Online Negotiation Training: Why You Should Focus on Skill Acquisition

It’s not easy to develop effective communication and negotiation skills, and many traditional corporate training programs rely too heavily on knowledge-acquisition training with a lecture-and-test format. Although there can be a benefit to these types of courses, most employees ultimately find them boring and difficult to apply to real-world situations. After all, it’s hard to become a great negotiator by listening to other people talk about being a great negotiator—you really have to see it in action and try it for yourself.

Game-based learning is the newest trend in online negotiation training, and part of what makes it different from traditional corporate negotiation courses is its skill-acquisition approach.

Why Skill Acquisition Matters in Online Training Courses

In game-based learning, the focus is on skill acquisition as opposed to knowledge acquisition. Rather than spending most of their training time listening to a lecture, employees spend most of their time actually acquiring and applying new skills. Employees are encouraged to develop real-life communication, planning, and negotiation skills, and they are immediately challenged to apply those skills in a variety of complex scenarios. Because game-based learning provides an engaging environment and personalized feedback, employees are able to easily hone and build confidence in their newly acquired skills—and feel confident applying those skills in the real world.

At Game On! Learning, we offer an innovative, game-based online negotiation course (Merchants®), which can help your employees develop their persuasive communication skills and become better negotiators. Contact Game On! Learning today at 1-888-725-GAME (1-888-725-4263) to learn more about what Merchants® can do for your workforce!