Sales & Customer Experience

Persuasion Mastery

Influence without authority, grounded in evidence and structure rather than charisma.

The business challenge

Why organizations ask for this

Salespeople and professionals struggle to influence decisions and build trust in increasingly complex interactions. The proposal is sound; it was simply never made persuasive to the person who had to say yes.

Approach & methodology

How the programme actually runs

2 modules · 5 weeks · Face-to-face, practice-heavy · RO / EN

The neuroscience of persuasion

What actually moves a decision, and why the rational case on its own rarely does.

Emotional intelligence in the room

Reading the person in front of you and adapting without losing the argument.

Role-play for real situations

Practice on the participants' own live proposals, with feedback after each round.

Competencies built

What participants can do afterwards

Emotional intelligence

Read the state of the room, and time the argument accordingly.

Communication impact

Sequence the message so the strongest evidence lands where it counts.

Ethical influence

Use the principles of influence without crossing into manipulation.

Adaptability

Change the frame when the first one is not moving anybody.

Confidence

Hold your position under challenge, and concede when the evidence says so.

Rapport-building

Establish enough common ground that the argument can be heard at all.

Expected business outcomes

What the organization should see

Stronger persuasive communication

Improved client and stakeholder trust

Faster decision alignment and deal conversion

Enhanced credibility in high-stakes conversations

Schedule & format

Practical details

Audience

Sales professionals, key account managers and business leaders

Duration

2 modules · 5 weeks

Format

Face-to-face, practice-heavy · RO / EN

Measurement

Kirkpatrick L1–L4

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Sales professionals, key account managers and business leaders.

2 modules · 5 weeks. The rhythm is deliberate: modules are spaced so participants apply the behaviour at work between sessions.

Face-to-face, practice-heavy. We adapt the mix to your geography and shift patterns.

Yes, and it always is. We start with two to three individual conversations with selected participants, then rebuild the cases, the language and the practice situations from your business.

Kirkpatrick levels one to four: reaction, knowledge, self-assessed behaviour, and the participant's manager assessing the same competencies. We agree the target behaviours with the sponsor before design starts.

Digital missions and buddy work on PROMOTE, with the participant's own manager involved. This is the difference between 15-20% and 60-80% transfer into practice.

Yes. We also deliver in French across our Western European and African operations.

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