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Section II · For the Sales Rep

Prompts for the Sales Rep

AI prompts for sales reps: cold outreach, follow-ups, objection handling, and discovery calls.

§ Overview

Selling is mostly writing and talking under time pressure: a cold email that has eight seconds to earn a reply, a discovery call where the wrong question kills the deal, a price objection that lands while you're still on the line. AI tools like ChatGPT and Claude won't close for you, but they're a fast sparring partner for the parts of the job that drain a rep's day — and they're patient enough to give you three versions when the first one sounds like everyone else's.

The prompts here track the real arc of a deal. There are cold openers built around a specific prospect pain, LinkedIn connection messages, and discovery question guides designed to surface need without leading the buyer. Then the harder middle: scripts for handling "you're too expensive," "not the right time," and "we're going with a competitor" — plus multi-touch follow-up sequences for prospects who go silent and re-engagement notes for leads that went dark months ago.

Prompting well matters because the difference between a generic template and a reply often comes down to specificity the AI can't invent — the prospect's role, their trigger event, the one pain you actually heard. Feed it those, and it does the drafting; skip them, and you get filler.

§ Field Notes

What makes a good prompt for a sales rep

A strong sales prompt gives the model the raw material only you have: who the prospect is, what they said on the last call, the trigger event you noticed, and the single outcome you're driving toward. Vague inputs ("write a follow-up email") produce vague output. Naming the objection, the buyer's role, and the deal stage turns a template into something that sounds like it was written for one person.

It also helps to ask for options and a rationale, not a finished script. Requesting three subject lines or two cold-call openers lets you keep what sounds like you and cut what sounds like a robot — and asking why an objection response is framed a certain way keeps you in control of the conversation instead of reading lines you don't believe.

§ Pro Tips

Get sharper results

  • 01Paste the prospect's actual LinkedIn headline, recent company news, or a line from their last reply, and ask the AI to build the cold email around that specific detail rather than a generic pain point.
  • 02When handling an objection, tell the model the exact words the buyer used and your real price or deal terms, so the value-anchored response fits your situation instead of a hypothetical one.
  • 03Ask for a graceful breakup email at the end of any follow-up sequence — it often re-engages silent prospects better than a fourth check-in, and the AI can vary the tone so it doesn't read as guilt-tripping.
  • 04Have the AI generate two or three discovery questions per priority, then read them aloud before the call and cut anything that sounds leading or scripted — your delivery has to sound human even when the prep wasn't.
§ FAQ

Common questions

Will prospects notice my cold emails were written with AI?

They will if you send raw output. Generic AI emails read as templated because they lack the specific detail a real rep would include. Use the AI for structure and phrasing, but always inject the prospect's actual context and edit the tone to match how you really talk.

How do I keep follow-ups from feeling pushy or repetitive?

Ask the AI to vary the angle of each touch — one offers value, one shares a relevant case, one asks a genuine question — rather than repeating "just following up." A multi-touch sequence works because each message gives the prospect a fresh reason to respond, not because it nags.

Can AI help me prep for a discovery call, not just write emails?

Yes. Give it the buyer's role and likely priorities and ask for a non-leading question guide. The goal is questions that uncover real pain in the buyer's own words, so you walk in with a structure but still listen more than you talk.

§ The Prompts · 14
№ 001marketing

Write a Cold Outreach Email to a Sales Prospect

Generate a concise, personalized cold sales email tailored to your prospect's role and pain points.

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chatgpt·claude
№ 076writing

Write a Cold LinkedIn Connection Message

Write a personalized LinkedIn connection request and a concise, specific follow-up message.

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chatgpt·claude
№ 116sales

Pain-Led Cold Email to a B2B Prospect

Drafts a concise, researched cold email built around a specific prospect pain plus subject lines.

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chatgpt·claude
№ 117sales

Discovery Call Question List That Uncovers Real Pain

Generates a structured, non-leading discovery question guide tailored to the buyer and their priority.

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chatgpt·claude
№ 118sales

Respond to a 'You're Too Expensive' Price Objection

Crafts a value-anchored reply to a price objection plus live follow-up questions, avoiding knee-jerk discounts.

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chatgpt·claude
№ 119sales

Handle a 'Not the Right Time' Timing Objection

Produces a respectful reply that tests a timing objection and proposes a low-commitment next step plus cadence.

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chatgpt·claude
№ 120sales

Counter a 'We're Going With a Competitor' Objection

Builds a gracious, fact-based response to a competitor preference plus honest comparison talking points.

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chatgpt·claude
№ 121sales

Multi-Touch Follow-Up Sequence for Silent Prospects

Creates a varied, value-driven multi-touch follow-up sequence ending in a graceful breakup email.

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chatgpt·claude
№ 123sales

Post-Call Deal Recap and Next-Steps Email

Drafts a forward-ready post-call recap that confirms understanding and locks in next steps with owners and dates.

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chatgpt·claude
№ 124sales

Script for Confidently Presenting Price on a Call

Provides a confident, value-anchored talk-track for presenting price and handling discount asks live.

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chatgpt·claude
№ 125sales

Ask a Happy Customer for a Warm Referral

Writes a low-pressure referral ask anchored to a customer's win, plus a forwardable intro blurb.

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chatgpt·claude
№ 126sales

Re-Engage a Cold Lead Who Went Dark Months Ago

Generates a fresh, no-guilt re-engagement email for a dormant lead anchored on a new development.

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chatgpt·claude
№ 127sales

Cold Call Opener and First-30-Seconds Script

Writes a natural, permission-based cold-call opener with a brush-off rebuttal and two test variants.

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chatgpt·claude
№ 128sales

Tailored Product Demo Script Around Buyer Pain

Produces a pain-mapped, non-feature-dump demo script with transitions, checkpoints, and a clear close.

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chatgpt·claude