Do you talk a lot?
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From: NE OK
I use to be really shy, but now I voice my opinion. Good or bad. Like I told my husband on our first date when he commented on how quiet I was. "One of these days I'll start talking and you will wish that I would shut up." Boy how he wishes for the good ole days!
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I spent my last 16 years before retiring in sales. One of the first things a professional salesman learns is to SHUT UP. The object of a sales call is to assist the customer in making the right decision (to buy your product). You do that by asking questions, LISTENING and responding - not by a barrage of words. Those who think anyone with a gift for gab could can succeed in sales have no idea.
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Re: Do you talk a lot?
Originally posted by Mike W
I don't which probably reflects in my posts. If I don't have something to say, I don't. I like to get to the point without any excess fluff. I work solving problems with machines that don't talk back. I would be dead if I had to be a lawyer or a salesman. I must not be a "people person". How about you?
I don't which probably reflects in my posts. If I don't have something to say, I don't. I like to get to the point without any excess fluff. I work solving problems with machines that don't talk back. I would be dead if I had to be a lawyer or a salesman. I must not be a "people person". How about you?
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From: Kalispell, Mt.
Originally posted by jeffthompson
I want to talk, but in reality it causes too many problems some times because I'm too honest and tell people what I really think.
I want to talk, but in reality it causes too many problems some times because I'm too honest and tell people what I really think.
As for the gift of gab, nah....well.......ok, a little bit.
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Calvin Coolidge, also known as "Silent Cal," found himself sitting next to a woman at a state dinner who told him, "Mr. President, I bet my husband earlier today that I could get you to say at least three words to me tonight."
President Coolidge looked at her and replied, "you lose."
Dono- you couldn't be more right about salespeople. I've said many times that, I'm only selling when the CUSTOMER is talking, not when I am. If I could just get that across to Ford Motor Co.
President Coolidge looked at her and replied, "you lose."
Dono- you couldn't be more right about salespeople. I've said many times that, I'm only selling when the CUSTOMER is talking, not when I am. If I could just get that across to Ford Motor Co.