7 Habits of Highly Effective Negotiators in the Insurance and Financial Services Industry

>> Event Overview

Good negotiation skills are crucial to many different roles within the insurance and financial services sector, and though we may not always realise it, most of our day-to-day work centres around negotiations. That said, little or no formal training is devoted towards these essential skills. This is an interactive and fun session that introduces the key elements of a negotiation process, such as the following:

• qualities of a good negotiator
• planning a negotiation
• styles and strategies
• communication skills

We will then focus in on the 7 habits of a highly effective negotiator.

>> Learning Objectives

By the end of the session, participants will be able to:

• understand the key elements of a negotiation process.
• identify the 7 habits of a highly effective negotiator.
• implement a strategy to negotiate with confidence in future business dealings.

>> About our speaker

Jeff Heasman is a professional trainer who specialises in communication skills within the insurance and financial services sector. Jeff is a certified practitioner in Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) and a professional member of the Academy of Modern Applied Psychology.

In addition, Jeff holds a bachelors degree in law from the University of Glamorgan and a master of laws degree from Swansea University, as well as a postgraduate certificate in teaching English language to adults.

Jeff spent many years in practice as a litigation executive, dealing with cases up to and including the Court of Appeal in London (England v IBC Vehicles Ltd) and as a senior liability adjuster at Crawford and Company. Subsequently he was Dean of the Faculty of Law at Cavendish Universty in Zambia, has been a tutor at Swansea University and a lecturer in international negotiation skills to MBA students at ESIC University in Spain.

Jeff now combines his experience and expert knowledge to provide communication skills training to prestigious organisations, companies and individuals throughout the world.