Strategy

Prime Thrust
Secondary Thrust
Diversions
Case Studies

Tactics
What are Tactics?
Offensive Tactics
Defensive Tactics

Action Plan
Preparing the Negotiation Plan

Negotiating
Effective Communication
Creating the Climate
The Opening Process
Fabric of a Negotiation
Conducting the Negotiation
Tactics Towards Agreement
Bidding
Bargaining
Teamwork
Closing

Afterwards
Review

Outcomes Achieved
What was learnt?
Next Steps
Delivering on Commitments


Negotiation Skills


After completing this course, participants will be able to:

  • Explain the meaning of negotiation and how to recognise the circumstances in which negotiation is appropriate
  • Develop plans for effective negotiations and relate the benefits of those plans
  • Evaluate the quality of negotiation plans
  • Demonstrate appropriate methods for building trust
  • Understand techniques for identifying and trading concessions
  • Demonstrate a clear understanding of how to bring negotiations to a WIN-WIN conclusion

Prerequisites:


None