I hope that you enjoyed the article “3 Negotiation ‘Bad Words.’”

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I’ve written a lot of articles about negotiation. And because your choice of words in negotiation often determines whether or not you succeed, many of those articles focus on the exact words to use, such as the article “How To Negotiate When ‘Time Is Money.’“

So many experts tout preparation as the #1 determinant of whether or not you will negotiate successfully. And much of that preparation involves deciding what words to say.

But while we’re so focused on preparing and saying words in a negotiation, let’s not forget the non-word aspects of successfully planning and conducting a negotiation. Tips on those aspects of negotiation can be found in my articles such as “Defeating A Supplier’s Negotiating Strategy,” “Here Is Your End-of-Negotiation Strategy,” and “4 Rules For Negotiating By Phone.”

So, just with these five linked articles, you have some good study material involving word choice and non-word aspects of negotiation. Review them before going into your next negotiation.

You’ll have a better chance of negotiation success. You have my “word” on it.