Sales kickoff: Dealership quarter-opening meeting
A ready-made course you customise for your organisation, with a live session deck and a survey. You only add the 18 details that are specific to your organisation.
- Length
- 75 min
- Lessons
- 3 lessons
- Frequency
- Kickoff meeting
- Last reviewed
- 22 Oct 2026
During questions, a salesperson says the target is unrealistic. The room goes quiet
Try it: this is one of 10 interactive activities in the course.
What's included
Three pieces that work together
Copy once, get everything. Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the survey tells you what stuck.
Self-paced course
Short lessons with real workplace scenarios, not walls of text.
- 3 lessons, about 75 minutes
- Accordion, process, flashcards, sorting activity and quizzes
- 6-question final check, 80% to pass
Live session deck
An AhaSlides presentation to run after the course, in person or online.
- 14 slides
- Quiz, open-ended, word cloud, poll slides
- A closing slide for your contacts
A feedback survey
Find out what landed and what to change next time.
- Feedback survey: 6 questions
- Questions written for this session
- Results feed your next session
Learning objectives
At the end of this course, learners can
Each objective and the lesson that covers it.
| ID | Objective | Source | Where it's covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| TO 430.0 | Complete the course and its final check | Best practice | Whole course |
| SO 430.1 | Run the kickoff as one clear sequence: look back, targets, goals, recognition, next steps | Best practice | Whole course |
| SO 430.2 | Share last quarter's result honestly, from your own reports | Best practice | Whole course |
| SO 430.3 | Explain each target and the reason behind it | Best practice | Whole course |
| SO 430.4 | Keep answers anonymous and pay out of the room | Best practice | Whole course |
Your part: what a template can't do for you
- Your workplace details: fill in the 18 highlighted fields so the course describes your own policies, contacts and locations.
- Records: record completion in your own LMS or record system.
Course outline
3 lessons, about 75 minutes
Minutes per lesson are an estimate, shared out by page count.
1Plan the kickoff
3 pages
25 min
Plan the kickoff
3 pages
2Targets and honest answers
3 pages
25 min
Targets and honest answers
3 pages
3Recognition and next steps
3 pages
25 min
Recognition and next steps
3 pages
Live deck and survey
14 slides to run live, a survey to close the loop
Pink slides are interactive. Every survey question is listed below.
Feedback survey: 6 questions
- How useful was the kickoff? 5 stars
- Which part should we repeat? multiple choice
- Before today, how clear were the targets to you? 1-5 scale
- Now, how clear are the targets to you? 1-5 scale
- What is one thing you would change? open text
- How likely are you to recommend this session to another team? NPS
Make it yours
18 fields to fill in, and you're ready
Everything else is done. These are the details only your organisation knows; each one is highlighted inside the course.
- Dealership name
{{DEALERSHIP_NAME}} - Result option wrong 1
{{RESULT_OPTION_WRONG_1}} - Result option correct
{{RESULT_OPTION_CORRECT}} - Result option wrong 2
{{RESULT_OPTION_WRONG_2}} - Period results
{{PERIOD_RESULTS}} - Period targets
{{PERIOD_TARGETS}}
Show all 18 fields
- Trivia question
{{TRIVIA_QUESTION}} - Trivia answer wrong 1
{{TRIVIA_ANSWER_WRONG_1}} - Trivia answer correct
{{TRIVIA_ANSWER_CORRECT}} - Trivia answer wrong 2
{{TRIVIA_ANSWER_WRONG_2}} - Recognition list
{{RECOGNITION_LIST}} - Team game question
{{TEAM_GAME_QUESTION}} - Team game answer wrong 1
{{TEAM_GAME_ANSWER_WRONG_1}} - Team game answer correct
{{TEAM_GAME_ANSWER_CORRECT}} - Team game answer wrong 2
{{TEAM_GAME_ANSWER_WRONG_2}} - Prize and rules
{{PRIZE_AND_RULES}} - Survey 1 URL
{{SURVEY_1_URL}} - Course URL
{{COURSE_URL}}
FAQ
Common questions
Can I run sales kickoff: Dealership quarter-opening meeting training online?
Yes. The course is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session in the room or online.
How often is this training needed?
Kickoff meeting (live, 60-75 min).
Who needs this training?
General sales managers and owners opening a month, quarter or model year.
What records should I keep?
Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when.
Can I edit the content?
Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply.
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Ready to run it?
Open the live deck to see how the session runs alongside the course and the survey.