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Communication Tactics in Hostage Negotiations
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06:34 - 12:04 (05:29)

The importance of communicating with family members in hostage situations and how kidnappers are skilled at negotiation tactics.

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Negotiating with terrorists can be challenging especially when they make impossible demands or pretend to negotiate.
06:34 - 07:47 (01:12)
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Negotiation
Summary

Negotiating with terrorists can be challenging especially when they make impossible demands or pretend to negotiate. Such situations can endanger the lives of hostages.

Chapter
Communication Tactics in Hostage Negotiations
Episode
#364 – Chris Voss: FBI Hostage Negotiator
Podcast
Lex Fridman Podcast
Negotiating with kidnappers becomes challenging when they demand something that can't be fulfilled, and they don't provide any way to discuss or communicate.
07:47 - 09:00 (01:13)
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Kidnapping
Summary

Negotiating with kidnappers becomes challenging when they demand something that can't be fulfilled, and they don't provide any way to discuss or communicate. Sometimes, bad guys communicate their messages via media, which makes negotiation even harder.

Chapter
Communication Tactics in Hostage Negotiations
Episode
#364 – Chris Voss: FBI Hostage Negotiator
Podcast
Lex Fridman Podcast
The media can play a significant role in negotiations as it can influence the people the negotiators are trying to appeal to.
09:00 - 09:43 (00:42)
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Negotiations
Summary

The media can play a significant role in negotiations as it can influence the people the negotiators are trying to appeal to. When it comes to quantifying the value of human life, it is difficult as it is subjective and similar to beauty.

Chapter
Communication Tactics in Hostage Negotiations
Episode
#364 – Chris Voss: FBI Hostage Negotiator
Podcast
Lex Fridman Podcast
In this episode, the host discusses how kidnapping for ransom is a mercenary business and how empathy can play a role in negotiations during a kidnapping scenario.
09:43 - 12:04 (02:20)
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Kidnapping
Summary

In this episode, the host discusses how kidnapping for ransom is a mercenary business and how empathy can play a role in negotiations during a kidnapping scenario.

Chapter
Communication Tactics in Hostage Negotiations
Episode
#364 – Chris Voss: FBI Hostage Negotiator
Podcast
Lex Fridman Podcast