Sales

Prospect is interested but not willing to commit

Beginner · 15 minutes

Situation brief

Your discovery meetings went well and the prospect accepts the business problem. At the proposal discussion they say the timing is not right and resist committing to action.

Your role

Consultative Sales Executive seeking a clear next step

Counterparty

Operations director who sees benefits but is wary of change

Objective

Reveal the hesitation, connect value to urgency and secure an appropriate commitment.

Constraints

No artificial deadline or overpromising is permitted; the prospect must retain decision control.

Evaluation criteria

Discovery depth Customer empathy Value articulation Objection handling Commercial confidence Closing clarity

Before you begin

Purpose

Practise the judgement, wording and next-step discipline required in a realistic business conversation.

Psychological safety

This is a practice environment. Respond naturally rather than trying to write a perfect textbook answer.

How to respond

Write what you would actually say in the meeting. Specific examples, questions and commitments score better than theory.

Debrief

After the roleplay, you will complete a short reflection and receive a score, transcript, feedback and action plan.