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£495
+ VAT£495
+ VATDelivered In-Person
Delivered at organisers' location
London
Full day
All levels
Confidence, rapport, curiosity, and patience are essential ingredients to successfully handling a difficult conversation and negotiation. In this course, you will learn to identify and manage aspects of a negotiation, distinguish needs from wants, and manage expectations.
The course will cover communication best practices, strategies for handling difficult conversations, and the basics of the art of negotiation.
You'll learn how to:
Master the different ways to say 'no'
Determine negotiation strategies based on typical client strategies
Develop solutions to break deadlocks
Introductions
Course structure
Course goals and objectives
Establishing personal learning objectives
Exercise: Most Challenging Scenarios and Outcomes
Debrief: Impact versus intent
Addressing customer expectations
Needs versus wants
Key skills for managing customer relationships
o Elicitation (requirements gathering)
o Communication and active listening
o Sensitivity and empathy
Saying 'no'
The Ladder of Inference
4-Step approach for handling difficult conversations
Characteristics of a trusted advisor
Attunement and active listening
Exercise: Identifying Effective Techniques
Communication pitfalls and best practices
Building rapport and influence
Words of wisdom
Exercise: Reflection on Challenges
Negotiation basics
Five phases of negotiation
Identifying different strategies
o Traditional versus Progressive
o Hard - Soft - Principled
o Exercise: Your Preferred Techniques
Selecting appropriate strategy for project negotiations
o Common pitfalls to avoid
o The impact of culture on negotiation
Looking at conflict through the lens of negotiation
Exercise: Mapping a Resolution