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Practice the negotiation before it matters.

Whispor plays the supplier. Describe them in your own words, choose how hard they push, and practice out loud or by typing. Then see how you did against your target and limit.

Try a simulation Turn up the pressure
Practice · Atlas Packaging renewal · level 4Voice
Whispor as AtlasResin is up across the board. We need 4% this year.
YouIn March you quoted resin down 6%. What changed?
Whispor as AtlasFair point. If you commit 24 months, we can look at 2%.
You24 months at 0%, Net 60.
Session ended · score 78Price +1.5% inside your limit. Volume 36 months, outside it.
Listening
Five levels

Choose how hard the supplier pushes.

Same question, five suppliers. Click a level to hear how Whispor answers as the supplier.

YouCan you hold last year's price?
Whispor as Atlas · level 4, toughResin is up across the board. Four percent is already a discount.
The feedback

Feedback against your target and limit.

78

Score for the practice renewal

Each objective, against your target and limit

ObjectiveTargetLimitYou got
Price increase0%+2%+1.5%
Payment termsNet 60Net 45Net 60
Volume commitment24 mo24 mo36 mo

Signals on a timeline

Where the supplier pushed, paused and conceded, so you can find the moment that mattered.

0:0012:40

Three things to try next time

  1. Settle volume before you discuss price
  2. Hold the silence after their first number
  3. Ask what changed since their last quote
For procurement leaders

Run it as a training program for your team.

Assign practice to your team, group it into programs, follow progress objective by objective, and see who is improving. Prepare & Train is available on its own, from the training budget procurement already controls.

Renewals program · this quarter
  1. 1Priya N. · category manager+1486
  2. 2Marcus T. · senior buyer+981
  3. 3Elena R. · buyer+2178
  4. 4Sam O. · buyer+672

Nothing in a practice reaches a real supplier.

Whispor plays the supplier, with the same targets and limits your team uses in a live negotiation.

Next step

Try a simulation.

Pick a negotiation your team has coming up. We'll set Whispor up as that supplier and let you practice it.

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Questions

Questions about Prepare & Train

Practice

What can we practice?

Price, payment terms and renewals, against a supplier you describe in your own words, at one of five levels from agrees quickly to will not move.

How is a practice session scored?

Against the target and limit you set for each objective, with the signals from the session on a timeline and three things to try next time.

Does anything in a practice reach a real supplier?

No. Whispor plays the supplier. Nothing in a practice session is sent to anyone outside your team.

Can we buy Prepare & Train on its own?

Yes. Prepare & Train is available without the rest of Whispor, for procurement training programs.

Compared with

Does Whispor replace negotiation training firms?

Not necessarily. Prepare & Train lets your team practice the negotiations they actually have coming up, scored against their target and limit. Many teams also use classroom coaching from firms such as The Gap Partnership or Scotwork.