Personal efficiency in sales

There are skills, in addition to selling skills, which influence the success of a professional seller.
Time-management capacity, interpersonal communication skills, or how one builds his/her own image, understanding one’s own role in the organization – can all have a positive or negative influence on the seller’s short- or long-term achievements.
The training proposes a practical approach of these topics, accompanied by subsequent application and development tools.
Proposed agenda
| Time | Day I | Day II | Time |
| 9.00
10.30 |
Gold of the Desert Kings™ Experience |
Stages of the sales call Preparing the sales call |
9.00
10.30 |
| 10.45 | Coffee break | Coffee break | 10.45 |
| 11.00
12.30 |
Gold of the Desert Kings™ Debrief |
Insightment™-Cube and Values Listening vs. Speaking |
11.00
12.30 |
| 12.45 13.45 |
Lunch | Lunch | 12.45 13.45 |
| 14.00
15.30 |
Time Management | Insightment™-Real-estate Questions vs. Arguments |
14.00
15.30 |
| 15.45 | Coffee break | Coffee break | 15.45 |
| 16.00
17.30 |
Time Management | Courtesy and customs | 16.00
17.30 |
Key messages
- Survival vs. Gain vs. Maximization;
- Time is a resource not a pressure;
- Personal organization is crucial for sales success;
- Failing to prepare means preparing to fail;
- Prepare your call or discussion starting from objectives and the interlocutor’s needs;
- A successful seller listens
- Questions can convince where arguments fail
- Courtesy and customs create expectations about the seller’s behavior. Do not disappoint the client!
Training topics
- Objectives vs. Activities
- Maximization
- Personal time management
- Personal planning and organization
- Steps of the sales call
- Preparing the sales call
- Listening in sales (role and behaviors)
- Persuasion
- Courtesy and customs in business
Expected results
- Focus on results, not activities;
- Organization and use of the agenda;
- Preparing the sales call in terms of strategy as well as on a personal level;
- Listening to the customer’s needs;
- Adjusting one’s own behavior according to the situation and the customer’s behavior;
- Respecting courtesy and customs in business correspondence and meetings.
Methods used
- Experential learning;
- Presentation;
- Simulations, analisys and feedback;
- Working groups;
- Tests.
Time frame: 2 days
Number of participants: 8 – 12
Price/participant: 600 EUR
Location: Bucharest



