The Expert Academy

B2B Sales Foundations For Complex Deals

Grow your skills with Coursera Plus for $239/year (usually $399). Save now.

The Expert Academy

B2B Sales Foundations For Complex Deals

The Expert Academy

Instructor: The Expert Academy

Included with Coursera Plus

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
Intermediate level

Recommended experience

1 week to complete
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace
Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
Intermediate level

Recommended experience

1 week to complete
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Apply foundational sales principles to communicate value clearly and confidently

  • Use trust-building behaviours and negotiation psychology to engage B2B clients effectively

  • Apply structured discovery and questioning techniques to qualify early-stage opportunities

  • Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to support early-stage deal progression

Details to know

Shareable certificate

Add to your LinkedIn profile

Recently updated!

March 2026

Assessments

12 assignments

Taught in English

See how employees at top companies are mastering in-demand skills

 logos of Petrobras, TATA, Danone, Capgemini, P&G and L'Oreal

Build your subject-matter expertise

This course is part of the Sales Strategies: Mastering Complex B2B Sales Specialization
When you enroll in this course, you'll also be enrolled in this Specialization.
  • Learn new concepts from industry experts
  • Gain a foundational understanding of a subject or tool
  • Develop job-relevant skills with hands-on projects
  • Earn a shareable career certificate

There are 6 modules in this course

In this module, you’ll develop the essential sales skills required to engage buyers confidently and create value early in the sales process. You’ll learn how to prepare for sales conversations, understand buyer motivations and communicate your value with clarity and credibility. Through practical techniques, you’ll strengthen your ability to build trust, guide discussions and maintain momentum through key stages of the deal. This module provides a strong foundation for running effective, professional sales interactions in modern selling environments.

What's included

18 videos2 readings2 assignments

In this module, you’ll focus on executing sales conversations with greater commercial impact and strategic intent. You’ll learn how to influence decision-making, manage objections and create outcomes that support long-term value and growth. By applying structured approaches to negotiation, pricing and deal progression, you’ll strengthen your ability to close effectively while protecting relationships and commercial outcomes. This module supports confident sales execution and helps you drive sustainable results across a range of sales scenarios.

What's included

17 videos2 readings2 assignments

This module expands your foundational skills by introducing practical, repeatable techniques you can apply during live sales conversations. You’ll learn how to guide buyers through their decision-making process, reframe resistance without pressure and use confidence-based communication to strengthen commitment. The module also focuses on behavioural techniques that increase momentum, reduce hesitation and help prospects feel secure moving forward. By building on the fundamentals from Module 1, this module equips you to handle real-time challenges and positions you for deeper trust-building work in the next stage of the course.

What's included

19 videos2 readings2 assignments

In this module, you’ll discover how trust functions as a psychological catalyst in sales interactions. You’ll explore techniques for building credibility, strengthening rapport and reducing perceived risk for prospects. The module also reveals why emotional intelligence, authenticity and consistent communication are essential for long-term customer relationships. By applying these principles, you’ll learn to create an environment where prospects feel understood, supported and ready to move forward. This trust-based foundation prepares you for the strategic negotiation and stakeholder-influence skills introduced in Module 4.

What's included

7 videos3 readings2 assignments

This module introduces the core negotiation strategies needed to influence outcomes while maintaining strong professional relationships. You’ll learn how to prepare effectively, identify interests, manage tension and structure proposals in a way that benefits both sides. Through psychological principles and practical negotiation frameworks, you’ll strengthen your ability to navigate difficult conversations and secure mutually beneficial agreements. Building on the trust and communication skills from earlier modules, this section prepares you to negotiate with confidence in more complex internal and cross-functional environments.

What's included

7 videos3 readings2 assignments

In the final module, you’ll learn how to negotiate and collaborate effectively inside matrix environments where priorities, authority and incentives may be misaligned. You’ll explore strategies for building internal partnerships, influencing without formal power and navigating competing stakeholder agendas. The module also covers conflict resolution, structured decision-making and techniques for securing long-term alignment. This module brings together the full skillset developed across the course - foundational selling, trust-building and negotiation - so you can confidently drive results in complex organisational settings.

What's included

8 videos3 readings2 assignments

Earn a career certificate

Add this credential to your LinkedIn profile, resume, or CV. Share it on social media and in your performance review.

Instructor

The Expert Academy
The Expert Academy
1 Course 27 learners

Offered by

Explore more from Leadership and Management

Why people choose Coursera for their career

Felipe M.

Learner since 2018
"To be able to take courses at my own pace and rhythm has been an amazing experience. I can learn whenever it fits my schedule and mood."

Jennifer J.

Learner since 2020
"I directly applied the concepts and skills I learned from my courses to an exciting new project at work."

Larry W.

Learner since 2021
"When I need courses on topics that my university doesn't offer, Coursera is one of the best places to go."

Chaitanya A.

"Learning isn't just about being better at your job: it's so much more than that. Coursera allows me to learn without limits."
Coursera Plus

Open new doors with Coursera Plus

Unlimited access to 10,000+ world-class courses, hands-on projects, and job-ready certificate programs - all included in your subscription

Advance your career with an online degree

Earn a degree from world-class universities - 100% online

Join over 3,400 global companies that choose Coursera for Business

Upskill your employees to excel in the digital economy

Frequently asked questions