New client onboarding checklist
Checklist for business coaches
For business coaches who want new coaching clients to start well and stay longer.
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What to say on a discovery call
How to use this swipe file
Keep this beside you on calls, or share it in coaching communities. Wording you have rehearsed makes the price and the pause much easier.
What is inside
Opening the callStart by saying how long you have and what the call is for.
Finding the real problemThe first problem a client names is rarely the one that matters.
Stating the priceSay the price plainly, once, and then stop talking.
When they say it is too expensiveTreat the comment as a question.
When they say they need to think
When they need to ask someone
Closing the callAgree the next step: A date, not just a promise to be in touch.
A kind way to say noNot every enquiry is a fit, and saying so protects your reputation.
Three title ideas for your own version
What to say on a discovery call
Discovery call wording for coaches
How to answer too expensive on a coaching call
Where to promote it
Coaching communitiesLinkedIn postsyour own coach training groupsa link from your call booking page
Why use wording on a discovery call?
Many coaches freeze at the price or the pause. Lines you have said out loud give you a calm answer for each moment.
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