This is our go-to negotiation guide with storyboards. Plan out your next negotiation with business tools like SWOT, Johari Window, BATNA, and more. Using storyboards in your preparation is useful to share your ideas with colleagues and fellow negotiators.
A template for constructing summary of your negotiation preparations.
Storyboard Text
Weaknesses
Goals
BATNA & Bottom Line
Strengths
[List your relevant weaknesses]
Needs: [list things you need from the negotiation] Wants: [list things you want from the negotiation]
BATNA: [Describe your BATNA] Bottom Line: [List any walk away points. Be specific. Only list conditions that would actually be reasons to let the negotiation fail]
Tactical
[List your relevant strengths]
Strategy
Negotiation Summary
Their Strategy
[Describe the anticipated situation, a planned response, or any other important maneuver you want to have at hand]
[What's your approach? Preliminary first offer? Describe your plan in some broad strokes]
[Describe what their approach will be, or big moves you think they will make]