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There are 6 modules in this course
This course is designed for professionals who want to build strong foundations for selling complex products and services in modern B2B environments. It is particularly suited to sales professionals, account managers and client-facing roles who are early in their B2B sales journey or transitioning into more complex, multi-stakeholder sales contexts.
In this course, you will build the core skills required to communicate value with clarity, engage buyers with confidence and navigate early-stage sales conversations that set enterprise opportunities up for success. You’ll develop strong foundations in consultative selling, trust-building and negotiation psychology, helping you understand how buyers think and make decisions across long sales cycles and multiple stakeholders.
You’ll practise structured discovery and questioning techniques to uncover real customer needs, qualify opportunities effectively and avoid costly misalignment early in the sales process. The course also strengthens your ability to influence and collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders, ensuring sales conversations are supported by the right internal expertise and momentum.
Throughout the course, practical frameworks and real-world examples help you translate theory into confident action. By the end of this course, you’ll be equipped to approach B2B sales conversations with greater clarity, credibility and control, creating early momentum and preparing you for more advanced enterprise-selling challenges.
In this module, you’ll develop the essential sales skills required to engage buyers confidently and create value early in the sales process. You’ll learn how to prepare for sales conversations, understand buyer motivations and communicate your value with clarity and credibility. Through practical techniques, you’ll strengthen your ability to build trust, guide discussions and maintain momentum through key stages of the deal. This module provides a strong foundation for running effective, professional sales interactions in modern selling environments.
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18 videos2 readings2 assignments
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18 videos•Total 57 minutes
What You Will Learn On This Course•1 minute
Who Is Philip Hesketh?•0 minutes
The Number One Universal Killer Question In Selling•3 minutes
The Importance Of Establishing The Client's Expectations•2 minutes
How To Close The Sale Without Sounding Like A Salesman•4 minutes
People Buy Emotionally And Justify Logically - What To Do About It•4 minutes
Don’t Assume You Know The Buyer’s Priorities•5 minutes
How To Unearth The Buyer’s Strategic Needs•3 minutes
The Importance Of Implications•4 minutes
Being Prepared For Objections•4 minutes
The Most Common Objections And How To Handle Them•4 minutes
How To Get People To Choose What You Want Them To•4 minutes
What Buyers Say And What They Really Mean•3 minutes
What Does Value For Money Really Mean?•3 minutes
Five Proven Techniques To Save Money And Make Money•4 minutes
The Words: ‘Typically’, ‘Realistically’, ‘Currently’, ‘Given’ And ‘Yet’•2 minutes
Justifying Your Price - The Power Of One•4 minutes
The Final ‘Killer Questions’ That Allow You To Negotiate More Successfully•4 minutes
2 readings•Total 25 minutes
Lesson Descriptions: Value Creation, Buyer Confidence And Deal Momentum•15 minutes
Project: Preparing And Leading Effective Sales Conversations•10 minutes
2 assignments•Total 45 minutes
Value Creation, Buyer Confidence And Deal Momentum•15 minutes
Value Creation And Buyer Confidence Knowledge Check•30 minutes
Sales Execution: Influence, Commercial Value And Sustained Growth
Module 2•2 hours to complete
Module details
In this module, you’ll focus on executing sales conversations with greater commercial impact and strategic intent. You’ll learn how to influence decision-making, manage objections and create outcomes that support long-term value and growth. By applying structured approaches to negotiation, pricing and deal progression, you’ll strengthen your ability to close effectively while protecting relationships and commercial outcomes. This module supports confident sales execution and helps you drive sustainable results across a range of sales scenarios.
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17 videos2 readings2 assignments
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17 videos•Total 61 minutes
The Real Meaning Of ‘Win-Win’•4 minutes
The Rules For Discounting•3 minutes
How To Hold A High Price•4 minutes
How To Increase Average Order•3 minutes
The Compromise Effect•3 minutes
All You Need To Know About Time Management•3 minutes
Recognising The Moment That Matters And The Role Of ‘Enough’•6 minutes
What To Do When It Starts Going Wrong•5 minutes
How To Understand Other People - Can You Clarify?•4 minutes
How To Build Your Reputation And Get Your Client To Feel Indebted To You•4 minutes
Selling In The Long Term And Being Recommended•4 minutes
How To Deliver A Great Presentation•3 minutes
Why PowerPoint Doesn’t Work And What To Do With It•3 minutes
How Memory Works•5 minutes
How To Tell Your Own Stories Well So People Warm To You•3 minutes
The Three Key Things About Presenting•3 minutes
What We've Covered So Far•2 minutes
2 readings•Total 20 minutes
Lesson Descriptions: Influence, Commercial Value And Sustained Growth•10 minutes
Project: Recognising And Acting On Moments That Matter•10 minutes
2 assignments•Total 45 minutes
Applying Sales Influence And Commercial Value Techniques•30 minutes
Sales Influence And Commercial Value Knowledge Check•15 minutes
Sales Skills: Learn Proven Sales Techniques To Confidently Close More Deals
Module 3•1 hour to complete
Module details
This module expands your foundational skills by introducing practical, repeatable techniques you can apply during live sales conversations. You’ll learn how to guide buyers through their decision-making process, reframe resistance without pressure and use confidence-based communication to strengthen commitment. The module also focuses on behavioural techniques that increase momentum, reduce hesitation and help prospects feel secure moving forward. By building on the fundamentals from Module 1, this module equips you to handle real-time challenges and positions you for deeper trust-building work in the next stage of the course.
