Glossary term
What is Interest?
In Apex Flow Academy, "Interest" means: The reason behind a position, such as 'My crews unload once a week.' Knowing it opens more ways to agree. It is taught in Speak With Confidence: Communication That Gets Results. Related terms include Position, BATNA, Reappraisal and Walk-away. Every Apex Flow Academy course lists the official sources it checked.
- 1 course teaches it
- plain-word definition
The facts
What is Interest?
The reason behind a position, such as 'My crews unload once a week.' Knowing it opens more ways to agree.
Where is Interest taught?
Interest is defined in Speak With Confidence: Communication That Gets Results.
Which lessons cover Interest?
These lessons name it in their title or objectives:
- Speak With Confidence: Communication That Gets Results, lesson 6.2: Prepare to Negotiate: Interests, Options and Your Walk-Away
The hard questions, answered straight
Bold questions people really ask. Each answer comes from the course data or a settled Academy fact.
Do I need experience before I learn Interest?
It depends on the course. Each course that teaches it lists its own prerequisites, and all are listed at beginner level:
- Speak With Confidence: Communication That Gets Results: None. You will choose two real situations to work on in Module 1: a short talk (Situation A) and an important message or negotiation (Situation B).