Prepare
Negotiation plan
Help me prepare for negotiating [what] with [who]. Define my goal, ideal outcome, acceptable range, walk-away point and best alternative if no deal.
Career & Learning · 15 prompts
The Negotiation Notebook
Prepare like a pro for salary, suppliers, clients and everyday deals.
15 prompts for negotiation preparation: goals and walk-away points, understanding the other side, anchoring, scripts, role-play, handling tactics, and follow-up emails. For salary talks, freelance rates, supplier deals and purchases. Not legal advice.
What's inside
Every prompt in the PDF, listed by section.
Prepare
- 01Negotiation plan
- 02Their side
- 03Tradeables list
- 04Market research questions
Scripts
- 05Opening script
- 06Salary conversation
- 07Freelance rate increase
- 08Supplier discount
- 09Buying a big item
Practise
- 10Role-play
- 11Tactics decoder
- 12Silence and concessions
Close
- 13Summary email
- 14Walking away gracefully
- 15Debrief
Sample prompts
Three of the 15, so you can see how specific they are. The PDF has the rest, plus a short introduction.
Prepare
Their side
What does [counterpart] likely want, fear and value in this negotiation about [topic]? What constraints might they have?
Prepare
Tradeables list
List things besides price I could trade in a negotiation about [topic] (timing, scope, terms, extras), ranked by value to them vs cost to me.