How to Sell - A Practical Step by Step Guide

 

Having “the edge” when it comes to selling your goods and services is essential for your business, especially in today’s difficult economic climate.  The better you are at selling, the bigger the return and success for your company.

Objective:

To provide participants with the skills to communicate more effectively with customers, colleagues and staff.  Skill development is through a series of practical exercises using the participant’s real business situations.  Learning is through ‘doing’ not lecturing.  Exercises are coached intensively so that participants can see immediate change. Some exercises are videotaped with individual review.

Programme Outline:

  • Baseline - Assess how you look and sound to others in a sales meeting
  • Meeting Opener - Set the tone of the meeting as assertive yet ready to listen
  • Listening Skills - Focus on what is actually being said, control the pace and give yourself think time
  • Handling Emotion - Recognise and deal with emotion from a customer in order to keep on track
  • Probing Techniques - Gather information without interrogation, allow others to talk
  • Negotiating - Learn to ‘get’ before you ‘give’ and know your limits
  • Saying ‘No’ - How to say ‘no’ with tact yet keep the meeting moving forward
  • Physical Skills - Learn the importance of posture, eye contact and tone of voice in a sales meeting

This course runs from 9:00 - 17:00

Fees:

BMF Members:  £155.00 + VAT
Non Members:   £240.00 + VAT

Link here to more information about this course

For further information and future dates, please contact Liv Whetmore in the Training Department on (01784) 223631 or e-mail:  lwhetmore@britishmarine.co.uk.

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