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The Art of Negotiation

Chris Voss
Chris Voss
Former FBI lead international kidnapping negotiator and author of Never Split the Difference.

Learn tactical empathy, persuasion, and negotiation strategy from a former FBI hostage negotiator. Skills that apply to every conversation.

Chris Voss spent 24 years negotiating with terrorists, kidnappers, and hostage-takers. In this MasterClass, he distils those high-stakes skills into techniques anyone can use — in salary negotiations, business deals, and everyday conversations. Learn tactical empathy, mirroring, labelling emotions, and the art of getting to 'yes' without compromise.

4h
Total Duration
18
Lessons
All Levels
Level
Stage 2
Performance

What You'll Transform

  • Adversarial negotiations into collaborative outcomes
  • Fear of confrontation into confident advocacy
  • Surface-level listening into tactical empathy
  • Losing negotiations into win-win solutions

Best For

  • Professionals who negotiate deals, salaries, or contracts
  • Anyone who avoids difficult conversations
  • Leaders who need to influence without authority

Why This Works

Chris Voss's techniques were forged in life-or-death situations. If they work with hostage-takers, they work in your boardroom and relationships.

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Tactical empathy and mirroring are foundational social skills disguised as negotiation techniques. This course makes you a better listener and communicator in every interaction.

A masterclass in human psychology that makes every conversation more effective.

Skip if: You're focused on casual social skills rather than professional influence.

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Course Details

Duration
30 days
Daily Time
20 min/day
Format
video
Language
English
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