How To Win Any Negotiation

Download or read book How to Win Any Negotiation written by Robert Mayer and published by Red Wheel/Weiser. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today’s super negotiator has to be a versatile problem solver, seeking hard-bargain results with a soft touch. With punch and panache, Bob Mayer shows you how to make the grade, revealing powerful negotiating tools drawn from a unique blend of sources: -Recent advances in psychology, linguistics, trial advocacy, sales, and management communications — the cutting edge of the art of performance. -Tips, tricks, and techniques from 200 of the world’s masters — the legendary street and bazaar merchants of Bombay, Istanbul, Cairo, and Shanghai. -Mayer’s own "been there, done that” years as a lawyer representing thousands of clients (from foreign government agencies and mega-corporations to some of the world’s best-known actors, authors, and athletes), negotiating deals on everything from amphitheaters to Zero aircraft. You’ll learn what works — and what doesn’t — when you’re up against a stone wall... or your ideas are being rejected... or you’re confronted with hostility and anger. Included is the highly acclaimed Deal Maker’s Playbook, a collection of step-by-step "how-to’s” and "what-to’s” for 38 common negotiating situations such as: -Buying a car -Leasing an apartment -Dealing with the IRS -Interviewing for a Job -Buying a franchise -Getting out of debt It’s all here — the fancy footwork and magic moves for outgunning, outmaneuvering, and out-negotiating the other person. And the techniques for developing life skills that will dramatically enhance your chances of professional success and personal satisfaction.