Negotiating For Dummies (eBook)

Michael C. Donaldson specializes in entertainment and copyright law and has negotiated with and against some of the biggest names in Hollywood.

Foreword.

Introduction.

Part I: Preparing to Negotiate.

Chapter 1: Negotiating for Life.

Chapter 2: Knowing What You Want and Preparing to Get It.

Chapter 3: Mapping the Opposition.

Chapter 4: Knowing the Marketplace.

Chapter 5: Setting Goals.

Chapter 6: Setting and Enforcing Limits.

Part II: Getting Your Point Across.

Chapter 7: Listening -- Really, Truly Listening.

Chapter 8: Asking the Right Questions.

Chapter 9: Listening to Body Language.

Chapter 10: Tuning In to Your Inner Voice.

Chapter 11: Being Crystal Clear: Telling It Like It Is.

Part III: Getting Past the Glitches to Close It Up.

Chapter 12: Pushing the Pause Button to Turn Off the Hot
Buttons.

Chapter 13: Dealing with Difficult People and Situations.

Chapter 14: Closing the Deal and Feeling Good About It.

Chapter 15: When the Deal Just Won't Seem to Close.

Part IV: Conducting Cross-Cultural and Complex
Negotiations.

Chapter 16: International Negotiating.

Chapter 17: Negotiating with the Opposite Sex.

Chapter 18: Complex Negotiations.

Chapter 19: Blind Negotiating: Telephone and Internet.

Part V: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 20: Ten Personality Traits of Top Negotiators.

Chapter 21: Ten Key Negotiations of Your Life.

Index.