Consensus and community can only exist when there is effective communication. These articles and insights provide thoughts and guidance about verbal and written communication, advocacy and persuasion, and negotiation and dispute resolution.
Narrative and story telling are effective tools of persuasion because it enable the audience to understand why a proposed resolution is the correct resolution.
WHAT IS A W.A.T.N.A.? When negotiating you should not agree to anything that is worse than just acting unilaterally. This is why you must understand what you can do without the agreement of the other person. This understanding is sometimes referred to as the “Worst Alternative to a Negotiated Agreement” or “WATNA.” If you accurately identify and understand your WATNA it is a very useful tool to evaluate whether your agreement to a compromise or agreement is reasonable. In the
