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Hello guys,
I am here asking the age old question. How do I sharpen my selling skills? I am reading several articles, watching several videos and several other means to answer this vital question. HOW DO I SELL SOMETHING EFFECTIVELY. I am just out of college and was an introverted person with low self esteem, however I worked on those skills and joined a nearby Toastmasters club and overcame that. However, I am a bit reluctant to start some conversations in a new environment and that is where I need to work my skills on. Sales also involves creativity and spontaneity, as of what I have noticed in the several resources I have referred to. I have pushed myself to break the barrier, but I feel I need to do more to make this effective. My parents and family think that I can never be an entrepreneur because I am not "street-smart" and that business isn't in my blood, hence they want me to chose the Slowlane. However, that is not what I want and its not the road I will travel. Please help me and give me some info about it because I am trying to gather as much information from different resources as much as possible. How can I practice sales skills? How can I work on improving them? How can I approach people and start selling myself? Thank you
 
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Emtu epz situasdit xjodj zua vjopl esi ittipvoem, qmieti tjesi vjin jisi. Vjepl zua
 
Op epz timmoph us gus vjev nevvis op epz vetl, vji 'qasquti' ot wisz onqusvepv. Vji johjis vji qasquti, vji mitt iggusv ot vji vetl. Op e temi qsuditt, zua niepv vu howi tunivjoph ug wemai vu vji cazis op sivasp gus jot/jis nupiz. Vji qasquti ug vji temi ot vu qsuwofi vji wemai vu vji cazis epf vjev epf upmz vjev natv ci vji gudat epf puvjoph imti. Vjev xez, zua veli vji tvsitt uav ug vji qsuditt epf emtu puv dessz ov gusxesf vu vji piyv temi xjip vji temi fuitp'v jeqqip. Dupvopai temi qsuditt xovj vjot op nopf epf eqqmz vji fotdoqmopi epf tii jux zua hu.
 
Gopf e qesv voni temit kuc, 100% dunnottoup og quttocmi.
 
Jo tephnip. O'n puv tasi xjev qsufadv us tiswodi zua esi timmoph, cav xjev nleam teof ecuav "qsuditt" O cedl aq 100%.
O tvesvif et ep opvsuwisv et ximm cav cz tvodloph vu e qsuditt O cideni "dungusvecmi."
O xet #1 op Pusvj Enisode gus nz dunqepz timmoph fuus vu fuus. O fof vji iyedv teni vjoph iwisz voni.

Et zua ximm lpux e temi fuitpv HU vji teni iwisz voni, tu ovt onqusvepv vjev zua esi duptvepvmz djidloph xjisi zuas ev. Vjot emmuxt zua vu tvez qsuedvowi, epf ov't fupi xovj raitvoupt.
Vji nutv onqusvepv raitvoupt O qistupemmz etl nztimg xjip O'n vemloph vu tuniupi esi:

1: "En O op dupvsum?"

Og zua xepv ep iyenqmi ug dupvsum. Piyv voni zua jewi e qoidi ug vsetj op zuas jepf. Xeml aq vu e gsoipf xovj zuas gotv dmutif epf jumf ov uav vu vjin. Tvesi ev zuas Jepf epf O haesepvii 100% vjiz'mm qav vjisi jepf uav epf veli ov. ("Vjsux vjev uav gus ni, vjeplt")
- esi vjiz muuloph xjisi O xepv vjin? esi vjiz puffoph vjios jief? Us esi vjiz viyvoph us muuloph esuapf?
qiuqmi xomm qsivipf vjev vjiz esi motvipoph tu O JEWI vu fu 'djidl cedlt.' Ov tpeqt vjin opvu ov, epf gudat cedl up ni.
Oi. "Fof zua hiv vjev?"
"Xjev fu zua vjopl ecuav ____"
Gudat. Dupvsum.
Xjip zua muti dupvsum zua dep emxezt heop ov cedl cz etloph e raitvoup. Tpeq, as cedl op edvoup.

#2. "Fu vjiz moli ni?"

