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This is part 8 of our negotiation book, the introduction body language.
this is part 8 of our negotiation book the introduction body language
This chapter is very straightforward, there's not a lot of heavy information
this chapter is very straightforward there's not a lot of heavy information
about negotiation here, it's much more about the tactics of how you can use
about negotiation here it's much more about the tactics of how you can use
your body language in order to influence the negotiation. In this way is very much
your body language in order to influence the negotiation in this way is very much
like chapter 7 part 7, where we were talking about using questions to send
like chapter 7 part 7 where we were talking about using questions to send
signals not always just to ask questions,
signals not always just ask questions
body language is the same kind of idea. You use your body language to send
body language is the same kind of idea you use your body language to send
information, at the same time you need to be careful to not let your body language
information at the same time you need to be careful to not let your body language
giveaway secret information. So, when your body language react to maybe an
giveaway secret information so when your body language will react to maybe an
offer on price, if you turn a certain way or you pull back a certain way they may
offer on price if you turn a certain way or you pull back a certain way they may
think all they're getting close to your resistance point. Whereas when you lean in,
think all they're getting close to your resistance . whereas when you lean in
they may think that you're actually ready to offer more, you have more room,
they may think that you're actually ready to offer more you have more room
you are further away from your resistance point. So, these are the kinds of things you can
for further away from your resistance . so these are the kinds of things you can
use your body language to help influence in negotiation. Of course, in our case
use your body language to help influence the negotiation of course in our case
our negotiation in our RPG is not always face-to-face, but it could be over video
our negotiation RPG is not always face-to-face but it could be over video
even, and even over audio, or even just texting, or you can send a certain kinds
even and even over audio or even just texting or you can send a certain kinds
of emoticons, and send little pictures, they also kind of duplicate that emotion
of emoticons and send little pictures they also kind of duplicate that emotion
that you can play with body language. But, of course the most important is that
that you can play with body language but of course the most important is that
face-to-face communication, your body language really does make a difference.
face-to-face communication your body language really does make a difference
So, in our case in our RPG we don't have to be face-to-face, and many negotiations or
so in our case an RPG we don't have to be face-to-face and many negotiations or
even over email, not face-to-face at all. But still, it's important that if you
even over email not face-to-face at all but still it's important that if you
have a big negotiation is very important to your company, you may want to try
have a big negotiation is very important to your company you may want to try
face-to-face, if you can use body language to get an advantage especially
face-to-face if you can use body language to get an advantage especially
in a distributive negotiation. Of course in an integrative negotiation, it may be
in a distributive negotiation of course in an integrative negotiation and may be
very helpful to be face-to-face also, because you can see and you really trust
very helpful to be face-to-face also because you can see and you really trust
these people.
these people
In an email, it is going to be very hard to see, can I trust you, and I think basically
in an email going to be very hard to see can I trust you and I think basically
impossible cause everyone's going to say you can trust them, but can you
impossible course everyone's going to say you can trust them but can you
really? I'm not sure you could or I am not sure I would, that's for sure.
really i'm not i'm not sure you include or i am not sure i would that's for sure
So, this face-to-face is really important for the body language if you want to get
so this face-to-face is really important for the body language if you want to get
something more, if you want to get something bigger, something special.
something more if you want to get something bigger something special
Of course body language can include many types of things such as: the clothes you
of course body language can include many types of things such as the clothes you
wear and the way you look, and the more you move your arms, and the way you move your body and
wear and the way you look and move your arms and the way you move your body and
the signals you send. So, I would say that when it comes to body language very much
the signals you said so i would say that when it comes to body language very much
like questions,
like questions
it's not a complicated topic, it's a very easy topic to talk about but it's a very
it's not a complicated topic it's a very easy topic to talk about but it's a very
hard topic to do. Because we act naturally and we're not used to watching
hard topic to do because we act naturally and we're not used to watching
out what our body sends as a signal, we also are not used to looking at the other
out what our body sends a signal we also are not used to looking at the other
side and watching what signals are they sending to me, but they can be really
side and watching what signals are they sending to me but they can be really
important to gain an advantage.
important to gain an advantage