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Anneke Seley is the CEO and founder of Phone Works, a sales strategy and implementation consultancy, and an author. More »
“Great post. Some excercises on doing this would help. In the book Go Givers Sell More they spoke about thinking of your attention as a flashlight. It either shines on you or the customer. Always do a check to make sure it's shinning on the customer. I also saw a doc on Richard Branson and how his mom said he used to be shy. She would tell him to stop thinking of himself. Seems like it was an ...”
“Agree with you Chelsea. Cold calling is not easy especially when you are being shouted at. It is part of the job and one should not get discouraged. Telemarketers should bear in mind that the reason they are calling is because they have a product or a service that is beneficial to the business. ”