Selling Role Playing
Role 1: Selling an apple.
Your job is to convince the buyers to buy your product.
Describe your product to the class. What is it? What is it for?
Describe why someone should buy it. How will it help them? (This can be exaggerated or untrue, but believable.)
Think of some reasons people might not want to buy your product, and provide reasons why they should buy your product instead of the other products.
Why should someone buy it? How will it help them?
What makes your product different from similar products?
What are some reasons people might not want to buy it?
Apple
Role 2: Selling braided bread.
Your job is to convince the buyers to buy your product.
Describe your product to the class. What is it? What is it for?
Describe why someone should buy it. How will it help them? (This can be exaggerated or untrue, but believable.)
Think of some reasons people might not want to buy your product, and provide reasons why they should buy your product instead of the other products.
Why should someone buy it? How will it help them?
What makes your product different from similar products?
What are some reasons people might not want to buy it?
Braided Bread
Role 3: Selling a carton of milk.
Your job is to convince the buyers to buy your product.
Describe your product to the class. What is it? What is it for?
Describe why someone should buy it. How will it help them? (This can be exaggerated or untrue, but believable.)
Think of some reasons people might not want to buy your product, and provide reasons why they should buy your product instead of the other products.
Why should someone buy it? How will it help them?
What makes your product different from similar products?
What are some reasons people might not want to buy it?
Role 3: Carton of Milk
Which item would you buy based on the sales pitch.
Will you buy the apple?
Will you buy the braided bread?
Will you buy the carton of milk?
Discussion Questions
When was the last time you sold something? What was it?
Do you consider yourself a good salesperson? Why or why not?
Has anyone sold you something that you regretted buying?
What are some annoying things companies do to sell products?
Where is the best place to sell things you don’t want anymore?
Do you think that a salesperson could sell you something you did not want to buy? Why or why not?