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Sales discovery question writer
Paste what you sell and a buyer's situation. Get the questions that make the cost of their problem clear.
Sales discovery question writer is a free AI prompt for the job "Sell and negotiate". Give the instructions to an AI assistant that supports the required files and tools, then review its output.
Free · No account · Made by AI Blocks · Level: beginner · Thinking: low
What it does
Most sales conversations go wrong the same way. The seller asks two questions, hears a problem they can solve, and starts explaining the product. The buyer nods, says "send me a proposal", and the deal dies in the inbox. Neil Rackham's research, described in public for decades, found that the sellers who win ask more about what the problem leads to, and let the buyer name the cost. This prompt writes that question set for one buyer. It cuts the situation questions to the few you cannot look up, writes open problem questions tied to what you solve, then two knock-on questions per problem that ask who else it affects and what it costs, marking the ones that ask for a number. It writes the worth questions, names the three moments you usually start telling and what to ask instead, and ends with one close question that asks for a…
You give it
- What you sell and the problems it solves best
- The buyer's role, business and what you know
- What your calls cover today and where they stall (advised)
- How past buyers described the problem (optional)
- Brand brain (optional)
You get
- Situation, problem, knock-on and worth questions in order
- The three telling traps and what to ask instead
- One close question that asks for a commitment
Use it when
- You have a first meeting with a buyer who could be big.
- Your calls end with 'send me a proposal' and then silence.
- You are training a new seller who talks too much.
How to use it
- Copy the prompt, then paste it into Claude, ChatGPT or Gemini with your product and the buyer under it.
- Add where your calls usually stall.
- Read TELLING TRAPS before the call. They are the moments you will want to pitch.
- Ask the questions in order and write down the buyer's numbers.