Kennesaw State University

Professional Selling: 3 Steps to High-Performance Specialization

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Kennesaw State University

Professional Selling: 3 Steps to High-Performance Specialization

Learn the "WHY" and the "HOW" of successful sales.

Including much from a university degree program, these courses will teach learners essential skills and techniques, rooted in research, that will help them become successful, high-performing sales people.

Scott Inks
Terry Loe

Instructors: Scott Inks

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Beginner level

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8 weeks to complete
at 4 hours a week

What you'll learn

  • How to THINK like a high-performer. How to PREPARE like a high-performer. How to BE a high-performer.

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Taught in English
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Specialization - 3 course series

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Sales Process
Category: Communication
Category: Trustworthiness
Category: Customer Relationship Building
Category: Decision Making
Category: Sales Development
Category: Customer Insights
Category: Selling Techniques
Category: Sales
Category: Purchasing
Category: Verbal Communication Skills
Category: Relationship Building
Category: General Sales Practices
Category: Rapport Building
Category: Consumer Behaviour
Category: Non-Verbal Communication
Category: Marketing Psychology

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Sales Prospecting
Category: Selling Techniques
Category: Conversion Funnel Analysis
Category: Prospecting and Qualification
Category: Sales Strategy
Category: Customer Relationship Building
Category: Outbound Calls
Category: Telephone Skills
Category: Sales Process
Category: Cold Calling
Category: Verbal Communication Skills
Category: Sales Pipelines
Category: Relationship Building
Category: Oral Expression
Category: Rapport Building
Category: Needs Assessment
Category: Phone Sales
Category: Sales Development
Category: Communication
Category: Lead Generation

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Overcoming Objections
Category: Customer Relationship Building
Category: Rapport Building
Category: Solution Selling
Category: Return On Investment
Category: Negotiation
Category: Closing (Sales)
Category: Sales Presentation
Category: Sales Process
Category: Consultative Selling
Category: Sales Prospecting
Category: General Sales Practices
Category: Customer Retention
Category: Sales
Category: Sales Strategy
Category: Prospecting and Qualification
Category: Sales Presentations
Category: Selling Techniques

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Scott Inks
Kennesaw State University
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