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Chris Voss

Win Workplace Negotiations

Chris Voss

Increase your influence, gain trust, and find your voice at work with former FBI negotiator Chris Voss. In this session, you’ll learn 12 proven tactics to use every day at work, for big meetings or small moments. And you’ll get plenty of no-pressure practice to help you ace high-pressure situations.

Increase your influence, gain trust, and find your voice at work with former FBI negotiator Chris Voss. In this session, you’ll learn 12 proven tactics to use every day at work, for big meetings or small moments. And you’ll get plenty of no-pressure practice to help you ace high-pressure situations.

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  1. Perfect 12 negotiation tactics

    Level up your skills with step-by-step guidance on projects to achieve learnings you're proud of.

  2. Flexible curriculum

    We break down the class into manageable activities to do at your own pace.

  3. Feedback & discussions

    Access a community of peers to get feedback and be inspired

  4. All levels

    This session is approachable for beginners and has advanced techniques for the more experienced.

  1. Perfect 12 negotiation tactics

    Level up your skills with step-by-step guidance on projects to achieve learnings you're proud of.

  2. Flexible curriculum

    We break down the class into manageable activities to do at your own pace.

  3. Feedback & discussions

    Access a community of peers to get feedback and be inspired

  4. All levels

    This session is approachable for beginners and has advanced techniques for the more experienced.

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Unlock new skills with a structured curriculum

Section 1

Introduction

Section 2

Become the Most Trusted Person at Work

Section 3

Strengthen Your Workplace Influence

Section 4

Create Epiphanies to Land the Deal

Section 5

Getting to the Agreement

Section 6

Negotiating Your Future

Section 7

Inclusive Negotiation

Skills you will learn

Build Your Influence
  • Become a confident colleague
  • Negotiate your salary with ease
  • Develop into a trusted leader
  • Advance your professional life
  • Enhance your personal relationships
  • Guide others to decisions of value
The Basics
  • Negotiate like a professional
  • Learn inclusive negotiation
  • Develop interpersonal skills
  • Become a better active listener
  • Lead others with trust-based influence
  • Find your own unique negotiation style
12 Negotiation Tactics
  • Build rapport with mirroring and labeling
  • Gather insight with calibrated questions
  • Magnify your impact with dynamic silence
  • Clear negativity with accusation audits
  • Create epiphanies to land bigger deals
  • Use loss aversion to help land the deal

Skills you will learn

Build Your Influence
  • Become a confident colleague
  • Negotiate your salary with ease
  • Develop into a trusted leader
  • Advance your professional life
  • Enhance your personal relationships
  • Guide others to decisions of value
The Basics
  • Negotiate like a professional
  • Learn inclusive negotiation
  • Develop interpersonal skills
  • Become a better active listener
  • Lead others with trust-based influence
  • Find your own unique negotiation style
12 Negotiation Tactics
  • Build rapport with mirroring and labeling
  • Gather insight with calibrated questions
  • Magnify your impact with dynamic silence
  • Clear negativity with accusation audits
  • Create epiphanies to land bigger deals
  • Use loss aversion to help land the deal

Explore the full curriculum

Watch the Session Overview to learn more.

My Activities
Module 1
Module 2
Module 3
Module 4
Module 5
Module 6
Module 7
Module 1
Introduction

Chris Voss shares what you can expect to learn and should do to get the most value out of his session.

  1. Video activity 1
    Session Overview

    5 minutes

    Chris Voss shares what you can expect to learn and do to get the most value out of his session.

  2. Video activity 2
    Meet Your Instructors: Chris Voss and the Black Swan Team

    4 minutes

    Chris introduces Brandon, Derek, and Sandy—three members of his negotiation consultancy, The Black Swan Group. Together, they will be teaching you the fundamentals of negotiation at work.

  3. Video activity 3
    Write Down Your Goals

    3 minutes

    Grab your pen and pad and write down three goals you want to achieve by the time you’ve completed this session. Think about how you’d like this class to impact your career and life.

  4. Activity 4
    Share Your Goals

    Type your handwritten list of goals below to share it with the community.

  5. Activity 5
    Give Feedback to Your Peers

    Now that you’ve seen what everyone else is looking to achieve, take a moment to give them some encouragement.

