Strategic Negotiation Skills (UT-Strategic-Negotiation-Skills)


Course Description

Students will learn the essential strategies and techniques needed to guide negotiations from opening discussions through to a positive result. Students will leave with practical solutions to negotiating effectively.

Course Outline

1. Negotiation Introduced

  • Identifying Integrative and Distributive Negotiation Types

  • Understanding the Three Phases of Negotiation

  • Strengthening Negotiation Skills

2. Preparing for Your Negotiation

  • Establishing Personal Boundaries

  • Deciding on Your WATNA and BATNA and Negotiating Based on Them

  • Preparing and Sticking to Your Plan

  • Negotiation Strategies

3. Negotiation Process for Success

  • Setting the Time and Place

  • Avoiding Negative Environments

  • Establishing Common Ground and Building Momentum

  • Creating a Negotiation Framework, Agreeing on Issues, and Maintaining a Positive Framework

  • Working through the Five Steps of Negotiation

4. Best Practices

  • Starting Off on the Right Foot

  • What to Share and What to Keep to Yourself

  • Knowing What to Expect

  • Utilizing the Top Ten Negotiation Techniques

  • Managing an Impasse

5. Negotiation Tools & Techniques

  • Reviewing the Three Ways to See Your Options

  • Creating a Mutual Gain Solution

  • Agreeing on Wants - Working with What You Want and What They Want

6. Consensus & Agreement

  • Building Consensus

  • Consolidating and Finalizing an Agreement

  • Controlling Your Emotions and Dealing with Personal Attacks

  • Walking Away When Necessary

Course Objectives

  • Develop the necessary skills to negotiate like a pro
  • Prepare for a negotiation applying best practices
  • Utilize industry-standard tools and techniques
  • Create your Best Alternative to a Negotiated Agreement (BATNA)
  • Build common ground and consensus in your negotiation strategies
  • Negotiate with experts to develop your skills for success

Course Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this course.

Course Information

Length: 2 day

Format: Lecture and Lab

Delivery Method: n/a

Max. Capacity: 16



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Who Should Attend

Professionals involved in internal and/or external negotiations will benefit from this course.