What are some good ways to improve negotiation skills?

polite words good suggestions good understanding in the related field smiley face for dealing

improve listening skills

watch recorded negotiations in your field.

always investigate people that you negotiate with and learn their tactics,.

know what they want in advance, donot go to the table unprepaired

To my perception, negotiation skills are not separate from the other traits of ones personality.
These two are closely related.
Now to the specifics.What one should do to improve his/her negotiaion skills?1.KNOW YOURSELF2.BELIEVE IN YOURSELF3.CHALLENGE YOURSELF4.Make specific your Targets after you have thoroughly examined your bad and good points regarding your Personality and Negotiation traits(1)5.Practise and Feedback, Practise and Feedback, Practise and Feedback...
the more you practise and the more Feedback you have each time you negotiate the better you become.6.Also, in parallel, with above mentioned process ,another thing one should always do is to get new or rehearse old knowledge about negotiation.
Concepts that one tends to forget in the daily routine come again in one's mind as s/he studies new or old negotiation material/stuff.7.Knowing /understanding the relationship and all of its founding elements with the other part is, needles to say, NECESSARY.
What do you think?

hello, here is my personal recipe:
1- HUMILITY
2- Deep knowledge of your products/ services or needs.

3- Consider your Customer/ Provider as a real Partner for a win/win deal and let him feel it.

4- Be aware of your flexibility before any negotiation.
5-Keep in mind your target and never let your Partner feel it!! thank you to help me to improve it by completing above list! Wish you all good deals!

If you need practice, start with the local vegetable market.
At the same time read from negotiation tips online, it works!

Keep demands on your answers .
Keep your communication thru eyes ,Keep your company as Moon ,they should to reach by your service

Lots of patience, little bit of persistence, keeping calm and thinking objectively....
each a separate field to conquer.

Read, read and read.
Below is a link to one extremely good audio-book I have listened to couple of years back.
http://www.audible.com/search/ref=ftx_top_nav_search_1 Its sold by audible which is part of amazon.com I suggest you buy that book and listen to it.
It will cover negotiation from A-Z Good luck

Negotiation is a win win situation for an organization where both negotiators get their major share of the decided part with their common interest as a considerate share.

To learn to be a good negotiator

1.      Be positively influenced to create WIN WIN situation.

2.      Sow seed to get the tree and just don’t bargain a seed for a seed.

3.      Long term goal with bigger picture be seen and should be also shown.

4.      See the good points in giving and reap the good points in getting.