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Influencing and Negotiation Skills Workshop

21st Sep 2010

A practical workshop to improve your influencing and negotiation skills

Learning Objectives

  • To improve your influencing and negotiating skills
  • To identify the various approaches to influencing and negotiation
  • To develop the practice of principled negotiation
  • To identify and plan for the various stages of a negotiation
  • To consider the appropriate skills and behaviours of an expert negotiator and influencer
  • How to take forward instructions from others during negotiation

Programme

9:45
Chair's Introduction
Sue Calthorpe, Policy & Communications Training Consultant (confirmed)
10:15
What is Negotiation?
Defining the different interpretations and approaches to negotiation
10:30
Principled Negotiation and Influencing
How to approach a negotiation
Key components of principled negotiation and influencing
Characteristics of skilled negotiators and influencers
10:45
Planning for Negotiating and Influencing
Three preparation areas
Group exercise
Plenary discussion
11:30
The Stages of a Negotiation
Four key stages in an effective negotiation
Group exercise
Plenary discussion
12:45
Lunch
13:45
Skills of an Effective Negotiator and Influencer
Group exercise
Plenary discussion
14:15
How to Influence Others
15:00
Negotiation and Influencing Practice
16:15
Review and close

Please note that the programme is subject to change without notice

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Comments & Views

“Really enjoyed the course, it met all my expectations and more. The trainer made the learning fun and ensured everyone was involved in the course.”

Lizzie Hawkins, UKBA (Home Office)