Negotiation Skills for Beginners

Most people never ask, and pay for it for years. Learn to prepare, name a number, find deals where both sides win, and close calmly: at work, with a landlord, or with your first client.

by Teyro

50 lessons
5 units
9h 53m
Up to 850 XP

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What you'll learn

Notice everyday negotiations and the cost of not asking
Prepare a goal, a walk-away point and an alternative
Make a first offer with a reason, and hold the silence
Find win-win trades by asking about interests
Handle "no" and close with a clear agreement

Course path

5 units · 50 lessons

Four yeses in one week11 min · InteractiveFree+10 XP
What a negotiation is11 min · InteractiveFree+10 XP
The cost of not asking12 min · InteractiveFree+10 XP
Why it feels awkward11 min · InteractiveFree+10 XP
Checkpoint: notice and ask12 min · InteractiveFree+20 XP
Accept vs ask: the rent text11 min · InteractiveFree+10 XP
Asking myths11 min · InteractiveFree+10 XP
Who asks, and what it's worth12 min · InteractiveFree+10 XP
Ask card v111 min · InteractiveFree+10 XP
Challenge: three small asks14 min · InteractiveFree+20 XP
Unit 1 chestFinish every lesson in this unit+50 XP

"What's your walk-away?"11 min · Interactive
Five-part preparation12 min · Interactive
Positions vs interests12 min · Interactive
Your alternative: BATNA12 min · Interactive
Checkpoint: the preparation12 min · Interactive
Finding a fair number12 min · Interactive
Their side of the table12 min · Interactive
Preparation myths11 min · Interactive
Ask card v211 min · Interactive
Challenge: prepare the review14 min · Interactive
Unit 2 chestFinish every lesson in this unit+50 XP

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