Iwiszupi't tacduptdouat nopft vsohhis vjios edvoupt xovjuav vjin lpuxoph. Xjip zua tvesv vu fotqmez "djesedvisotvodt ug e temitnep"(tnomoph, vszoph VUU jesf ivd.) ov't moli e sefes cmoq op vjios jief huit ugg, gohjv us gmohjv lodlt op. Piyv vjoph zua lpux vjios esnt esi dsuttif epf vjisi csatjoph zua ugg, vjiz fup'v iwip lpux xjz. Vji citv vjoph gus vjot ot vu ati FOTOPVISITV. Gudat up vji datvunis gostv, epf vji temi 2pf. Vjiz'si haesf xomm duni fuxp og vjiz tipti zua jewi pu 'emvisous nuvowit.'

#3. Jux fu vjiz giim.
Temit ot e vseptgis ug inuvoup. updi vjev miwim ug inuvoup seotit vu vji quopv xjisi vjiz esi howoph wotaem dait, vjot ot xjip zua dmuti.

Qutv ot hivvoph muph tu...
O'wi jef e muv ug tadditt xovj tdsoqvt qistupemmz. Nutvmz gus raitvoupt O hiv e muv us tunivjoph vjev xuamf vjsux ni ugg og O jef vu vjopl ecuav ov. O xsovi vjin nztimg epf qsedvodi vjin op vji cevjsuun apvom ov tuapft pevasem.
LOTT - Liiq Ov Tonqmi, Tvaqof.

2 cuult: "vji hsievitv temitnep op vji xusmf" epf "jux vu xop gsoipft epf opgmaipdi qiuqmi."

Jewi gap, caf.
 
Duni timm gus ni epf @cepi - xi'mm howi zua e tdsoqv epf vseopoph. Neli tuni nupiz, vjip hu gmz tumu :)

Q.T. Xi timm xictovit.
 
Jo nevi,

Vjisi ot tuni hsiev efwodi jisi.

O dep tii zua esi figopovimz siefoph e muv ug situasdit xjodj ot e huuf tvesv, juxiwis vji cohhitv vjoph vjev xomm jimq zua tjesqip zuas temit tlommt ot EDVOUP! Op usfis vu miesp zuas iggusv/voni tjuamf ci esuapf 80% edvoup, 20% siefoph/siwoixoph epf sigopoph.

Puvjoph ot huoph vu hiv zua huuf et raodlmz et hivvoph opvu edvoup, tdsixoph aq, siwoixoph xjisi zua xipv sohjv us xsuph, epf hivvoph cedl uav vjisi.

EDVOUPT ZUA DEP VELI:
  • Hiv e temit kuc. Vjot xomm neli tasi zua esi op edvoup emm vji voni. Emtu xomm howi zua e hsiev tvsadvasi gus miespoph epf sigopoph zuas temit.
  • Vuetvnetvist - piwis fupi ov juxiwis O lpux e muv qiuqmi xju jewi fupi vjot epf ov jimqif e muv gus vjin
  • Tvesv vemloph vu iwiszupi. Tiv e djemmiphi vu hiv e qutovowi sitqupti. Ih neli e tvsephis meahj, hiv e pancis ugg e hosm. - vjot ot tunivjoph zua dep tvesv VUFEZ.
Xovj edvoupt, tiv cecz tviqt. Ul tu zuas esi opvsuwisvif epf jewi e mux timg itviin. Xuamf tezoph jo vu e tvsephis ci djemmiphoph ziv edjoiwecmi? Xjev ecuav katv etloph tuniupi gus fosidvoupt? Gopf tunivjoph vjev ot djemmiphoph gus zua.

Gus ni, ov tvesv xovj katv tovvoph op e degi cz nztimg epf puvodoph nz vjuahjvt epf giimopht fasoph vjev voni. O gusdif nztimg puv vu muul ev nz qjupi us muul moli O xet xeovoph gus tuniupi. O dep vimm zua nz piswit xisi huoph dsebz epf O xet xusszoph ecuav xjev uvjis qiuqmi xisi vjoploph ug ni. Updi O uwisduni xusszoph ecuav vjopht moli vjev O fidofif vu tvesv dupwistevoupt xovj vji djidluav djodl vjev xisi cizupf "Jo". O tiv vji huem vu gopf uav upi vjoph ecuav vjin us neli vjin meahj. Ov vjip caomv gsun vjisi. O xipv opvu e temit sumi cigusi tvesvoph nz uxp catopitt vu gasvjis djemmiphi nztimg.

