Negotiation and Negotiating Skills are some of the most sought after sales training courses. People seek out negotiation tips, negotiating strategies and scour the web for processes to win against the ‘other’ person in a negotiation.
It may come as a surprise to you but your own worst enemy in a negotiation is yourself. Some people seem to spend hours seeking out the magic words that will help them win in any negotiation yet fail to look to see what they or their employees are doing wrong.
Two recent personal experiences highlight this fantastically well:
The hunt for my perfect lights:
Imagine how excited I was when I found out that the one of the only 2 sellers of the lights that I wanted for my new office were about a 10 minutes drive from my home. I rushed down there and recited my list to the chap on the counter -
People are often surprised when I turn up for sales training workshops without a laptop and powerpoint slides. They are pleasantly surprised throughout the day as the workshops unfolds and the day revolves around creativity, interaction and the application of knowledge. It makes for a fun and engaging day.
I found long ago that traditional powerpoint presenations and sales training does more to kill off the key things I promote than anything else. It is rigid, linear and down right boring!
Don’t fall into these traps with your presenations:
Presentations for business are no laughing matter. That’s not to say they have to be serious.
Some of the best presentations I have seen have been hysterical and captivating although for all the right reasons unlike this spoof from an American presentation skills trainer.
