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Advanced Negotiation and Closing Techniques for Technology Solutions

High-value technology deals are won in preparation, not at the table — advanced negotiation and closing craft for sales consultants who carry the number.

Format

Classroom · Live Virtual

The programme

Most technology deals are lost before the two sides ever meet — in preparation the salesperson skipped and the buyer did not. This highly practical, interactive programme rebuilds the negotiation from that stage forward: how the best salespeople and the best buyers negotiate, where power in a negotiation actually comes from, and the planning and tactics that shape a winning outcome. It trains participants to read body language, recognise the manipulative tactics of difficult counterparts, and question strategically until the client’s real challenges and ideal outcomes surface. Inter-cultural negotiation gets deliberate attention. The cohort works through converting resistance and objections and closing high-value technology sales with a personal style that plays to their strengths.

What you will do

Win the negotiation in the preparation stage, with planning and tactics set before the two sides meet.
Read where the power sits in any negotiation — including how the best buyers work against you.
Counter the manipulative tactics of difficult counterparts and redirect counterproductive behaviours.
Question strategically to surface the client’s real challenges and ideal outcomes, listening to understand rather than to reply.
Present solutions tied directly to each client’s needs, values and motivations.
Convert resistance and objections and close the sale, keeping the approach consultative to the end.
Build a personal negotiation style that plays to your strengths, across cultures and negotiation settings.

Who attends

  • Sales executives, consultants, managers and directors
  • Heads of departments who negotiate technology deals
  • Pre-sales staff
  • Contract negotiators

Cohorts bring together board members, executives and the rising leaders behind them — kept deliberately small, so every seat is a peer’s.

Programme agenda

Built for the decisions no textbook prepares you for

I.Where power comes from
  • How the best salespeople — and the best buyers — negotiate
  • The sources of power in any negotiation
  • Winning in the preparation stage: planning and tactics
II.Reading the other side
  • Body language in negotiation
  • Recognising common manipulative tactics of difficult people
  • Interpersonal communication styles and negotiation strategy
  • Inter-cultural negotiation: breaking the culture barrier
III.The consultative method
  • Listening to truly understand client challenges
  • Strategic questioning: current challenges and ideal outcomes
  • Needs, values and motivations of the individual client
  • Presenting solutions with purpose
IV.Converting and closing
  • Managing and converting resistance and objections
  • Redirecting counterproductive behaviours
  • Developing a personal negotiation style
  • Closing high-value technology sales

Frequently asked

What does the telecom curriculum cover?

The commercial and leadership side of the operator business: telecom strategy, digital leadership, branding and customer engagement, customer focus, business analytics and big data for managers, and negotiation for technology deals. Participants leave able to build a segment strategy, read their own customer data critically, and close the deals that data supports.

Are the programmes aimed at commercial or technical teams?

Commercial and leadership teams first — strategy, marketing, customer experience and analytics leaders in operators moving beyond connectivity revenue. No network-engineering background is required; the programmes work on the decisions those teams own, not the equipment.

In which languages and formats do telecom programmes run?

English and French, delivered in the classroom, as live virtual cohorts or in hybrid format. Any programme can also run in-house for a single operator, tailored to its market and competitive position.

How do we apply for a telecom programme?

Apply for a seat or request the brochure from the programme page. A senior practitioner — the same kind of person who teaches — replies within one business day with the brochure, the dates, and the fee for your format. BIZENIUS takes no online payments; everything runs through that conversation.

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