SkillsBooster Academy

Cold Email for SDRs

SkillsBooster Academy

Cold Email for SDRs

Anton Voroniuk

Instructor: Anton Voroniuk

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
Beginner level

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4 hours to complete
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace
Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
Beginner level

Recommended experience

4 hours to complete
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Build a targeted B2B prospect list with verified work emails while following GDPR and CAN-SPAM rules for prospect data.

  • Write personalized cold emails with AI and check them for spam triggers and authentication issues before sending.

  • Send a personalized mail merge from Google Sheets, track the results, and follow up to turn more replies into booked meetings.

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October 2026

Assessments

5 assignments, 1 graded lab

Taught in English

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There are 5 modules in this course

This module shows you how to decide who belongs on a cold email list and how to build that list responsibly. You will explore why targeting matters more than volume, how an ideal customer profile and a buyer persona turn a vague audience into clear search criteria, and how to find prospects and check their work emails before contacting them. You will also learn the key legal and ethical rules for collecting and using prospect data in different regions. These skills give you a reliable starting point for any outreach campaign, so every email goes to someone with a real reason to read it.

What's included

4 videos1 reading1 assignment1 ungraded lab

This module focuses on writing short, personal cold emails that busy people actually read and answer. You will explore how prospects decide within seconds whether to open or delete an email, and how the subject line, opening line, value statement and call to action each do a specific job. You will also learn how to brief an AI assistant with real facts and clear rules instead of vague requests, and how to check a draft for readability and accuracy before it goes out. These skills help you write emails faster without losing the personal touch or sending claims you can’t support.

What's included

3 videos1 reading1 assignment1 ungraded lab

This module explains how inbox providers decide whether a cold email reaches the inbox or the spam folder, and what you can do to stay on the right side of that decision. You will explore how sender reputation is built and lost, what the SPF, DKIM and DMARC authentication checks prove, and how wording, formatting, sending volume and list quality affect delivery. You will also check a cold email for spam-trigger words and learn the warning signs that something is going wrong. These skills help you protect your sending reputation and give every email a fair chance of being seen.

What's included

3 videos1 reading1 assignment1 graded lab

This module shows how to send individual, personalized emails to many prospects without writing each one from scratch. You will explore why combining a well-written template with prospect-specific details works better than both mass emails and fully manual outreach, how merge fields pull information from a spreadsheet, and why clean data and previews matter before anything is sent. You will also learn which campaign numbers deserve your attention and why replies tell you more than opens, how to time your emails for recipients in different time zones, and how to compare your results with realistic benchmarks. These skills help you scale outreach while keeping it personal and measurable.

What's included

3 videos1 reading1 assignment

This module covers what happens after the first email: following up when there is no answer, and responding well when a prospect replies. You will explore why silence rarely means “no,” how an effective follow-up sequence is spaced, what each message should add, and when to stop. You will also learn practical ways to schedule follow-ups, answer replies quickly with templates and a booking link, and handle common responses such as “not right now,” “send me more information” and “I’m not the right person.” These skills help you turn more conversations into meetings without becoming pushy.

What's included

4 videos1 reading1 assignment

Instructor

Anton Voroniuk
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