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Unearth Needs Fast equips you to surface unstated customer needs in high-stakes discovery conversations and prove you understood them. Addressing cognitive gaps like the Expert’s Shortcut and Mind-Reading Bias, the course introduces a rigorous framework for executive interactions. Designed for professionals with experience running customer discovery calls and basic familiarity with CRM tools, call recordings, and professional B2B conversations, you will practice focused discovery using the Mirror-probe-validate loop, then audit your listening through transcripts, paraphrasing, clarifying questions, and talk-to-listen ratios. This dual approach ensures you verify alignment through objective evidence, not instinct. By reframing listening as a measurable discipline, you reduce discovery risk, strengthen CRM accuracy, and prevent the Assumption Ripple Effect. You leave with the tools to separate Customer Signal from Rep Noise and protect deal integrity across the sales cycle.
This module teaches you to practice a repeatable listening loop to uncover unstated executive needs during a short discovery call and translate those insights into CRM-ready language.
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2 videos2 readings1 assignment
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2 videos•Total 8 minutes
Welcome and Why Executives Rarely Say What Matters •3 minutes
Mirror-Probe-Validate Loop•5 minutes
2 readings•Total 11 minutes
Surface What’s Not Said-The Mechanics of Discovery Accuracy •6 minutes
Walkthrough Guide: Manufacturing VP Discovery Call - From Assumptions to Verified Needs •5 minutes
This module teaches you to analyze discovery calls using transcripts and listening metrics. By identifying paraphrases, clarifying questions, and talk-to-listen ratios, learners turn listening into a measurable, defensible skill that improves discovery accuracy and coaching outcomes.
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3 videos2 readings2 assignments
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3 videos•Total 13 minutes
Why Instinct Isn’t Enough•4 minutes
How to Audit a Discovery Call •6 minutes
Congratulations and Continuous Learning Journey•3 minutes
2 readings•Total 11 minutes
Companion: How to Audit Discovery Call •5 minutes
Proving You Listened - The Science of Discovery Integrity•6 minutes
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