• The Secrets of Power Negotiating

  • You Can Get Anything You Want
  • By: Roger Dawson
  • Narrated by: Roger Dawson
  • Length: 5 hrs and 3 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (650 ratings)

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The Secrets of Power Negotiating

By: Roger Dawson
Narrated by: Roger Dawson
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Publisher's summary

Negotiate successfully!

Are you aware that almost everything is negotiable?

Negotiation is a skill that can bring you vast success in all aspects of your life. When you're a skilled negotiator, you can get the best possible price on everything you purchase or sell, and you can deal with salespeople or clients.

We're all negotiating all the time in all kinds of everyday situations: parents negotiating with their children; employees negotiating with each other, with subordinates, with bosses; customers negotiating with salespeople or service providers. And with The Secrets of Power Negotiating, you'll always have the upper hand in every negotiating situation in which you find yourself.

For example, the program gives you specific ways to:

  • Get the best possible price when you buy or sell a house, a car, a business, real estate, or any negotiable item.
  • Get a raise or promotion.
  • Keep employees happy without giving in to unreasonable demands.
  • Get a new and better deal with your landlord or mortgage loan officer.
  • Stop being stonewalled by store clerks, petty bureaucrats, service and repair people, and others.
  • Get more cooperation from your corporate peers and subordinates.
  • Get bigger loans and better terms from your banker.
  • Uncover valuable "hidden information."
  • Be more confident in virtually any interpersonal situation.
  • Plus many other situations you run into in your daily life.

©1985 Roger Dawson (P)1995 Nightingale

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Chapters are out of order!

I enjoyed his voice, but doubt this is unabridged. Unfortunately, the chapters are out of order, which is a pain. The order in which you should listen are as follows (using the workbook as reference).

Chapter: 1, 6 to 13, 2 to 4

Chapter 1 = 1
Chapter 2 = 10
Chapter 3 = 11
Chapter 4 = 12
Chapter 5 = Bonus chapter? Buying an automobile
Chapter 6 = 2
Chapter 7 = 3
Chapter 8 = 4
Chapter 9 = 5
Chapter 10 = 6
Chapter 11 = 7
Chapter 12 = 8
Chapter 13 = 9

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Very disappointing - Not an unabridged recording

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Chapter two began by referring back to principles (personality styles) developed in Chapter One. The only problem is this was not discussed in Chapter one. Materials from the book have clearly been left out of this recording. I can live with an abridged recording, but don't claim to be otherwise and don't edit so sloppily. Very disappointing.

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Inconsistent with the book

This audiobook was not even an abridged version of the book. It was a series of audio lectures which discussed topics from the book, but did not not nearly with the same depth as the book.

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Not sure what happened to half of the book

Would you try another book from Roger Dawson and/or Roger Dawson?

I definitely would - Roger Dawson has great pace at reading, a calm and steady voice. Perfect for lecture-style audiobooks.

What about Roger Dawson’s performance did you like?

His reading style is great to listen and learn to.

Who do you think would benefit most from listening to The Secrets of Power Negotiating?

People who lack basic interpersonal skills, with a lack of understanding of negotiation at the macro level.

The book is not very good at giving adequate techniques, and seems more like a beginning than a complete work.

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I was awfully disappointed when after listening to the book for 1:26 the end rang, and yet it is advertised as a 5-hour book! Then I got some lengthy message from Nightingale which had nothing to do with the book.

If I had known the book was NOT 5-hours I would not have wasted a credit on it, and would recommend at most paying 10$ for this book.

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This is not unabridged!!

The information is good, but it's a shame that there are parts left out of this audio version. Would have liked to know the other info.

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Good material but all the chapters were out of order

I liked the content, had some great tactics for negotiating. I grew up in a car dealership around some the sales tactics but they don't use the smarmy ones here.

I think I learned some classy techniques and way to structure negotiations.

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Good Content, Horrible Organization

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The chapters are completely disorganized, and there are a few missing. Of all the simple fixes, it baffles me that the owners of this content don't fix the problem. There's a lot of good content here, this is timeless negotiation education. Worth a listen if you're someone like me who digs in deep to audio books, listening and re-listening, again and again.

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OK info. bad narrator

thought it was OK. not amazing though . exaggerates effectiveness of techniques not a huge fan

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Insightful

I truly enjoyed the content, complete with its fascinating stories. l recommended it to family and friends, including my eleven-years-old granddaughter.

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Out dated in parts and weak on directions.

What disappointed you about The Secrets of Power Negotiating?

the material was outdated and I wanted to see more specific examples

What could Roger Dawson have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?

Cost was way to high for content. I would like to Negotiate that price!

Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Roger Dawson?

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If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from The Secrets of Power Negotiating?

More clear flow of the book and material would be helpful

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