A Better Approach to Sales Training – Spaced Repetition Education

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ais worked for a business tax preparation, but I would be a lot of money that the vast majority of all software and deposit business of preparation in one or two weeks, which is sold on 15 April bet. How can I make this request? Give you experience it. It is made from the same reason, most Valentine’s gifts in the afternoon of the 14th February bought and shopping centers are full of Christmas Eve – people are designed to wait until the last minute to make a change or to act.

In fact, when it comes to adults, to change the best way to conduct imminent dozens or hundreds of tiny steps. Think of it as the effect of commercial radio: It could be the announcement of the first or 20th, but then slips into your consciousness so obvious that it hummed without even trying.

The $ 64,000 question is: What does this have to do with the Sales Training? In a word, everything.

The comprehensive training programs for sales are a one-day events. If the company could really take it seriously for a weekend or even a course of three days. This is fine, except that this small amount of time to change the behavior of a small minority – typically only a few manufacturers that were in most new accounts won.

The answer, it does not block all of your training in a few days and then forgotten – it is to teach and reinforce concepts again and again. In scientific circles this is called spaced repetition. The same thing that an athlete with a 95-mile per hour fastball or a chess master in the investigation of a board can have in a few seconds. And it can have dramatic results in the efforts of your sales team.

Put spaced repetition in action is not complicated or difficult. Everything you need to do is take the highlights of the training program at the last sale, while they are still fresh in the minds of your sales staff and work on them on a daily basis. It is a simple idea, but you’d be surprised, only 10 minutes a day can in relation to the construction of new habits to achieve.

Many sales trainers with materials and exercises that are used to the material can be reinforced later in their programs. ask if they do not, but be sure whether they could put some thoughts together, or at least as you take notes you will also work on the concepts in their own office.

Use spaced repetition is not just a clever way to increase sales training programs – is also a good deal. Why for a performance-pay program for use only once or a few days worth of motivation? By ensuring that your sales team integrates the concepts of information, you can create a cycle of continuous improvement, rather than get an expensive one session.

Carl Henry is a business consultant. He specializes in assisting companies in selecting the best talent in sales and customer service. Carl is a Certified Speaking Professional and the author of numerous books and articles on marketing, Sales management and customer service. He conducts seminars and webinars for customers worldwide.