Sales Specialist
You take a buyer from first interest to a signed deal, and they are glad they bought. The path covers why people buy, what to offer, how to negotiate and how to ask.
- 4 exams
- 77 courses
- Level 1 · 40 questions · 45 min

Inside the app
The real screens of the first step on your path: the course map, a lesson and its quiz.
Discovery Conversations
Discovery Before Advice
SPIN Selling in Plain English
Questions That Open Real Conversations
The Skill of Listening Past the Words
Pain Points Without Drama Farming
The Need-Payoff Moment
Many people say, "I'm not in sales," then spend part of the day trying to gain agreement, support, approval, or action. A project proposal, a recommendation, or a request for budget all involve influence. This lesson helps you notice where selling already exists in ordinary adult life.
What does strong selling often sound like?
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My Lessons
Why People Buy
Attention, Interest & Readiness
The Offer That Makes Sense
Discovery Conversations
Translating Value
Trust, Credibility & Social Proof
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In the app
Sales SpecialistWhat the work looks like
- Run a discovery call that finds the real problem
- Answer a price objection without dropping the price
- Close cleanly, and know when not to push
The market for this job
123,400
openings a year projected in the US for wholesale and manufacturing sales representatives, on average from 2025 to 2035.
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook HandbookYour path
Each step is a direction of courses in the Astra app and ends in a level-1 exam: 40 questions, 45 minutes. Take the exams in any order.
Step 114 coursesSales psychology
Why people buy: readiness, trust, objections and closing.
Step 213 coursesOffers & pricing
Offers and pricing: what people actually pay for.
Step 336 coursesNegotiation
Negotiation: preparation, listening and concessions that cost you little.
Start with
- Negotiation Preparation
- Tactical Listening
- Strategic Concessions
Step 414 coursesDiplomacy & influence
Influence: making the ask and handling resistance.
Start with
- Making the Ask
- Handling Resistance
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PROFESSIONAL SELLING
LEVEL 1 · FOUNDATION
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$79
Sales psychology · Offers & pricing · Negotiation
Then Diplomacy & influence separately, $39 each.
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Where people do this work, and where you can start practising inside Astra today.
- Sales teams, B2B and B2C
- SDR and account management roles
- Your own agency or freelance sales
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Do I have to pass them in order?
No. Take the exams in any order. The profession certificate appears once the last one is passed.
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