A Highly Interactive Training Course On

The Professional Negotiator

Effective Negotiation, Persuasion & Critical Thinking

09-13 Dec 2024
Dubai
$5,950
21-25 Apr 2025
London
$5,950
16-20 Jun 2025
Paris
$5,950
22-26 Sep 2025
London
$5,950
08-12 Dec 2025
Dubai
$5,950

Accreditations

Course Overview

The Professional Negotiator training course emphasizes the critical role of strategic planning and relationship-building in successful negotiations. It focuses on the application of influence and persuasion techniques to foster productive alliances.

Delegates will engage in critical thinking processes to enhance their planning decisions, ensuring successful outcomes in negotiations. The course provides a robust framework for effective negotiation, beginning with comprehensive planning and highlighting the importance of key relationship factors.

Participants will have the opportunity to refine their influencing and persuasion skills, improve high-level communication abilities, and develop strategies to achieve results and sustain mutually beneficial alliances.

This COPEX training course will feature:

  • Applying Critical Thinking When Planning a Strategy for Negotiation
  • Defining the Stages Within a Negotiation Process
  • Understanding the Key Issues in Forming and Maintaining Alliances
  • Discussing How to Defend Yourself From Aggressive Tactics and Ploys in Negotiation
  • Developing Higher Level Communication Skills for Influencing Others
  • Applying More Influence When Negotiating Through Practical Exercises

Training Objectives

By the end of this COPEX training course, participants will be able to:

  • Describe a Framework for the Analysis of Business Alliances
  • Understand How to Apply Influencing Skills During the Negotiation Phase
  • Recognise and Manage Difficult Negotiators Who Use Aggressive Tactics During Negotiation
  • Understand the Key Principles of Persuasion and its Importance to Negotiation
  • Apply Critical Thinking When Planning Approaches to Different Negotiation Situations

Training Methodology

This COPEX training course will utilise a variety of proven adult learning techniques to ensure maximum understanding, comprehension and retention of the information presented. This includes professional learning techniques combined with presentations, interactive practical exercises, group activities and case studies will help delegates to build a formal framework around their current knowledge and skills. 

Delegates will be encouraged to develop both their critical thinking and persuasion skills, applying these to the formation and maintenance of negotiated alliances to increase the value for money provided to their employer.

Who should Attend?

This COPEX training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:

  • Personnel From a Wide Range of Business Disciplines
  • Delegates Wishing to Develop Negotiation Skills in Alliance Building
  • Delegates Who Regularly Work With External Suppliers or Customers
  • Departmental Heads Requiring to Form Interdepartmental Alliances to Achieve Results

Training Outline

Day One: Situational Negotiating Strategies
  • Negotiation Purpose: Common Terms and Best Practice
  • Developing Mutually Acceptable Solutions Through Value Claiming
  • Adapting Strategies to Situations When Building Alliances
  • Personality - Strengths & Weaknesses in Negotiations
  • Opening Communication Channels to Maintain Relationships
  • Applying Interests and Positions for Strategic Advantage
Day Two: Applied Negotiation Skills
  • How to Reach 'Win-Win' in Negotiation
  • The Keys to Collaborative Bargaining in Partnering
  • Leverage: What It Is and How to Use It?
  • Negotiation Tactics and Ploys
  • Dealing with Difficult Negotiators and Barriers
  • Ethics in Negotiation
Day Three: Persuasion & Influence Skills for Negotiators
  • Challenges of Meetings – Group and Individual Strategies
  • Positive Persuasion in Challenging Situations
  • Applying Rules of Influential Presentations to Maximize Impact
  • Maintaining Compatible Body Language & Using Logic, Credibility and Passion
  • Dispute Resolution and Mediating for Better Outcomes
  • Mediation Techniques - Practical Exercise
Day Four: Higher Level Negotiation Skills for Challenging Situations
  • Identifying and Responding to Signals and Informal Information
  • Recovering from Reversals, Errors and Challenges
  • Developing a Climate of Trust
  • Higher Level Conversation Techniques
  • Face to Face Negotiations; Appreciating Different Cultures
  • Practical Negotiation Exercise and Feedback 
Day Five: Critical Thinking and Decision Making for Negotiators
  • Gaining Control and Using Information – Formal and Informal
  • Thinking Patterns, Frameworks and Tools for Negotiators
  • Identifying Sources and Testing Assumptions
  • Framing the Problem
  • Decision Making Under Pressure
  • Reviewing Strategic Alliances and Building Personal Action

Accreditation

COPEX is ILM Recognised and offers a number of Recognised Management and Leadership programmes. Aside from COPEX's Certificate of Completion, delegates will be able to pursue ILM Recognised Certification (which typically involves passing an additional study, either a work based assignment or on-demand assessment) after the conclusion of this ILM Recognised programme.

Certificates

  • COPEX Certificate of Attendance will be provided to delegates who attend and complete the course

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What is included in the training fee?

Published training course fees are inclusive of the training venue, training manual, writing materials, lunch and coffee breaks with refreshments over the entire duration of the training course.

What are the available payment methods?

The training course fee can be settled by either:

  • Bank transfer
  • Credit Card

How many hours per day, and what are the timings of your training courses?

Our training courses will run for 5 hours per day. The standard daily timing is from 8:30 am – 3:30 pm including the coffee/tea breaks and lunch.

Where do you usually hold your training courses?

Our training courses courses are being held at five-star hotels in prime and iconic destinations across the globe. Cities such as Amsterdam, Barcelona, Dubai, Geneva, Istanbul, Kuala Lumpur, London, Houston, New York, Paris, Vienna, Zurich, etc.

Do you provide hotel booking assistance to your delegates?

Once officially registered, we can assist by providing the corporate rates provided by the hotel where the training course will be conducted. Early confirmation will enable us to secure the room at reduced rates

In case of failure to attend, what is your cancellation policy?

Our cancellation policy varies depending on the circumstances presented. Generally, cancellations must be initiated in formal writing at least 14 days prior to the commencement date of the training course. Further, the option to shift an existing registration to another training course on a later date is possible. Otherwise, a full refund will be initiated.

What will I receive after the training course?

Delegates who will attend and successfully complete the training course will earn a COPEX Certificate of Completion. This certification is designed to validate the successful knowledge transfer, and that the desired learning objectives and outcomes to further advance your professional competency are achieved.