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Biography Robert Mayer received both his business and law degrees from the University of California at Berkeley.Robert conducts negotiating seminars and workshops that he presents for business and law students and for various private businesses, trade groups and professional associations. He has appeared on over 160 radio or television shows including: CNN; National Public Radio; WNBC-TV--New York ("Weekend Today in N.Y."); National Radio Syndication, and Syndicated New England Radio. On a lighter note, Robert has interviewed over 200 of the world’s masters--the legendary street and bazaar merchants of Bombay, Istanbul, Cairo, and Shanghai--gathering bargaining, haggling, and horsetrading tips for Americans headed for marketplaces around the world. When he can get away, he is a popular cruise ship lecturer who shares those secrets in light-hearted talks to cruise ship passengers bound for destinations where a marketplace mentality is a must to be a top-seeded shopper.  Robert Mayer is the Author of These Highly-Acclaimed Books:How to Win Any Argument Without Raising Your Voice, Losing Your Cool or Coming to Blows (Career Press, updated 2011).Click here for more info » Amazon » Barnes & Noble » How to Win Any Negotiation Without Raising Your Voice, Losing Your Cool or Coming to Blows (Career Press, October, 2006). Click here for more info » Amazon » Barnes & Noble » Power Plays: How to Negotiate, Persuade, and Finesse Your Way to Success in Any Situation (Times Business/Random House, 1996). What They're Saying About Robert Mayer and His Books:"Two thumbs up! A whole new way of being smart about all the people in your life--co-workers, bosses, family, the people you do business with. Bob Mayer tells you how to finesse the results you want without pleading, prodding, pushing, or pulling."- Oscar-winning actor Cuba Gooding, Jr. "Bob Mayer is the Leader of the CAN-DO Club." - Entertainment Today "A tender and effective approach to tough problems. Bob Mayer has written more than a book, it’s a way of life." - Robert Hudecek, Retired President/CEO Baskin Robbins Ice Cream Co. 1969-1986 "Robert Mayer skillfully and with masterful prose guides us along the path to powerful persuasion. The journey is made more meaningful because Mayer is, in fact, a master of persuasion strategy. Prepare to be enlightened with the turn of every page." - Kathleen Kelley Reardon, University of Southern California Marshall School Professor "A persuasion pro guides us on an empowering journey through the minefield. Along the way, you’ll hit rich lodes of tested and proven, ready-to-go tips and plays designed to impact and influence the decisions other people make." - Rob Kautz, President & CEO, Wolfgang Puck Worldwide, Inc. The book "is packed with relationship strategies that will connect you more persuasively and effectively with customers, employees, even competitors." - Success magazine "Imagine picking up a book that will, through simple examples, show you how to be a power person, a deal doer and a winner….Mayer provides the confidence to negotiate without fear, knowing that you're prepared for anything the opposition can throw your way." - News-Herald Newspapers "We like the straightforward, no-nonsense style. Thanks for a valuable reference tool!" - Small Business Opportunities magazine "He has negotiated for actors, authors, and athletes, in addition to corporate clients. Drawing on his experience ‘doing deals’ he offers his secrets here." - Booklist magazine published by the American Library Association "No magic elixirs or mumbo jumbo; just straight-talking, easy-to-understand, easy-to-remember, and easy-to-use principles of persuasion and negotiation--secrets I've seen in action when Bob Mayer has successfully negotiated for me." - David Crosby, singer/songwriter (Crosby, Stills & Nash) |
