[header] How to negotiate the terms of settlement [title] Imagine your best case scenario. [step] You have to negotiate with a goal in mind, and this goal is your best case scenario. If you got everything you wanted in negotiation, what would it be? [substeps] Of course, you can't get everything in a settlement. 
The purpose of negotiation is compromise: you give something up to get something in return. Nevertheless, come up with a best case scenario that is realistic.