Virtual
Negotiation skills
Build confidence to prepare, communicate, handle objections, manage pressure and close agreements effectively.
A practical online training programme focused on negotiation preparation, communication, persuasion, objection handling, conflict management, win-win outcomes and sustaining professional relationships.
The Programme
Programme Overview
Introduction
Course Overview
Negotiation is a critical workplace skill used in discussions with clients, vendors, internal stakeholders, teams and business partners. Many professionals enter negotiations without clear objectives, limits, trade-offs or a structured strategy, which can lead to weak outcomes, unnecessary conflict or missed opportunities.
This programme helps participants understand negotiation styles, stages and approaches while building practical capability in preparation, communication, persuasion, objection handling and closing. Participants learn to identify interests and positions, prepare BATNA and reservation points, manage difficult behaviours, exchange concessions strategically and maintain long-term professional relationships.
Outcomes
What You Will Learn
- Understand negotiation styles, stages and common approaches.
- Identify interests, positions, priorities and possible trade-offs.
- Set clear objectives, limits and desired outcomes.
- Prepare BATNA, reservation point and negotiation strategy.
- Use effective questioning and active listening.
- Present proposals with clarity, confidence and credibility.
- Read verbal and non-verbal signals in online negotiations.
- Handle resistance, objections and aggressive behaviour.
- Manage conflict, emotions, pressure and deadlocks.
- Create win-win options and exchange concessions strategically.
Methodology
How We Teach
- Practical explanation of negotiation styles, stages and common approaches.
- Preparation exercises covering objectives, limits, BATNA, reservation point and strategy.
- Communication practice using questioning, active listening and proposal presentation.
- Scenario-based discussion on objections, resistance, pressure and difficult behaviour.
- Application of techniques to move from positional bargaining to mutual problem-solving.
- Closing practice focused on terms, responsibilities, timelines and next steps.
The Outcome
Impact & Audience
For the Organization
Organizational Impact
- Improve negotiation preparedness across teams and business discussions.
- Support better outcomes through clearer objectives, limits and desired results.
- Strengthen stakeholder communication without damaging relationships.
- Reduce conflict, deadlocks and unproductive positional bargaining.
- Improve ability to handle objections, unreasonable demands and pressure tactics.
- Build stronger professional relationships through trust, clarity and agreement discipline.
For the Individual
Personal Impact
- Build confidence in handling workplace negotiations.
- Learn how to prepare negotiation strategy before entering discussions.
- Improve questioning, listening, persuasion and proposal-presentation skills.
- Develop the ability to stay calm during objections, conflict and pressure.
- Learn when to close, continue or walk away from a negotiation.
- Improve your ability to confirm agreements clearly and sustain relationships.
Audience
Who Should Attend
- Managers and Team Leaders: To negotiate priorities, resources, timelines and stakeholder expectations more effectively.
- Sales and Business Development Professionals: To present proposals, handle objections and close discussions confidently.
- Procurement and Vendor Management Teams: To manage trade-offs, concessions and supplier negotiations more effectively.
- Project Managers: To handle scope, timelines, responsibilities and cross-functional negotiations.
- HR and Admin Professionals: To manage internal discussions, conflict situations and stakeholder expectations.
- Professionals Across Functions: To improve everyday negotiation, persuasion and relationship-management skills.
Curriculum
Course Outline
Session 1: Foundations of Effective Negotiation
- Understand negotiation styles.
- Understand negotiation stages and common approaches.
- Identify interests, positions and priorities.
- Identify possible trade-offs during negotiation.
- Set clear objectives, limits and desired outcomes.
- Prepare BATNA, reservation point and negotiation strategy.
Session 2: Communication and Persuasion Techniques
- Use effective questioning during negotiation discussions.
- Apply active listening to understand the other party better.
- Present proposals with clarity.
- Build confidence and credibility while presenting proposals.
- Read verbal and non-verbal signals in online negotiations.
- Influence stakeholders without damaging professional relationships.
Session 3: Managing Objections and Difficult Negotiations
- Handle resistance during negotiation conversations.
- Respond to objections professionally.
- Manage aggressive behaviour in difficult negotiations.
- Manage conflict, emotions, pressure and deadlocks.
- Respond to tactics such as anchoring, delay and unreasonable demands.
- Move from positional bargaining towards mutual problem-solving.
Session 4: Closing and Sustaining Agreements
- Create win-win options during negotiation.
- Exchange concessions strategically.
- Recognise the right time to close a negotiation.
- Recognise when to walk away from a negotiation.
- Confirm terms, responsibilities, timelines and next steps.
- Build trust and maintain long-term professional relationships.
Faculty & Inclusions
Your Trainer
Faculty
Instructors Details
The programme is designed to be led by instructors with practical knowledge of negotiation preparation, communication, persuasion, stakeholder influence, objection handling, conflict management, deadlock resolution, concession strategy, agreement closure and professional relationship building.
What's Included
Certificates & Inclusions
- Certificate and inclusions to be confirmed as per programme format.
- Practical learning on negotiation preparation and strategy.
- Communication and persuasion practice.
- Scenario-based discussion on objections, conflict, pressure and deadlocks.
- Agreement-closing and relationship-sustaining techniques.
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Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
The programme focuses on negotiation preparation, communication, persuasion, objection handling, difficult negotiations, closing agreements and sustaining professional relationships.
Yes. Participants learn to set objectives, limits and desired outcomes, and prepare BATNA, reservation point and negotiation strategy.
Yes. The programme covers effective questioning, active listening, presenting proposals with clarity and confidence, reading verbal and non-verbal signals and influencing stakeholders without damaging relationships.
Yes. Participants learn to handle resistance, objections, aggressive behaviour, conflict, emotions, pressure, deadlocks and tactics such as anchoring, delay and unreasonable demands.
Yes. The programme covers creating win-win options, exchanging concessions strategically, recognising the right time to close or walk away, confirming terms, responsibilities, timelines and next steps.
