Course Content:
	
			
	Course Description:
	
			
	 
	
			
	INTRODUCTION
	
			
	 
	
			
	We all operate in an increasingly complex commercial and professional environment that requires us to negotiate on a daily basis not only with customers, clients, suppliers and contractor, but also with managers, fellow employees and colleagues within our own organisation.
	
			
	 
	
			
	This Advanced Negotiation Skills training course is designed to explain the negotiation process in detail and demonstrate how to use it effectively, giving delegates the negotiation skills and strategies they need to succeed in today’s challenging commercial environment
	
			
	 
	
			
	Objectives
	
			
	 
	
			
	By the end of this Advanced Negotiation Skills training course you will:
	
			
	 
	
			
	Have a deep understanding of the key analysis of the negotiation process and how to influence others to get more of what you need and want
	
			
	 
	
			
	Have developed a range of highly effective negotiating skills and strategies that can be used in a range of situation
	
			
	 
	
			
	Be able to effectively analyse, plan and prepare for every negotiation
	
			
	 
	
			
	Understand the benefits of controlling and reading body language when influencing others
	
			
	 
	
			
	Have become a more effective and confident negotiator
	
			
	 
	
			
	Have enhanced an essential operational, management and leadership skill that will increase your performance on a daily basis
	
			
	 
	
			
	Personal Impact
	
			
	 
	
			
	By the end of this training course, participants will:
	
			
	 
	
			
	Gain an insight into their own natural negotiation style and how to adapt it to be become a more effective negotiator
	
			
	 
	
			
	Have the skill to think analytically and strategically about the negotiation process
	
			
	 
	
			
	Learn how to engage in true value creating collaborative negotiation and enhanced their own personal negotiation skills
	
			
	 
	
			
	Have developed a range of negotiation strategies and an understanding of when to use them to maximize outcomes
	
			
	 
	
			
	Gain a valuable understanding of body language and behavioural knowledge which enhance negotiation and broader business communication
	
			
	 
	
			
	Have enhanced vital leadership, management and personal skills and gain the confidence to negotiate in a manner that adds real value
	
			
	 
	
			
	Course Outline
	
			
	 
	
			
	Day 1
	
			
	 
	
			
	Introduction to Negotiation - The Starting Point for Improvement
	
			
	 
	
			
	Thinking Outside-the-Box
	
			
	 
	
			
	Positivity & Negativity and Its Affect on Negotiation
	
			
	 
	
			
	Applying a Positive Attitude to the Negotiation Process
	
			
	 
	
			
	Proposal Format – simple, focused & logical
	
			
	 
	
			
	Placing Yourself Above the Competition with Your Proposal
	
			
	 
	
			
	The Psychology of Negotiation - Knowing your Opponents Driving Force
	
			
	 
	
			
	The Feel-Good Factor
	
			
	 
	
			
	Questioning & Listening Techniques
	
			
	 
	
			
	Day 2
	
			
	 
	
			
	Understanding Behavioural Style to Negotiate Better
	
			
	 
	
			
	Knowing and Understanding your own Behavioural Style – Keys to how you negotiate
	
			
	 
	
			
	Negotiation Style Assessment
	
			
	 
	
			
	Approaches to Negotiation
	
			
	 
	
			
	The ‘Win-Win’ and Why it is misunderstood
	
			
	 
	
			
	The Two Distinct Approaches to Negotiation
	
			
	 
	
			
	Communication Style and the Negotiation Process
	
			
	 
	
			
	Adapting to Different Communication Styles
	
			
	 
	
			
	Negotiation and Ethics
	
			
	 
	
			
	Day 3
	
			
	 
	
			
	Developing a Strategic Approach to Negotiation
	
			
	 
	
			
	A Strategic Approach to Negotiation - Distributive negotiation strategies
	
			
	 
	
			
	BATNA, Zone of Possible Agreement
	
			
	 
	
			
	Openings, Anchors, Offers and Counter Offers
	
			
	 
	
			
	A Strategic Approach to Negotiation - Integrative Negotiation Strategies
	
			
	 
	
			
	Sharing Information, Diagnostic Questions & Unbundling Issues
	
			
	 
	
			
	Package Deals, Multiple Offers and Post-settlement Settlements
	
			
	 
	
			
	Knowing and Maintaining your Sources of Negotiation Power
	
			
	 
	
			
	Sales Negotiation Behaviour – A Practical Approach
	
			
	 
	
			
	Day 4
	
			
	 
	
			
	Interests, Planning and Understanding Body Language
	
			
	 
	
			
	Wants and Needs – The importance of identifying needs
	
			
	 
	
			
	Emotional Intelligence and its Role in Negotiation
	
			
	 
	
			
	The Importance of Body Language and Non-verbal Behaviour
	
			
	 
	
			
	What is Body Language and how do we accurately read it?
	
			
	 
	
			
	Understanding Thoughts from Body Language
	
			
	 
	
			
	How to use your own Body Language to negotiate more effectively?
	
			
	 
	
			
	Resolving Disputes – learning to mediate to create better deals
	
			
	 
	
			
	Techniques of the Mediator - practical mediation skills to help resolve disputes
	
			
	 
	
			
	Day 5
	
			
	 
	
			
	Negotiating with Different Nationalities and Cultures
	
			
	 
	
			
	Face to Face Negotiation – dealing with different cultures
	
			
	 
	
			
	Advice for Cross Cultural Negotiators