Shamore Collins blog (2) 2/4

 One of the negotiation tactics I used was Fait Accompli, I told my negotiation partner my asking price in hopes that he would fall for the price. It felt good using it because it set the tone of our negotiation, and I felt it was a good number that he would fall for. I believe it set the tone of the negotiation for 2 reasons, the first was it set the starting point of our negation, and secondly it let him know what my price was and that I was firm on the range. I will try this in certain situations within the future, it could be a good tactic but it is also very risky if me and the person I am negotiating against are not on the same page. 

The second negotiation tactic I used was Decide what will be lost. I talked to my partner about what we would both possibly be losing if we didn't reach an evenly deal. This felt very comfortable because it gave us both the opportunity to speak about the problems we were facing and what we would lose out on if we did not reach an agreement. I believe it impacted the negotiation a good amount because we both expressed our problems and why we needed the money, it gave us the chance to become empathetic. I will use this tactic again because I believe in a negotiation it is important to understand each other and understand the purpose of what could be loss/gained in the negotiation. 

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