Build Client Rapport

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Build Client Rapport

Coursera · Intermediate ·🛡️ AI Safety & Ethics ·3mo ago

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Builds rapport with clients using practical techniques

Original Description

Build Client Rapport is an intermediate-level course designed for sales professionals who want to establish strong, natural connections with clients from the first interaction. Because trust is often formed early in a conversation, the course focuses on practical, repeatable techniques that help sellers create comfort, credibility, and openness quickly, without sounding scripted or forced. Across two focused lessons, learners explore three rapid-rapport techniques: mirroring, small-talk alignment, and shared experiences. Learners examine how these behaviors shape first impressions, influence client engagement, and affect the quality of discovery conversations. The course then shifts to application, guiding learners through simulated first-meeting scenarios where they practice opening conversations and demonstrating rapport within the first two minutes. Through short videos, readings, guided practice, and targeted assessments, learners develop rapport-building habits they can apply in real sales conversations. By the end of the course, learners will be able to identify effective rapport techniques and apply them to create stronger client connections from the start.
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