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Sales fundamentals for New hires: Mindset, the sales cycle and first 30 days

A ready-made course, live deck and two surveys for new sales hires. AhaSlides tracks progress, completion and scores for you. 45 minutes, 6 lessons. Last reviewed 21 October 2026; not legal advice.

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Three pieces that work together

Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck. 12 fields to fill in with your own policy, contacts and locations; each one is highlighted inside the course.

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Completion is tracked for you

Learners sign in to take the course, so every start, finish and score is recorded in AhaSlides. No spreadsheet to keep.

  • Who has finished

    See who has not started, who is in progress and who has completed the course.

  • Every score

    Each learner's answers to the quizzes and activities in the course.

  • What landed

    Survey results show what people took away, and the 30-day check-in shows whether they use it.

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6 lessons, about 45 minutes

What learners can do at the end of each lesson. Minutes are an estimate.

  • Lesson 1: How selling works, what buyers expect, and handling rejection · 9 min

    Before you begin · Day three · What do buyers expect?

  • Lesson 2: The sales cycle in one page, and product, customer and competitor basics · 9 min

    The cycle · Know your three things · Check

  • Lesson 3: Your weekly activity plan and CRM habits · 9 min

    A week in four blocks · CRM habits · Plan your week

  • Lesson 4: Grey areas: tough moments in your first weeks · 9 min

    Scenario · Scenario · Scenario

  • Lesson 5: Where to get help: coaches, scripts, playbooks · 6 min

    Your support map · Ask early

  • Lesson 6: Final assessment · 3 min

    Practice

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Common questions

Yes. The course, the live deck and both surveys are free. Claiming the template into your AhaSlides account is free too.

Yes. The course is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session in the room or online.

In the first week of a new sales hire, and for non-sales staff when they take on a selling role.

New sales hires, career changers and non-sales staff who sell part of the time (run by L&D with HR onboarding).

Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when.

Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply.

Your own details, each highlighted inside the course:
  • Sales enablement contact
  • Compliance contact
  • Escalation route
  • Sales coach
  • Sales playbook link
  • Sales conduct policy link
  • Product knowledge link
  • Crm system
  • Weekly activity targets
  • LMS or record system
Then edit anything else you like: wording, scenarios, your logo.
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