Negotiation training for business development managers

Leading complex negotiations in business development more successfully

This training is held in German.
As a successful business development manager, you need excellent negotiation skills. Excellent preparation, well thought-out strategies, sophisticated negotiation techniques and smart follow-up strengthen your confidence and assertiveness in complex negotiation situations. Master internal negotiations with stakeholders and management just as well as external negotiations in strategic projects with customers and cooperation partners. This will ensure the long-term success of your company.

Contents

Mastering internal and external negotiations in business development with excellence

  • Prepare negotiations in a targeted, professional and prudent manner.
  • The role of power in internal negotiations.
  • The management of different stakeholders.
  • Successfully deal with multiple stakeholders at the negotiating table to achieve excellent results as a Business Development Manager.
  • Goal-oriented argumentation, confident handling of stress phases, confident appearance at the negotiating table.

Increase your negotiating skills to the highest level

  • Recognize the type of negotiation immediately and adapt your own communication quickly and purposefully.
  • Recognize, shape and master difficult negotiation situations and unfair negotiation tactics with confidence.
  • Use successful FBI interview techniques correctly.

Negotiation strategy in business development

  • The use of the Conflict and Negotiation Score Card to manage negotiations.
  • Understand negotiation strategies and their implications for strategic partnerships.
  • Recognize scope for negotiation and anchor it correctly.
  • Excursus: Negotiating with different cultures.
  • In this way, you can prepare negotiations effectively, continue to improve and take advantage of any opportunities to renegotiate.

 

Learning environment

In your online learning environment, you will find useful information, downloads and extra services for this qualification measure after you have registered.

Your benefit

This negotiation training is aimed at business development managers who want to improve their negotiation skills to the highest level.

  • You will gain in-depth knowledge of negotiation techniques and develop your confidence at the negotiating table.
  • You will learn how to master internal and external negotiations excellently as a Business Development Manager.
  • You prepare negotiations in a targeted, professional and prudent manner.
  • With perfected negotiation skills, you will increase your effectiveness in negotiations and achieve top results.
  • You will receive innovative methods for outstanding negotiation success.
  • You will use professional techniques and specific tools to win even difficult negotiations effectively and professionally.
  • They prepare negotiations effectively, improve their skills and use opportunities to renegotiate.

Don't just let important negotiations in business development come to you, because excellent preparation, well thought-out strategies, sophisticated negotiating techniques and clever follow-up will strengthen your confidence and assertiveness and your negotiating success.

Methods

In a small group - accompanied by an experienced negotiation professional - you will train typical negotiation situations from your practice as a business development manager. The training is based on a balanced mix of simulations/role plays and the presentation and discussion of the essential technical principles. Reflection and feedback, both individually and in the plenary session, ensure a lasting learning effect. Trainer input, case/best-practice examples and exchange of experience round off your learning experience.

Recommended for

Negotiation training specifically for business development managers and junior business development managers who want to question and improve their negotiation skills in order to conduct complex negotiations with managing directors, stakeholders and external negotiating partners more successfully, as well as for entrepreneurs, managing directors, business unit managers, key account managers, executives and sales managers who frequently negotiate with business development managers and want to optimize their negotiation strategies.

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2 days
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06.10.2025
Hamburg
Booking number: 34112
€ 1.590,- plus VAT.
€ 1,892.10 incl. VAT.
Venue
Mercure Hotel Hamburg City
Mercure Hotel Hamburg City
Amsinckstraße 53, 20097 Hamburg
Room rate: € 132,97 plus VAT.
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2 days
Limited number of participants

Monday, 06.10.2025

09:00 am - 5:00 pm

Tuesday, 07.10.2025

09:00 am - 5:00 pm

Fee includes
The participation fee includes
  • one joint lunch per full seminar day,
  • Catering during breaks and
  • extensive working documents.
The participant will settle the hotel accommodation costs directly with the hotel. You will find a reservation form for hotel bookings in your learning environment.
09.03.2026
Frankfurt a. M.
Booking number: 34112
€ 1.590,- plus VAT.
€ 1,892.10 incl. VAT.
Venue
relexa hotel Frankfurt/Main
relexa hotel Frankfurt/Main
Mertonviertel / Lurgiallee 2, 60439 Frankfurt a. M.
Arrival via Deutsche Bahn
Train tickets to this event starting at € 51,90.
Days & Times
2 days
Limited number of participants

Monday, 09.03.2026

09:00 am - 5:00 pm

Tuesday, 10.03.2026

09:00 am - 5:00 pm

Fee includes
The participation fee includes
  • one joint lunch per full seminar day,
  • Catering during breaks and
  • extensive working documents.
The participant will settle the hotel accommodation costs directly with the hotel. You will find a reservation form for hotel bookings in your learning environment.
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Fee includes
The participation fee includes
  • one joint lunch per full seminar day,
  • Catering during breaks and
  • extensive working documents.
The participant will settle the hotel accommodation costs directly with the hotel. You will find a reservation form for hotel bookings in your learning environment.
Booking number: 32569
€ 1.590,- plus VAT.
€ 1,892.10 incl. VAT.
Details
2 days
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