Dec 23, 2023 | sales training
Words are incredibly powerful – the words you say to your customers (and the words you hear from others) have more influence than you probably imagine. Hypnotists know this, as do NLP practitioners.NLP stands for Neuro Linguistic Programming. “Neuro” means relating to...
Jan 10, 2023 | sales training
Do you love Greggs? I love Greggs. Usually Greggs are fabulous, but here is a tale of how just one person getting it wrong can undo a whole load of good stuff. I was at Liverpool Street Station, London, on my way to deliver some training at Aldgate. I went to Greggs...
May 28, 2022 | sales training
As a sales trainer, I often try and get people to shut up more, to win more sales. So do you know when to shut up? It matters a lot. Even among sign language speakers, studies show that typically we leave just a fraction of a second between taking turns to...
May 19, 2022 | sales tips, Training
What terrible mistakes have you committed in sales? As a sales trainer and sales coach I see loads of sales mistakes, but it doesn’t mean I haven’t committed a few in my time! One of my worst was at Xerox. As a senior member of the team, I often had the...
May 18, 2022 | sales tips, sales training
So you got the meeting….. now what? Do you turn up and hope for the best, or do you prep? Yesterday I was invited to a meeting with a potential new client regarding sales training and, as usual, I did some research first. There is a lot out there if you look: ?...
