Oct 25, 2025Ever needed to push for action with a banker—fast—without sparking defensiveness or risking the relationship? This lesson gives you a precise, repeatable playbook: when to escalate, how to route it, and how to write it using Context → Constraint → Constructive Ask with calibrated, face‑preserving language. You’ll see clear guidance, sharp real‑world examples, and targeted exercises (MCQs, fill‑in, and corrections) so you can protect milestones, manage risk, and keep bridges intact on live deals.

Oct 25, 2025Pressed to hit a date while the scope keeps expanding? This lesson gives you precise, low-friction language to negotiate scope–timeline trade-offs with sell-side tech teams—aligning on risk, securing verifiable milestones, and locking clear, dated commitments. You’ll move from positional asks to shared risk management, using structured trades, staged delivery, and escalation-safe documentation. Expect concise explanations, real-world examples and dialogue, plus targeted exercises to test and harden your phrasing for live deals.

Oct 25, 2025Hit a hard “We can’t share that under NDA” on a diligence call? This lesson gives you a precise playbook to turn that no into controlled access—diagnose the refusal, reframe with purpose, safeguards, and a minimal ask, then negotiate safe alternatives and close with clean documentation. You’ll see crisp explanations, live‑deal examples and scripts, plus short exercises to lock in the language and flow. By the end, you’ll handle NDA roadblocks calmly, keep momentum, and secure decision‑grade evidence without raising temperature.