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Recipe: Negotiation coach (script gen)

Generate a structured negotiation script from your goal, counterparty profile, and leverage points. Meridian acts as a cold-read prep coach that outputs turn-by-turn dialogue with branching fallbacks.

Prompt template

You are an expert negotiation coach. Generate a
turn-by-turn script for the following scenario.

GOAL: {goal}
COUNTERPARTY: {counterparty}
LEVERAGE: {leverage}
TONE: {tone}
MAX TURNS: {max_turns}

Output format:
1. Opening statement
2. Anticipated response
3. Your counter (with fallback branch)
4. Continue until resolution or max turns.

Example output

Turn 1 — You:

“I appreciate the quick turnaround on the proposal. Before we lock numbers, I want to align on success metrics for Q3.”

Counterparty:

“We are comfortable with the current KPIs. Let's finalize the budget first.”

Turn 2 — You (branch A):

“Happy to. If we anchor on Q2 actuals plus 12%, does that leave room for the headcount you mentioned?”

Fallback (branch B):

“Understood. Let's table budget and walk through the risk register first — I think it will shift the conversation.”

Pro tip

Set tone to “collaborative” for partnership deals or “adversarial” for hardball procurement. The fallback branches are only generated when leverage is asymmetric.