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How to Sell: An Overview of Fundamental Selling Techniques

How to Sell: An Overview of Fundamental Selling Techniques
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Instructor: Jean Barnard
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What you'll learn
Analyze the sales process and its alignment with the buyer's journey.
Demonstrate effective cold calling techniques using social media, telephone, and email.
Apply listening and questioning skills to discover customer needs and build rapport.
Master strategies for overcoming objections and maintaining momentum in sales conversations.
Skills you'll gain
- Active Listening
- Sales Strategy
- Customer Insights
- Lead Generation
- Communication Strategies
- Sales Presentations
- Outbound Calls
- Sales
- Selling Techniques
- General Sales Practices
- Rapport Building
- Closing (Sales)
- Overcoming Objections
- Customer Relationship Building
- Phone Sales
- Cold Calling
- Sales Process
- Customer Engagement
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Reviewed on Jan 28, 2025
precise, detailed and straight to the point. i also liked the flow, it was engaging and interesting.
Reviewed on Dec 6, 2024
This course is great. It packs the essentials of high quality selling that focuses on providing value to the prospect in about 3 hours of content.
Reviewed on Jan 1, 2025
The instructor presented concepts clearly. I found his explanations were brief but very insightful which reflects a solid background in the industry.