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19 videos2 readings2 assignments
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19 videos•Total 40 minutes
Introduction•2 minutes
Everybody Sells•3 minutes
Taking The Fear Out Of Selling•2 minutes
Thought Exercise: Gut Feel•1 minute
You Need To Believe•2 minutes
Exercise: Jumping In The Customer’s Shoes•3 minutes
Don't Focus On Closing•2 minutes
ABC (Attunement, Buoyancy And Clarity)•1 minute
Did You Always Dream of Being in Sales?•2 minutes
Exercise: The Notebook•1 minute
Maslow's Hierarchy Of Needs•2 minutes
Learning From Coca-Cola•2 minutes
Why The Buyer's State Of Mind Matters•1 minute
Why Your State Of Mind Matters•1 minute
Mood Fluctuations•3 minutes
The Customer's Decision-Making Process•3 minutes
Exercise: What Is The Customer Thinking?•4 minutes
Lesson Descriptions: Proven Sales Techniques For Confident Deal Closing•10 minutes
Project: Mindful Sales Connection•10 minutes
2 assignments•Total 25 minutes
Applying Sales Techniques To Close Deals With Confidence•10 minutes
Sales Techniques And Deal Closing Knowledge Check•15 minutes
Business Psychology: Build Trust In Sales And Close Deals With Confidence
Module 4•2 hours to complete
Module details
In this module, you’ll discover how trust functions as a psychological catalyst in sales interactions. You’ll explore techniques for building credibility, strengthening rapport and reducing perceived risk for prospects. The module also reveals why emotional intelligence, authenticity and consistent communication are essential for long-term customer relationships. By applying these principles, you’ll learn to create an environment where prospects feel understood, supported and ready to move forward. This trust-based foundation prepares you for the strategic negotiation and stakeholder-influence skills introduced in Module 4.
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7 videos3 readings2 assignments
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7 videos•Total 44 minutes
Building Rapport And Trust In Sales Relationships•7 minutes
Negotiation Psychology•8 minutes
Understanding Buyer Behaviour•9 minutes
Confidence And Resilience In Sales•6 minutes
Neuroscience Of Decision Making•6 minutes
Overcoming Objections•6 minutes
Conclusion•3 minutes
3 readings•Total 30 minutes
Lesson Descriptions: Building Trust In Sales Using Business Psychology•10 minutes
Worksheet: Trust And Influence In Sales•10 minutes
Project: Craft Your Perfect Sales Pitch•10 minutes
2 assignments•Total 40 minutes
Applying Trust-Building And Influence Techniques In Sales•10 minutes
Business Psychology And Sales Trust Knowledge Check•30 minutes
Business Psychology: Adopt Proven Negotiation Techniques To Get What You Want
Module 5•2 hours to complete
Module details
This module introduces the core negotiation strategies needed to influence outcomes while maintaining strong professional relationships. You’ll learn how to prepare effectively, identify interests, manage tension and structure proposals in a way that benefits both sides. Through psychological principles and practical negotiation frameworks, you’ll strengthen your ability to navigate difficult conversations and secure mutually beneficial agreements. Building on the trust and communication skills from earlier modules, this section prepares you to negotiate with confidence in more complex internal and cross-functional environments.
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7 videos3 readings2 assignments
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7 videos•Total 46 minutes
Negotiation Styles And Strategies•9 minutes
Cognitive Biases In Negotiation•9 minutes
Emotional Intelligence In Negotiation•9 minutes
Power Dynamics In Negotiation •6 minutes
Cross-Cultural Negotiation•5 minutes
Ethical Considerations In Negotiation •5 minutes
Conclusion•2 minutes
3 readings•Total 30 minutes
Lesson Descriptions: Negotiation Techniques Using Business Psychology•10 minutes
Worksheet: Negotiation Strategies And Techniques•10 minutes
Project: Mastering Negotiation Skills•10 minutes
2 assignments•Total 40 minutes
Applying Negotiation Techniques In Sales Conversations•10 minutes
Negotiation Techniques Knowledge Check•30 minutes
Negotiation: Use Collaborative Strategies To Maximise Sales Success And Build Customer Relationships
Module 6•2 hours to complete
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In the final module, you’ll learn how to negotiate and collaborate effectively inside matrix environments where priorities, authority and incentives may be misaligned. You’ll explore strategies for building internal partnerships, influencing without formal power and navigating competing stakeholder agendas. The module also covers conflict resolution, structured decision-making and techniques for securing long-term alignment. This module brings together the full skillset developed across the course - foundational selling, trust-building and negotiation - so you can confidently drive results in complex organisational settings.
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8 videos3 readings2 assignments
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8 videos•Total 47 minutes
Introduction•10 minutes
Preparation, Preparation, Preparation•8 minutes
Building Rapport And Active Listening In The Discussion Phase•7 minutes
Crafting Irresistible Proposals Using Creative Variables•7 minutes
Navigating The Bargaining Table•4 minutes
Closing The Deal With Confidence•5 minutes
Developing A Win-Win Mindset•5 minutes
Conclusion•2 minutes
3 readings•Total 30 minutes
Lesson Descriptions: Collaborative Negotiation Strategies For Sales Success•10 minutes
Worksheet: Collaborative Negotiation And Relationship Building•10 minutes
Project: Collaborative Negotiation Strategy And Reflection•10 minutes
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