How comfortable are you talking with people?

[John Bradford]

I am seeing all the people that love talking to people posting...that is probably because the ones that are terrified are maybe even terrified of piping up here for fear of a rejecting comment. I have seen that fear to the point of making a person physically sick!

I do not have a problem with it myself. I am in sales and if your not talking to someone you are unemployed. Online I have tried to be anonymous, hands off in communicating but as many have found...people are looking to deal with real people even online.

[avenuegirl]

Originally Posted by TimCastleman

In talking a lot with offline marketers and people who are interested the subject seems to come up about having to talk to a live human being at some point during the sales process.

Some people seem really bothered by talking to another human being while others don't have a care in the world about it.

So I am wondering how comfortable would you be selling something face to face or at least over the phone and if you knew you had to do such a thing would you even attempt it?

Tim

20 years bartending/waiting tables. You have to talk to people. LOL

If you are going to give me money, then I will talk as much as you like.

[James Clark]

Tim,

To begin with, I started talking to people when my Mother would make me go to Mass on Sunday. Afterword she would get involved with other activities at the church and left me untended. Guess what, while listening to my Grandfather telling me about how everyone wanted to be someone else, created this Strategy. I’ m sure grandpa read this somewhere.

Once my mother was out of the picture I ran down stairs and got a box of roses that I had hidden. I stood in front of the Church when Mass ended and watch the people come out.

On the up and up, if a couple came out and the wife had a wedding ring on, I would ask the man if he wanted to buy some flowers for his girl friend.

Immediately he would smile and get in a good mood thinking that he was single again and purchased some flowers. And if she was not wearing a ring would say how you would like to buy flowers for your wife.

Boy, I was getting over like a rat in a cheese factory until my mother got wind of it!

My ace in the hole was this, after College got into Sales. When I walked in an executives’ office would spot something on the wall of his or her desk that would break the ice. And I would start talking about it.

Boils down to this, do some research before you make a call. Some sales people go in ice cold, man that’s dumb and a waste of time.

Above all you have to find a way to break the ice beforehand and get them to start talking. The key is let them talk. They will tell you what they want if you learn to listen.



Jimmy.

[Steve Powers]

Maybe it's not a feeling,it's a skill.When you talk to people frequently,and encounter all
the embarassing situations,you will become skill and competent.It needs time.That is,
practice makes perfect.

[rwb24]

If you really believe in what you are promoting, then for most people it should come naturally.

[Mr. Goof Off]

Originally Posted by TimCastleman

Some people seem really bothered by talking to another human being while others don't have a care in the world about it.

So I am wondering how comfortable would you be selling something face to face or at least over the phone and if you knew you had to do such a thing would you even attempt it?

Tim

I would attempt it, but, I guarantee I wouldn't be consistent, therefore, I wouldn't be successful. It takes energy and consistency to be successful at selling. Instead, I would create a way to either have someone else do the calls and/or face to face selling, or, go into something that fits my business model of whatever it is that would consistently work for me.

No matter what your trying to succeed at, knowledge of self is the most important tool you have at your disposal.

[Jeannie Crabtree]

It is something that is still hard for me at times. I was very shy and quiet growing up.

So, cold calling is hard. I was on your webinar Tim for Earn1K and liked the way you mentioned how a person could work around talking with a live person in the offline business, at least when first contacting them. Going to put that to use this weekend.

[Gail Sober]

it's where me and my buddy get together and go to like a mall or downtown and try to sell items we get at the dollar store for double the cost

I can't believe someone else used to do that. I thought it was only me.

I used to sell those knock off fragrances from the dollar store for $10 each and made a killing doing it. Started buying it directly from the wholesalers by the case.

I've been in sales my entire life as well and can talk to anyone but it's not 100% natural for me. I have to get myself in game mode.