Beyond The Pitch – New Age Selling for New Age Buyers

Business Case: Why This Program In the last decade, sales has evolved from product pitching to solution selling and...

10:30 am - 1:30 pmOnline
Beyond The Pitch – New Age Selling for New Age Buyers

Start Time

10:30 am

November 23, 2025

Finish Time

1:30 pm

November 23, 2025

Address

Online

Business Case: Why This Program

In the last decade, sales has evolved from product pitching to solution selling and now to designing trust and experiences.

Customers today are informed, impatient, and insight-driven. They expect personalization, empathy, and credibility — not persuasion.

However, many sales professionals still rely on past habits:

  • Rushed discovery calls
  • Generic proposals
  • Defensive objection handling
  • Transactional closing

This creates lost opportunities and eroded trust.

Sales Mastery 5.0 is designed to re-skill sales professionals for the modern era — combining the best of Design Thinking, NLP, and Sales Psychology to help them:

  • Engage customers meaningfully
  • Navigate complex negotiations
  • Close deals with confidence and class

The focus is on how to sell in a world where customers don’t want to be sold to — they want to be understood.

What will Participants Learn?

By the end of the five modules, participants will be able to:

  1. Understand the evolution of sales and anticipate future sales trends.
  2. Apply design thinking tools to create customer-centric conversations.
  3. Use principles of psychology and NLP to influence ethically and build rapport.
  4. Demonstrate negotiation skills that create win–win outcomes.
  5. Handle objections gracefully and close deals through trust, not pressure.

What will participants gain?

After completing the program, participants will:

  • Shift from a transactional to a transformational approach to selling.
  • Craft powerful, structured sales conversations using empathy and curiosity.
  • Strengthen negotiation and objection-handling confidence.
  • Design proposals and closes that feel effortless and collaborative.
  • Build long-term customer trust and retention through human-centered sales.
  • Develop self-awareness about their own communication and persuasion style.

Program Structure & Scope (10 Hours | 5 Modules × 2 Hours)

Mode: Online (Live Interactive Sessions)

Schedule: Every Sunday starting 23rd November

Module 1: The Evolution of Sales – From Product to Trust

Theme – Understanding how sales has shifted across decades and where it’s heading

Core Focus – Sales 1.0 → 5.0; Design Thinking mindset; Empathy as a Sales Skill

Key Activity – Sales Timeline Mapping + Reflection on past vs. future selling

Module 2: Pre-Sales & Sales Conversations by Design

Theme – Making meaningful first contact; structuring powerful discovery conversations

Core Focus – Pre-call research; Question design; NLP in listening; Building rapport

Key Activity – Buyer Experience Timeline Activity + Role-play on First Interaction

Module 3: The Psychology of Sales & Influence

Theme – Understanding decision-making, persuasion, and customer motivation

Core Focus – Emotional drivers; Anchoring; Storytelling; Trust cues

Key Activity – Sales Story Crafting Lab – Participants design a story-led pitch

Module 4: Negotiation and Objection Handling

Theme – Managing trade-offs, reframing objections, and navigating customer resistance

Core Focus – Negotiation by Design; Objection reframing; Pacing & leading

Key Activity – Negotiation Simulation + Objection Poker Game

Module 5: Closing with Class – Designing the Win

Theme – Elevating closing from persuasion to partnership

Core Focus – Designing proposals; Future pacing; Value articulation

Key Activity – Pitch Showcase – Team-based presentation and feedback

How Participants Will Learn?

  • Interactive Conversations: Every concept linked to real B2B sales scenarios
  • Design Thinking Tools: Empathy Map, Customer Journey, Value Proposition Canvas
  • Sales Simulations: Negotiation, Objection Handling, Closing Role-plays
  • Psychological Insights: Framing, Influence, and Buying Behavior
  • NLP Practices: Rapport building, language reframing, and confidence anchoring
  • Reflection Tools: Personal Sales Canvas (evolving through all modules)

Facilitator Profile: Deepak Kumar

Deepak Kumar is an accomplished Sales & Leadership Development Trainer, Design Thinking Practitioner, and Coach with extensive experience working with managers and sales teams across IT, FMCG, and Startups.

He has facilitated programs globally on Design Thinking for Sales, Sales Leadership and Negotiation, Impactful Conversations using NLP, Leadership for the Future

Deepak blends deep behavioral insights, Indian wisdom, and global sales research to create sessions that are interactive, reflective, and result-oriented.

His approach helps participants move from:

“I know my product” → to “I know my customer” → to “I can co-create value.”

Program Promise

“You’ll walk in as a salesperson — you’ll walk out as a Value Creator.”

Each participant will gain:

  • A practical Sales Mastery Playbook
  • Personalized feedback on their conversation and pitch style
  • Templates and scripts for discovery, negotiation, and closing
  • A transformed mindset about selling in the new age

Implementation Schedule

Format: 5 Online Sessions × 2 Hours

Start Date: Sunday, 23rd November

Frequency: Every Sunday for 5 weeks

Mode: Virtual (Interactive)

Duration: Total 10 hours

Deliverables

  • 5 Live Interactive Sessions
  • Participant Workbook (Sales Design Canvas + Templates)
  • Sales Simulation Exercises
  • Certificate of Participation

Closing Note

This program isn’t about selling harder.

It’s about selling smarter, deeper, and more humanly.

It will transform sales professionals into designers of customer trust and business growth.

Fees – Rs. 1,999.00/Slot