Caucus is a private meeting that a mediator holds with each disputant. Some mediators use caucusing actively, others are quite sceptical about it. The webinar will give you more understanding of caucus applicability. You will learn when it is appropriate to use the caucus method and how to make the best of it. The webinar is for mediation practitioners, lawyers representing their clients in mediation, and all those who are interested in mediation.

In this session you will learn about practical aspects of initial meeting and pre-mediation, their differences and similarities. The trainer will also speak about each of these processes from perspective of their objectives and deliverables.

In this session you will get acquainted with differences of high-context and low-context cultures. The trainer will share with you real examples of negotiations with different cultures involved and speak about her experience of mediating cross-cultural cases. You will also have a chance to learn more about cultural distinctions of non-verbal language.

Have you ever asked yourself to conduct a co-mediation? Even in online environment co-mediation is becoming a common occurrence. There are many views on what co-mediation is and how to deliver it.

Asking questions is one of the most powerful techniques which helps to negotiate if you are a negotiator and manage mediation process if you are a mediator. 80% of the online seminar’s material is absolutely practical which offers an opportunity to train and develop essential soft skill. Why asking questions is the power? What are different types of questions and how do they work? How to deal with parties’ assumptions using questions?