Developing Effective Negotiation Skills: A Practical Guide

In the business world, skilled negotiation can be the difference between growth and failure. Effective negotiators develop a set of tools and the skills to guide them through their use in the negotiation process. In this course you'll learn how to prepare for negotiations and the skills necessary to communicate effectively for success. You'll also learn best practices for countering ineffective negotiation techniques and overcoming negotiation challenges. Effective negotiators achieve their goals by reaching agreement. Your negotiating skills make the difference between success and failure. In this course you learn the importance of building and maintaining trust in negotiations. You'll be introduced to personality types, and how to handle emotions and interests during a negotiation. You'll also learn how to facilitate agreement by providing options and how to handle continued resistance. Finally, you'll learn how to close the negotiation.