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Communication training for sales
Expand your expertise in sales communication
Contents
Sales as a communicative interface
- Challenges for communication.
- Communication models self-perception/perception of others; (non-)verbal communication.
- Appearance, inner attitude, rhetoric, body language.
Present sales plans effectively
- Develop the individual presentation structure.
- Authentic and audience-oriented presentation.
- Change sides: Think like the listener.
- The 5-sentence technique: arguing effectively.
- First aid concepts for blackouts, killer phrases & co.
Conducting customer meetings successfully
- Conversation structure, structure.
- Counseling-oriented conversation.
- Listen actively, recognize customer wishes, prevent misunderstandings.
- Building and promoting sustainable relationships.
- Target group-oriented sales arguments: Convincing benefits and added value.
- Stand out positively from the competition.
Negotiate targets, conditions and budgets correctly
- Preparing, conducting and following up negotiations.
- Use question types and techniques in a targeted manner.
- Negotiating according to the Harvard concept.
- The 3-step argumentation strategy.
- Counter objections.
Motivating employees to perform at their best through communication
- Effective rhetoric, positive use of language, criteria for good comprehensibility.
- Recognize types of conversation.
- Recognize and prevent conflicts.
- Motivate, praise, give feedback.
Learning environment
In your online learning environment, you will find useful information, downloads and extra services for this training course once you have registered.
Your benefit
- You know the value of communication skills for your success in sales.
- You present your sales plans effectively.
- You conduct your annual appraisals successfully.
- You negotiate your targets, conditions and budgets correctly.
- You motivate your employees to perform at their best through communication.
- You communicate with competence and confidence.
Important: Please bring your own topics and questions from your communication practice in sales to the training.
Methods
In addition to expert input, practical tips and checklists, there is plenty of room for practicing your own practical communicative situations in sales. Individual and group exercises with individual feedback. Work on your own topics and questions.
Recommended for
Specialists and managers from distribution and sales, key account managers and area managers, internal and external sales staff and other sales-related employees who want to professionalize their communication skills in sales in an intensive and practical way.
Questions about the training content
In sales, communication is crucial to success in many situations. During this training, you’ll develop a better understanding of how communication affects others and what factors influence successful conversations. You’ll learn to approach different conversational situations more thoughtfully and to refine your communication skills in a targeted manner. This will enable you to act with greater confidence and communicate more effectively in your day-to-day work.
A compelling presentation often determines how well ideas, strategies, and sales goals are received. In this training, you’ll develop your own presentation structure and learn to convey content authentically and in a way that resonates with your audience through the right combination of demeanor, rhetoric, and body language. We’ll show you how to better consider your audience’s perspective and make your arguments more clearly using the 5-sentence technique. This will enable you to communicate sales plans more effectively and deliver your messages more persuasively.
A clear conversation structure helps you conduct conversations in a focused and professional manner. In this training, you’ll learn how to structure customer conversations effectively and design them with a focus on providing advice. We’ll also show you what communication challenges may arise and how self-perception and how others perceive you influence the course of a conversation. You’ll develop a better understanding of verbal and nonverbal communication and learn how your demeanor, mindset, rhetoric, and body language influence the impression you make on customers. This will enable you to steer conversations more consciously and guide customers in a more targeted manner.
Annual reviews require clear communication and a structured approach to the conversation. In this training, you’ll develop methods to prepare for these conversations in a more focused way and conduct them more professionally. We’ll show you how to articulate your concerns clearly, present compelling arguments, and confidently handle even challenging situations. This will enable you to conduct annual reviews more successfully and advocate for your goals more effectively.
Negotiations are one of the core tasks in sales. In this training, you’ll learn how to prepare for negotiations in a targeted manner, conduct them professionally, and follow up systematically. We’ll show you how to use various questioning techniques, the 3-step argumentation strategy, and the Harvard approach to successful negotiations.
This training program focuses on practical application. In addition to expert input, practical tips, and checklists, there is plenty of opportunity to work through your own communication scenarios from everyday sales situations. Through individual and group exercises, we’ll show you how to apply the methods you’ve learned right away. Individual feedback and working on your own specific challenges ensure that what you learn translates into practice in a particularly lasting way.
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Start dates and details

Thursday, 03.09.2026
09:00 am - 5:30 pm
Friday, 04.09.2026
08:30 am - 4:00 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.

Monday, 07.12.2026
09:00 am - 5:30 pm
Tuesday, 08.12.2026
08:30 am - 4:00 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.

Tuesday, 02.03.2027
09:00 am - 5:30 pm
Wednesday, 03.03.2027
08:30 am - 4:00 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.

Monday, June 21, 2027
09:00 am - 5:30 pm
Tuesday, June 22, 2027
08:30 am - 4:00 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.

Thursday, September 9, 2027
09:00 am - 5:30 pm
Friday, September 10, 2027
08:30 am - 4:00 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.