Selling Skills
Two Day(s) Training Programme:
Delivery Type
Instructor-led Classroom
Course Content
Selling skills [Day One - 9:00 am to 1:00 pm]
The Consultative Sales process
Key skills and approaches for all stages of the customer’s buying process
Positioning yourself positively, gaining credibility early, developing a sales attack
plan based around user style and objectives
Decision-making criteria – develop the criteria with the customer and in doing
so progress your sales opportunity more accurately
How best to differentiate your solutions against key major competitors by
better influencing needs and requirements
Handling Apprehensions – the DARE strategy [Deny / Admit / Reverse /
Explain] [Methodology - Conceptual Learning & Facilitator’s inputs, Group Discussion,
Simulations]
Customer Orientation [Day One - 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm]
Customer Psyche
Understanding the Customer’s Mind
A salesperson’s perceptions about the Customer
The Customer’s perceptions about salespeople
General Assumptions about Health Products
Principles of Gaining ‘Mindspace’
[Methodology - Introspection Exercises & Syndicated Presentations]
Customer Communication [Day One - 3:30 pm to 6:00 pm]
Listening Skills
Flaws in the Listening Process Steps of Active Listening
Rapport Building
Three Essential Stages of Customer Relationship
Management: Creating Relationships
Building Relationships
Maintaining Relationships
Importance of Probing
Identifying Core & Augmented Expectations Funnel & Lamp Technique
Customer Feedback: Listening & Interpreting Acknowledging & Responding the
Six Steps of Empathy
[Methodology - Group Activities - Written & Verbal, Role plays, Conceptual Learning
& Facilitator’s inputs Syndicated Presentations]
Effective Sales Presentations [Day Two - 9:00 am to 11:00 am]
Presentation Skills
Being Descriptive
The 3 Vs of Sales Presentations
FAB technique – Features, Advantages, Benefits the Benefits Approach vs. The
Push Approach Telephone Etiquette – Dos & Don’ts
[Methodology - Facilitated Discussion & Study, Simulations - Mock Calls]
Cross Cultural Sensitivity [Day Two - 11:00 am to 3:30 pm]
The Challenges of International Selling – U.S customers
Cross Cultural Differences [U.S <>
India]: Communication Style
Concept of Time
Avoiding Cultural Mis-communication: Getting rid of Assumptions & pre-
conceived notions about Americans
Professionalism – Handling American English Word Usage – High Impact Errors
Avoiding Indianisms – Impact on Comprehension
Phraseology – Using the right word in the right place when speaking with Americans
[Methodology - Group Discussion, Introspection Exercises, Conceptual Learning &
Facilitator’s inputs & Simulations - Mock Calls]
Closing the Deal [Day Two - 3:30 pm to 6:00 pm]
Topics covered
Making a ‘Recommendation’, not a ‘Pitch’ Gaining Commitment – ‘Trial
Closing Questions’ Asking for the Order – When & How
Know when to ‘press’ & when to ‘let go’
[Methodology - Audio Playback of Pre-recorded Calls, Simulations - Mock Calls]