noun · neutral
salesmanship
UK/ˈseɪlzmənʃɪp/US/ˈseɪlzˌmænʃɪp/SALES·man·ship
Band 6-7speakingtask2
the skill of selling products or persuading people to buy; persuasive ability in sales
Examples
“Her salesmanship turned a few enquiries into long-term clients.”
“Good salesmanship requires empathy and product knowledge.”
“He learned the art of salesmanship during his first retail job.”
Band 8 sentence
“Her exceptional salesmanship, combined with deep product knowledge, transformed hesitant prospects into committed customers.”
Collocations
- improve one's salesmanship
- exercise salesmanship
- salesmanship skills
Word family
salesman nounsaleswoman nounsalesmanship noun
Common mistakes
selling→salesmanship
ability to sell→salesmanship
Say it for a higher band
5selling→6sales skills→7+salesmanship
Synonyms
selling skills
Easily confused
selling skills
“Effective selling skills often come from hands-on experience.”
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