Archive for 2011

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The Winning Pitch #10: 10 reasons why customers say “yes”

Posted in Presentation skills by Mary

December 27th, 2011

Mary presents the final piece of the “Winning Pitch” – explaining why customers will say “yes” to your next pitch!

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Seth’s advice, could be a good new years thing

Posted in Flim, Presentation skills by Matt

December 22nd, 2011

Assorted tips, hope they help – No stranger or unknown company will ever contact you by mail or by phone with an actual method for making money easily or in your spare time. And if the person or company contacting you asserts that they are someone you know, double check before taking action. – Don’t [...]

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Presentation Skills: Show Your Natural, Human Warmth: TED TALK

Posted in Flim, Presentation skills by Mark

December 16th, 2011

This talk from the wonderful http://www.ted.com/talks website really encapsulates what we are all about at Natural Training.

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Sell Using Analogies – Brilliant Example!

Posted in Sales Skills by Matt

December 13th, 2011

A sale is a communication challenge: How do we help them understand? Analogies are a great way of creating that understanding – and here’s a great example.

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The Winning Pitch #9: 10 reasons why customers say “yes”

Posted in Presentation skills by Mary

December 13th, 2011

Mary presents piece 9 of the “Winning Pitch” – explaining why customers will say “yes” to your next pitch!

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An Example of a Great Story! The Greek Economy…

Posted in Presentation skills, Sales Skills by Greg

December 8th, 2011

Here’s an example of a great story which is useful to help you present and inspire others when selling!

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10 things customers want + 1

Posted in Customer Service Training, Sales Skills by Fred

December 2nd, 2011

What do customers want? Here Fred lays out his top ten (plus 1)

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The Winning Pitch #8: 10 reasons why customers say “yes”

Posted in Presentation skills by Mary

November 29th, 2011

Mary presents the 8th exciting installment of the “Winning Pitch” – explaining why customers will say “yes” to your next pitch!

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The Number One Reason Why Sales People Don’t Sell

Posted in One Minute Pause by Matt

November 22nd, 2011

Picture in your mind for a moment a typical Accountant.  What is s/he doing? If you pictured an Accountant from Enron, he is probably making number plates.  But if you pictured a normal accountant, she would probably have a calculator, or a spreadsheet, or a graph out in front of them.  For they are the [...]

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The Winning Pitch #7: 10 reasons why customers say “yes”

Posted in Presentation skills by Mary

November 15th, 2011

Mary presents the “Winning Pitch” – explaining why customers will say “yes” to your next pitch. Here is reason number 7.

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The Winning Pitch #6: 10 reasons why customers say “yes”

Posted in Presentation skills by Mary

October 25th, 2011

Mary presents the next part of the “Winning Pitch” – explaining why customers will say “yes” to your next pitch!

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Presentation Skills: Making the complex, simple.

Posted in Sales Skills by Matt

October 22nd, 2011

There are many skills involved in being a great presenter.  The most important of these, I believe, is one’s ability to make the complex, simple. Presenters use all sorts of techniques to do this, including analogies, getting rid of jargon (tech sector please take note!), examples, stories and striking visual representations of ideas. Here’s an [...]

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The Winning Pitch #5: 10 reasons why customers say “yes”

Posted in Presentation skills by Mary

October 4th, 2011

Mary presents the “Winning Pitch” – explaining why customers will say “yes” to your next pitch. Here is reason number 5.

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The Winning Pitch #4: 10 reasons why customers say “yes”

Posted in Presentation skills by Mary

September 13th, 2011

Mary presents the “Winning Pitch” – explaining why customers will say “yes” to your next pitch. Here is reason number 4.

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OMP# 56: Cheers Ears!

Posted in One Minute Pause by Matt

September 6th, 2011

How fast do you talk? Popular opinion says that most of us talk at 125 words a minute…

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The Winning Pitch #3: 10 reasons why customers say “yes”

Posted in Presentation skills by Mary

August 23rd, 2011

Mary presents the “Winning Pitch” – explaining why customers will say “yes” to your next pitch. Here is reason number 3.

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The Winning Pitch #2: 10 reasons why customers say “yes”

Posted in Presentation skills by Mary

August 2nd, 2011

Mary presents the “Winning Pitch” – explaining why customers will say “yes” to your next pitch. Here is reason number 2.

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the natural closing mindset

Posted in Negotiation Skills, Sales Skills, Telesales Skills by Matt

August 1st, 2011

It can be dangerous to assume that closing stands by itself as a separate entity right at the end of the sale. A more effective way to regard closing is that if you conduct the sale in a certain way from the start, then you are much more likely to lead to a natural close. Here are 5 key elements to the Natural Closing Mindset:

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Empathy is the key

Posted in Negotiation Skills, Presentation skills, Sales Skills by Greg

July 26th, 2011

We must ensure the customer service rep FEELS what it is like to be the customer. Empathy is the number one feeling behind an effective customer experience. If the customer service rep feels, displays and communicates empathy, then the customer instantly feels like their needs are being met.

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Understanding the value you deliver

Posted in Presentation skills, Sales Skills by Paul

July 20th, 2011

The key to developing customer intimacy is understanding the value you deliver. To understand the full extent of your value you must consider where you impact the customers ‘supply chain‘.

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