Harvard-Trained Negotiation Strategist & Body Language Expert; Bestselling Author of Seven Books on Negotiation and Body Language; Creator of Williams Negotiation Architecture (WNA)

Newark, NJ, USA

Dr. Greg Williams Biography

Dr. Greg Williams is a negotiation strategy advisor and body language expert, a bestselling author of seven books on negotiation and reading body language, and the creator of the Williams Negotiation Architecture, or WNA, framework. Dr. Williams advises organizations and leaders on negotiation strategy and body language, delivers keynotes and training, and consults on complex negotiation matters.

Dr. Williams cares about the well-being of others and teaches people worldwide how to negotiate better while reading body language so they increase their perceived value and secure better deals from every negotiation. He has negotiated on behalf of clients, led negotiation teams, and served as a long-term negotiation advisor to C-suite leaders and people in 26 countries across five continents. Harvard-trained and cited in Forbes, Dr. Williams brings more than 30 years of negotiation and body language experience and is recognized as a top 50 corporate negotiator.

Known as the Master Negotiator and Body Language Expert, Dr. Williams is an accomplished advisor, speaker, trainer, and thought leader. He has written seven books on negotiation and body language and is working on book number eight. The research firm Global Gurus has double-ranked Dr. Williams in negotiation and body language among the top 30 gurus worldwide. LeadersHum named him to the Power list of the 200 most prominent voices in leadership. He is a member of Marshall Goldsmith's 100 Coaches, a group that coaches such people as Serena Williams and Richard Branson. Dr. Williams has received the global CXO Award for his international leadership expertise in negotiation, and the Fluxx organization has identified him as the number one negotiator in the United States.

As a television news contributor, Dr. Williams has appeared on all major U.S. television networks and on some international networks. He has appeared in three Hollywood films, highlighting his negotiation and body language expertise. Dr. Williams was the body language consultant for the television reality show, "Love & Hip-Hop New York."

Dr. Williams' motto is "You're always negotiating!"

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 08/11/2026.

Dr. Greg Williams Speaking Topics

  • The Hidden Language of Negotiation: How to Read People More Accurately, Create Strategic Leverage, and Influence Better Outcomes

    The world's most successful negotiators don't simply listen to what people say. They recognize what others miss.

    In this signature keynote, Harvard-trained negotiator and internationally recognized body language expert Dr. Greg Williams combines advanced negotiation strategy with behavioral intelligence to reveal how the silent conversation often determines the outcome of the spoken one.

    Using his proprietary See → Interpret → Leverage framework, audiences learn how to:

    1. identify subtle behavioral cues

    2. correctly interpret them within context, and ethically leverage those insights to influence decisions

    3. uncover hidden opportunities

    4. reduce resistance

    5. strengthen relationships

    Participants will also discover why negotiation begins before words are exchanged and how perception, psychology, timing, and body language work together to shape every important conversation.

    Attendees leave with a new way of seeing people, communicating with greater precision, and consistently negotiating stronger outcomes.

  • The Negotiation Advantage: How to Influence Decisions, Create Leverage, and Achieve Better Outcomes in Every Conversation

    “You’re always negotiating!”

    Everyone negotiates every day. The most successful professionals recognize that negotiation begins long before anyone says "yes" or "no." It begins with preparation, perception, timing, and understanding what truly motivates the other side.

    In this engaging keynote, Harvard-trained negotiator Dr. Greg Williams shares the proven strategies executives and high-performing organizations use to influence decisions, uncover hidden interests, create leverage, and reach better agreements without sacrificing relationships.

    Rather than relying on scripted tactics, participants learn a systematic approach to recognizing opportunities others overlook, asking questions that uncover meaningful information, and confidently navigating difficult conversations.

    Using principles from his Williams Negotiation Architecture (WNA) and his signature See → Interpret → Leverage methodology, Dr. Williams demonstrates how leaders can observe more accurately, interpret situations more strategically, and leverage insights to improve communication, strengthen leadership influence, manage conflict, and negotiate more profitable outcomes.

    Attendees leave with practical tools they can immediately apply in negotiations, leadership, sales, customer relationships, and everyday business conversations.

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Dr. Greg Williams is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as The Hidden Language of Negotiation: How to Read People More Accurately, Create Strategic Leverage, and Influence Better Outcomes, The Negotiation Advantage: How to Influence Decisions, Create Leverage, and Achieve Better Outcomes in Every Conversation and Reading the Silent Conversation: Decode Body Language to Improve Leadership, Influence, and Decision-Making. The estimated speaking fee range to book Dr. Greg Williams for your event is $50,000 - $100,000. Dr. Greg Williams generally travels from Newark, NJ, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Adrian Gostick, Cheryl Cran, JP Pawliw-Fry, Ken Keis and Dave Logan, PhD. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Dr. Greg Williams for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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