The Influence of Status
Dudgeones17 One show that I enjoy a lot is “Black Mirror”. The whole concept of the show interests me a lot especially how psychological the episodes can get. An episode that…
My Experience in Cold Calling Pt. 2
alecwichman After getting past the many people that refused to give me or any other door to door salesperson their time, then came the worst part of it all: the doorbell…
My Experience in Cold Calling Pt. 1
Over the summer between high school and college, I was offered a job to work as a cold calling agent for a local roofing/siding company. At the time I had…
Midoriya Sells Himself (Spoilers)
The show “My Hero Academia” takes place in a world where most of the human population is born with a special ability known as a “Quirk”. We meet our main…
How most people think Sales People Pitch
gishjs17 This scene from the Wolf of Wall street is iconic. Everyone has seen this classic picture of a smooth talking sales person pulling a fast one on an ignorant consumer.…
The Art of Reversals
I happened to walk into my dorm (back before quarantine) and my roommate was watching TV. This happened to be what was playing and it instantly made me think of…
Things I’ve learned from the pitches
One of the biggest things I have learned from listening to the sales pitches of my classmates is that an actual sales pitch is much different in the moment than…
The Art of Asking Questions
Everyone has heard the phrase “whoever talks first loses” when negotiating. This is because whoever talks first gives up their position and the other party can move the negotiations closer…
Sales Conversation Reflections: the Good and the Bad
smithJG18 Over this past week or so, I have listened to many sales conversations. Most people did a great job, but I noticed there were common threads through most of the…
My Sales Conversation
Hello! So, I thought it might be a good idea to reflect on the sales conversation that I had with Prof Sweet. I was pretending to be a representative of…