#669 - Scott Walker - A Hostage Negotiator’s Hacks To Master Communication

Modern Wisdom

Chris Williamson

Society & Culture, Health & Fitness

4.7 • 4.6K Ratings

🗓️ 19 August 2023

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Scott Walker is a former Scotland Yard detective, world renowned hostage negotiator and an author. Having successfully resolved over 300 cases, from hostage negotiations to piracy, ransom and cyber extortion attacks, Scott has gained deep insights into how human communication works and today we get to find out his wildest stories and best tips. Expect to learn how the science of negotiating actually works, the questions should you ask at the beginning of a negotiation to set the tone, how you can deal with overwhelm and nerves in high pressure situations, Scott’s advice for negotiating with difficult people, how to avoid the most common negotiation mistakes and much more... Sponsors: Get 15% discount on Mud/Wtr at https://mudwtr.com/mw (use code MODERNWISDOM) Get 15% discount on your first order from Collars&Co at https://collarsandco.com/ (use code: MW15) Get 20% discount on House Of Macadamias’ nuts at https://houseofmacadamias.com/modernwisdom (use code MW20) Extra Stuff: Buy Order Out of Chaos - https://amzn.eu/d/4pEGClo Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom - Get in touch. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello, everybody. Welcome back to the show. My guest today is Scott Walker. He's a former
0:05.3	Scotland Yard detective, a world-renowned hostage negotiator, and an author. Having successfully
0:11.2	resolved over 300 cases from hostage negotiations to piracy, ransom and cyber-extortion attacks,
0:17.9	Scott has gained deep insights into how human communication works, and today we get to find out
0:22.6	his wildest stories and best tips. Expect to learn how the science of negotiating
0:27.6	actually works. The questions you should ask at the beginning of a negotiation to set the
0:31.7	tone, how you can deal with overwhelm and nerves in high-pressure situations, Scott's advice
0:36.4	for negotiating with difficult people, how to avoid the most common mistakes in an argument,
0:42.1	and much more. Very, very cool. Very much enjoyed this. Got to ask about my new favorite TV show,
0:50.0	as well, which is hijacked with Idris Elba. Yeah, Scott's the real deal. He's got an illustrious
0:57.9	history, and if you are looking to improve your communication, there is an awful lot to take away
1:01.4	from today. This Monday coming, Alex Homozi, backer modern wisdom, for a three-hour episode, filmed
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