“I need to talk to my team”
The buyer likes the idea, but several people will use, fund, or approve it.
I need to talk to my team.
Skill testedMapping the decision path with the buyer
Two briefs. Hand each sheet to one person only.
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Rep brief
Everything the seller may know before the call.
- Account context
- The buyer likes the idea but several people will use, fund, or approve it.
- What you know
- The buyer mentioned enablement and frontline managers but did not map their roles.
- What you need to learn
- Who needs to agree, what each person cares about, and what the current buyer wants to recommend.
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Buyer brief Private
For the person playing the buyer. Keep the difficulty at cooperative for the first attempt and the retry.
- Open with
- “I need to talk to my team.”
- What you may mean
- Choose one before the call: normal buying process, hidden disagreement, lack of authority, or reluctance to say no.
- How to react
- If the rep pressures you to decide alone or jumps to "can you introduce me?", stall.
- If the rep asks who needs to agree and what each person cares about, build the map together.
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Score the attempt. One row per pass criterion.
| Pass criterion | Met | Partly | Missed | Evidence (quote or timestamp) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leaves with a named decision path. | Met | Partly | Missed | Evidence |
| Agrees on an action the buyer approves. | Met | Partly | Missed | Evidence |
Also counts as a pass
- Build a stakeholder map
- Prepare a short internal case with the buyer
- Invite the right people to the next conversation
- Pause until the process is clear
Listen for
- Pressuring the buyer to decide alone.
- Jumping straight to "Can you introduce me?"
Debrief
- Who needs to agree, and what does each care about?
- Did the buyer approve the next action?
Retry
One retry goal
Live call to check it on
Next scenarios. Same skill area, a different buyer.
From the guide Objection Handling Roleplay: 7 Scenarios and a Scorecard, which covers how to run, score and retry these scenarios.
Practice this buyer with AI.
Quotain plays the buyer from this brief, holds the difficulty and scores every retry.