Negotiation is one of the most important skills to master in life, not just in business. To succeed and be happy, you need to negotiate relationships, conversations, and decisions. And in business, you need to negotiate salaries, job responsibilities, and, of course, sales.

If you want to learn how to become a more skilled negotiator, BigSpeak Speakers Bureau works with the Top 10 Negotiation Speakers. These speakers are successful deal-makers, mediators, and hostage negotiators. They have successfully negotiated in the most high-stakes situations, in which billions of dollars—or lives—were on the line. And they can help you or your business improve your negotiation skills.

1) Emil Michael

Emil Michael is one of the tech world’s most-lauded leaders, entrepreneurs, and deal-makers. He gained fame as Travis Kalanick’s right-hand man, leading Uber to become the most valuable private tech company in history. Michael shares what it takes to disrupt, innovate, lead, and seal the deal.

2) Tracy Tutor

Tracy Tutor is a top sales keynote speaker, real estate expert, star of Million Dollar Listing: Los Angeles, and bestselling author of Fear is Just a Four Letter Word. She teaches how to negotiate confidently, close deals, and take fear out of the equation.

3) Kwame Christian

Kwame Christian is a best-selling author, business lawyer, and CEO of the American Negotiation Institute (ANI). Kwame talks about how to have difficult conversations and negotiate successful deals.

4) Barbara Corcoran

Barbara Corcoran is a real estate mogul, entrepreneur, judge on Shark Tank, and bestselling author of Shark Tales, how I turned $1000 into a billion-dollar business! Barbara shares how to build your business, grow your brand, and seal the deals—based on her experiences on Shark Tank and in real estate.

5) Scott Tillema

Scott Tillema is a top communication keynote speaker, FBI-trained hostage negotiator, and senior associate with The Negotiations Collective. Scott teaches the secrets of influence and negotiation so you can improve your sales.

6) Janet Palmore

Janet Palmore is the founder and owner of WISE Risk Advisers LLC and a retired Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). She has over 23 years of experience conducting in-depth state and federal investigations pertaining to complex financial crimes, money laundering, public corruption, and civil rights violations. She talks about how to avoid flakes, phonies, and frauds—and how to work with difficult people.

7) Christopher Voss

Chris Voss is a top negotiation expert, top virtual keynote speaker, former kidnapping negotiator for the FBI, and author of the national bestselling book, Never Split The Difference: Negotiating As if Your Life Depended On It. His Masterclass on Negotiation could change your sales life.

8) Sheila Heen

Sheila Heen is the New York Times bestselling author of Difficult Conversations and a member of the Harvard Negotiation Project. Her work provides solid analytical frameworks and practical skills that enable attendees to put their learning to work immediately in their most important and valuable working relationships.

9) Matthew Pollard

Matthew Pollard is a top sales and storytelling speaker and author of the international bestseller on sales: The Introvert’s Edge. He teaches a system for connecting with your clients so you can get a deal that satisfies both parties.

10) Robert Cialdini

Robert Cialdini wrote the book(s) on persuasion. As the internationally recognized expert in the field of persuasion and bestselling author of Influence and Pre-Suasion, Cialdini explains the best ways to persuade and influence customers and clients.

This article was originally published by BigSpeak Apr 6, 2023.