The Human Side of Sales: Emotional Intelligence, Personality Styles & Intentional Leasing Conversations
Potential residents today have more options, more information, and higher expectations than ever, and the best leasing conversations come down to understanding people. This interactive workshop combines emotional intelligence, personality styles, and intentional communication techniques to help leasing professionals build trust and guide future residents toward confident decisions without pressure-based tactics. Through discussion, self-reflection, small-group practice, and real-world leasing scenarios, participants leave with tools they can use right away on tours, in follow-up conversations, and in resident engagement. Each participant also creates a personal action plan.
Key Takeaways
- Understand why people buy and how trust and emotional drivers shape leasing decisions
- Focus on the Sphere of Control, responding rather than reacting in challenging interactions
- Recognize the four personality styles (Driver, Analytical, Expressive, and Amiable) and adapt your approach to each
- Use push, pull, and guided pull communication to create engagement without resistance
- Strengthen active listening, discovery questions, and objection handling through curiosity
- Leave with a personalized action plan to apply immediately
Cost
- FREE for APASS
- $59.00 Member Rate
- $120.00 Non-Member Rate
This course provides 3.00 CEC credits and is ideal for:
Meet Your Instructor
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Leira Garcia
Talent Development Manager
Leira is a Talent Development Manager with six years of experience in property management and more than a decade in sales. She enjoys helping people strengthen the relationship-focused side of sales by building confidence, adapting their communication, and connecting more naturally with customers. Her approach is simple: learning should be fun, practical, and easy to apply. If participants leave with one idea they can use immediately, she considers that a success.
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