
Virtual Negotiation
An Optimal Approach to Online NegotiationsBy Jutta PortnerLength7h 40m
About this audiobook
Mastering the Next Online Negotiation with Confidence!
Negotiating online presents its own set of challenges. You find yourself speaking into black holes when the other party hasn't turned on their camera, receiving no feedback on facial expressions. Does the other party even understand your proposal? Is anyone even listening? And if so, who? Or perhaps the connection doesn't even establish, or it drops out midway. Even for experienced negotiators, this new mode of negotiation is fraught with uncertainties. We haven't yet developed sufficient expertise in remote negotiation.
But did you know that major corporations are already closing billion-dollar deals via platforms like MS Teams & Co.? Online negotiations will continue to be part of our future, as they save resources such as travel time and expenses.
Learn how to adapt your negotiation skills to remote settings, how to handle interruptions like emails, calls, video, and audio disruptions that disrupt the flow of negotiation. Gain sovereignty in the face of adverse circumstances and make this new core competency your own.
The book by negotiation expert Jutta Portner is aimed at anyone who no longer negotiates solely face-to-face. Become a virtual negotiation pro!
Audiobook details
GenreBusiness and Economics
Length7 hrs 40 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJun 30, 2024
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1A Word from the Author
2How this Book Is Structured
3Online Negotiation: Is It Even Possible?
4CHAPTER 1. Why Negotiating Online Is Different than in the Offline World
5We are exhausted: Too many stimuli, all at the same time
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6We get distracted: Another incoming email here, another phone call there
7We are constantly online: There’s barely any time to catch our breath
8We get lost in the complexity and disengage
9We are suspicious: Who is reading along? Who is listening in?
10CHAPTER 2. What Does Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Have to Do with Online Negotiations?
11Physiological needs: To hear well. To see well … and much more
12Safety needs: So much to discuss. So much technology … HELP!
13Social needs: Team spirit? Online? More lone wolves than ever
14Esteem needs: Notice me … please!
15Self-actualization: Activate and encourage a desire to create
16CHAPTER 3. Well-Equipped from the Start – Successful Preparation for Online Negotiations
17Tip #1: Decide first! Auction or negotiation? Virtual or in person?
18Tip #2: The new way to prepare for a negotiation: Close to the negotiation process
19Tip #3: Less is more: Limit the number of participants
20Tip #4: The shorter the better: Limit the number of sessions
21Tip #5: Time to focus: Actively plan breaks
22Tip #6: Safety first! Minimize security risks
23CHAPTER 4. So Close and Yet So Far – Communication in Remote Negotiations
24Tip #7: Getting in touch – Keeping in touch
25Tip #8: Making small talk online
26Tip #9: Establishing the rules of communication
27Tip #10: Summarizing. Summarizing. Summarizing!
28Tip #11: Ensure internal team communication
29Tip #12: Have the courage to also show your emotions virtually
30CHAPTER 5. Making the Most of It – Overcoming Limitations in Body Language
31Tip #13: Don’t speak into the void: Turn your camera on
32Tip #14: Focus on you, the negotiator! Being in front of the camera
33Tip #15: Spot on! The right light
34Tip #16: Boost your online impact through good virtual body language
35Tip #17: The tone sets the tune: Your voice on the microphone
36CHAPTER 6. Yes, It’s Possible!
37Exerting Influence in Virtual Negotiations
38Tip #18: Develop the suitable dramaturgy
39Tip #19: If you want to cooperate and seek a win-win situation
40Tip #20: If you want to win and work with tricks
41Tip #21: When difficulties arise online
42CHAPTER 7. Never Lose Sight of the Big Picture – The Fundamental Rules of Virtual Negotiation
43Tip #22: Leading right from the start: Utilize the first-mover advantage
44Tip #23: Know your technology
45Tip #24: Miro, Mural, Conceptboard: Use collaborative tools to visualize key content
46Tip #25: Lighten the load: Make use of co-facilitation
47Conclusion – Virtual negotiation isn’t worse. It’s different.
48THANKS
49APPENDIX
50About the Author