Essential New Skills in Sales

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Free Online Course: Essential New Skills in Sales provided by LinkedIn Learning is a comprehensive online course. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from LinkedIn Learning. Essential New Skills in Sales is taught by Meridith Elliott Powell, CSP, CPAE, Lisa Earle McLeod, Shari Levitin, Sophie Wade and Patrick Renvoise.

Overview
  • New skills can lead to new opportunities. According to a recent LinkedIn study, about 25% of LinkedIn members changed jobs from 2015 to 2021 within the same occupation. And by 2025, LinkedIn expects a 40% change. Learn the most up-to-date skills in the sales world based on LinkedIn data.

    • Identify trending skills needed as a sales professional.
    • Discover pro tips to selling virtually.
    • Explain the impacts of empathy on sales.

Syllabus
  • Courses under this program:
    Course 1: Soft Skills for Sales Professionals (2018)
    -Learn how to build your soft sales skills to better connect with—and ultimately sell to—your customers.

    Course 2: Purpose-Driven Sales
    -Learn how to become a purpose-driven salesperson who builds relationships, creates value, and makes an impact (all while crushing your quota).

    Course 3: Virtual Selling for Sales Professionals
    -Learning to sell remotely is an adjustment every seller must make. In this course, discover how to break through physical and emotional barriers to connecting on and offline.

    Course 4: Empathy for Sales Professionals
    -Discover how to help your sales team communicate, collaborate, and convert more effectively by practicing empathy.

    Course 5: The Persuasion Code, Part 2: The Neuroscience of Selling Remotely
    -Learn how to tackle the challenges around selling virtually, by taking a neuroscientific approach to the challenge.