Sales Training for Teams Curriculum
4-Week Program Overview
This training is delivered over four weeks. Each week focuses on a specific part of the sales system and how it is trained, executed, and measured inside the business.
The goal is to create a simplified, prescriptive sales process that teams can be trained on and run consistently.
Week 1: Systems
Focus: Building a simplified, prescriptive sales system that can be trained.
In Week 1, we focus on systems, specifically, creating a simplified sales process that is clear, targeted, and prescriptive enough to be used for training.
This includes:
- A simplified sales process designed to be trained and reinforced
- Initial contact processes that mirror the full sales flow
- Alignment on a single sales flow used across the team
Teams are introduced to Chris’s sales flow framework, BURNS, which represents each stage of the sales conversation:
Buddy
Connection and rapport
Understand
Understanding the client
Results
Needs
Identifying gaps and priorities
Sale / Set-Up
Enrolling or setting the next step
Each element of BURNS represents a defined part of the overall sales flow.
Week 2: Training
Focus: How sales training actually happens inside the business.
Week 2 focuses on training, specifically, how sales training is delivered and reinforced across different formats and environments.
This includes training in:
- Virtual environments
- 1:1 live settings
- Team-based trainings
Teams also work with practical training tools and concepts Chris uses, including:
- Sales tests
- BRP (Block Role Play)
- “Quick hitters” used for ongoing reinforcement
The emphasis is on creating training structures teams can run consistently, rather than relying on informal or ad-hoc coaching.
Week 3: Sales Flow (Part 1 & Part 2)
Focus: Executing the sales flow from first contact through selling.
Week 3 is split into two connected parts.
Sales Flow – Part 1: Front End
- Initial contact
- Follow-up
- Processes focused on getting people in the door
- What teams need to do early in the process to be successful
Sales Flow – Part 2: Intake, Dig, and Selling
- Intake conversations
- Digging and framing questions
- The importance of secondary question posturing
- Selling and overcoming objections
A key takeaway from this week is that the end of the sales process is directly correlated to the start of the process.
Week 4: Measurables
Focus: Using simple measurables to drive performance and coaching decisions.
Week 4 focuses on measurables, specifically, simple KPIs that drive real impact.
This includes:
- Leading and lagging indicators
- Simple success indicators
- Clear training levers tied to performance
These measurables are used to:
- Coach up when improvement is possible
- Coach out when standards are not being met
The goal is to give teams a clear, objective way to assess performance and take action.