This is perfectly natural yet it is counterproductive as chances are you are likely to irritate the person you are speaking with who will be in a rush to get you off the phone. Naturally many of us experience anxiety when it comes to rejection which is why we often deviate from the task. We look to get the call recipient on side so that we can seemingly raise the matter of what we sell and hope that the person we are speaking with is charmed into submission. Like I’ve mentioned previously, many of us feel uncomfortable picking up the phone for the purpose of making the sale so in order to get through the ordeal we try to be as affable as possible.Any mentions of the weather or anything else equally innocuous - I’m sure you get the point and have examples of your own. It typically manifests itself as “how are you?” (as if that will elicit a genuine response). It’s throwaway questions or statements that do not add value to the conversation. I know I’m not alone in my frustrations given the conversations I’ve had recently where this topic has come up. From my perspective as a recipient of these types of calls it’s incredibly annoying getting asked, “how are you?” from a stranger who is obviously trying to sell me something - it simply comes across as insincere. It’s at this point I want to share that inane small talk is a pet peeve of mine. It’s here you get the typical pleasantries and small talk that is delivered under the guise of building rapport but it actually serves to deviate from what we’re trying to achieve which is to engage with the prospect and identify if there’s an opportunity to make a sale. With this in mind it’s understandable that we try to make the task pleasant for ourselves by attempting to befriend the person on the other end. What I’m talking about is picking up the phone and making a sales call. *He directed the Stress music video for Justice.We all get them and for many of us starting in business we have to make them which can be an incredibly uncomfortable experience. I’m excited, it’s like looking back three or four summers ago (which in my almost 20 years feels long long ago) where I held my breath hoping this stuff would stay about and now I can exhale because it’s starting over again and it’s not ending anytime soon. Well I attempted for an hour but WordPress was having none of it so here’s the link > CSS Take a look! I’ve been nice enough to embed it. They’ve got a video interview up on the new media channel The Creators Project (both Vice magazine and Intel’s brainchild that focuses on art, music and other creative bits and pieces). …and CSS – Cansei de Ser Sexy – Tired of Being Sexy – Seriously Entertaining Live Band… are back on the scene. The foreign electro-pop calling has come.Īlready this year, Uffie’s bringing it with Ed Banger, M.I.A’s released a controversial video directed by Romaine Gavras* Bonde Do Role, Uffie, CSS, New Young Pony Club come to mind Besides the likes of Justice or M.I.A they never really got the appreciation they much deserved. I reckon they were too futuristic for the long hull and a bit before their time. I was never really into the Nu-Rave scene but back in ’07 there were some pretty cool electro-pop/funk/hip hop collaborating bands and musicians. Kicked myself this week because I missed Uffie play at Arts Club and I’ve waited a long time to see her play in London.
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