Module 2
Become the Most Trusted Person at Work
Module 3
Strengthen Your Workplace Influence
Module 4
Create Epiphanies to Land the Deal
Module 5
Getting to the Agreement
Module 6
Negotiating Your Future
Module 7
Inclusive Negotiation

Explore the full curriculum

Watch the Session Overview to learn more.

My Activities
Module 1
Module 2
Module 3
Module 4
Module 5
Module 6
Module 7
Module 1
Introduction

Chris Voss shares what you can expect to learn and should do to get the most value out of his session.

  1. Video activity 1
    Session Overview

    5 minutes

    Chris Voss shares what you can expect to learn and do to get the most value out of his session.

  2. Video activity 2
    Meet Your Instructors: Chris Voss and the Black Swan Team

    4 minutes

    Chris introduces Brandon, Derek, and Sandy—three members of his negotiation consultancy, The Black Swan Group. Together, they will be teaching you the fundamentals of negotiation at work.

  3. Video activity 3
    Write Down Your Goals

    3 minutes

    Grab your pen and pad and write down three goals you want to achieve by the time you’ve completed this session. Think about how you’d like this class to impact your career and life.

  4. Activity 4
    Share Your Goals

    Type your handwritten list of goals below to share it with the community.

  5. Activity 5
    Give Feedback to Your Peers

    Now that you’ve seen what everyone else is looking to achieve, take a moment to give them some encouragement.

Module 2
Become the Most Trusted Person at Work
Module 3
Strengthen Your Workplace Influence
Module 4
Create Epiphanies to Land the Deal
Module 5
Getting to the Agreement
Module 6
Negotiating Your Future
Module 7
Inclusive Negotiation

Explore the full curriculum

Watch the Session Overview to learn more.

My Activities
Module 1
Module 2
Module 3
Module 4
Module 5
Module 6
Module 7
Module 1
Introduction

Chris Voss shares what you can expect to learn and should do to get the most value out of his session.

  1. Video activity 1
    Session Overview

    5 minutes

    Chris Voss shares what you can expect to learn and do to get the most value out of his session.

  2. Video activity 2
    Meet Your Instructors: Chris Voss and the Black Swan Team

    4 minutes

    Chris introduces Brandon, Derek, and Sandy—three members of his negotiation consultancy, The Black Swan Group. Together, they will be teaching you the fundamentals of negotiation at work.

  3. Video activity 3
    Write Down Your Goals

    3 minutes

    Grab your pen and pad and write down three goals you want to achieve by the time you’ve completed this session. Think about how you’d like this class to impact your career and life.

  4. Activity 4
    Share Your Goals

    Type your handwritten list of goals below to share it with the community.

  5. Activity 5
    Give Feedback to Your Peers

    Now that you’ve seen what everyone else is looking to achieve, take a moment to give them some encouragement.

Module 2
Become the Most Trusted Person at Work
Module 3
Strengthen Your Workplace Influence
Module 4
Create Epiphanies to Land the Deal
Module 5
Getting to the Agreement
Module 6
Negotiating Your Future
Module 7
Inclusive Negotiation

Projects from this Session

Get feedback from a supportive community

Submit your projects and receive feedback from peers.
Stay inspired and motivated with a community of your peers.
Get all your questions answered — no matter how big or small.
Submit your projects and receive feedback from peers.
Stay inspired and motivated with a community of your peers.
Get all your questions answered — no matter how big or small.

Meet your instructor

Chris Voss

Founder and CEO of The Black Swan Group, Chris Voss is a professor, author, and former FBI negotiator who’s spent decades becoming one of the world’s top experts on the science of negotiation. Voss and the Black Swan team empower professionals, public servants, and everyday people to negotiate effectively at work and beyond.

Meet your instructor

Chris Voss

Founder and CEO of The Black Swan Group, Chris Voss is a professor, author, and former FBI negotiator who’s spent decades becoming one of the world’s top experts on the science of negotiation. Voss and the Black Swan team empower professionals, public servants, and everyday people to negotiate effectively at work and beyond.

Meet your instructor

Chris Voss

Founder and CEO of The Black Swan Group, Chris Voss is a professor, author, and former FBI negotiator who’s spent decades becoming one of the world’s top experts on the science of negotiation. Voss and the Black Swan team empower professionals, public servants, and everyday people to negotiate effectively at work and beyond.

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