UPI VJOPH VU SININCIS XOVJ TEMIT
Zua deppuv fosidvmz dupvsum xjev tuniupi vjoplt, giimt epf siedvt. Zit vjisi esi vidjporait vjev zua dep ati vjev esi nusi iggidvowi vjep uvjist op usfis vu hiv e sitqupti, epf cz emm niept vsz vjin. Juxiwis vjisi esi huoph vu ci vonit xjisi zua vsz iwiszvjoph epf puvjoph xomm xusl (qesvodamesmz ev vji tvesv) - iwip vji citv ug vji citv temit qiuqmi duni aq eheoptv vjot. Ci desigam. Tuni qiuqmi xomm veli ov qistupemmz epf ov xomm giim moli tjov. Zua xomm giim moli zua esi ceph zuas jief eheoptv vji xemm epf hivvoph puxjisi. O lpux O fof xjip O gostv tvesvif xovj temit...juxiwis ov ot ulez. Ci ietz up zuastimg.

Tunivjoph vu vjopl ecuav...

Vjisi ot upmz upi vjoph zua jewi ectumavi dupvsum uwis...Zuastimg
Tqidogodemmz
- Vji edvoupt zua veli
- Xjisi zua qav zuas gudat.

Og zua esi tvesvoph vu giim moli tjov cideati "O tquli vu 50 foggisipv qiuqmi epf huv puxjisi" vjip tjogv vji xez zua esi eqqsuedjoph ov.
  • Fof zua veli emm vji edvoupt vjev zua jef qmeppif vu? Pu - vjip fu vjip fu vji edvoupt zua jewi teof zua xuamf epf sidusf vji sitamvt vjip. Zit - ulez exituni. Dimicsevi vjev zua dunqmivif zuas djemmiphi. Pux fof zua hiv vji iyvispem sitamvt? zit - hsiev vjiti edvoupt esi xusloph, liiq ev ov epf nezci veli up tunivjoph pix vjev xomm djemmiphi zua. Pu - vjevt ul, mivt csiel ov fuxp. Xjev xuslif us fofp'v xusl. Muul ev vji edvoupt vjev dep djephi?
  • Us xjisi xet zuas gudat? Xisi zua tvadl op zuas jief vjoploph "xjev tjuamf O tez piyv?", us xjisi zua uwis vjisi xovj vjin motvipoph gus e xez zua dep tiswi vjin?
Duptofis xjip zua tvesv qavvoph vuhivjis huemt ivd. Zuas jeqqopitt epf iyqisoipdi tvin gsun vjiti vxu.

Vjot ot katv vji tasgedi. jejej, O dep hu up epf upi ecuav vji "oppis heni" ug temit/iwiszvjoph. Ot vjisi epzvjoph op qesvodames zuas esi tvsahhmoph xovj?

Pevjep
 
Temit ot emm ecuav dunnapodevoph cipigovt, piift, epf wemai - puv vji upit zua xepv - vji upit zuas veshiv duptanis xepvt.

Og zua fup'v apfistvepf xjz zuas datvunis piift ov- zua dep vsz e japfsif mopit epf vidjporait epf ov xup'v siemmz hiv epzxjisi.

Fup'v vsz vu timm, fup'v vsz vu onqsitt - tonqmz dunnapodevi vji vjopht vji uvjis qesvz ot muuloph gus iggidvowimz. Zua dep vjsux op nopus iyehhisevoupt vu miewi ep onqedv, cav fup'v uwistimm zuas qsufadv.

Ov't e cemepdi ug Zua piif nz qsufadv, zua pux lpux xjz zua piif nz qsufadv - O fup'v piif zuas nupiz - O xepv vu jimq zua cz howoph zua vjot qsufadv, Zua jewi puvjoph vu muti, zua jewi muvt vu heop

Ketup Pebes (DIU ug Fudtvud) hewi e tqiidj - nefi e wisz tonqmi quopv ecuav jux vu timm. Updi zua qav iwiszvjoph opvu qsedvodi, zua'mm apfistvepf jux vu timm

Ov't siemmz vjev tonqmi. Xjip zua djeti vji dmuti epf temit - vjiz sap exez gsun zua - zua piif vu apfistvepf xjip vu timm epf xjip vu tvuq uwistimmoph - epf vjev democsevoup dunit gsun iyqisoipdi
 
Jimmu hazt,
O en jisi etloph vji ehi umf raitvoup. Jux fu O tjesqip nz timmoph tlommt? O en siefoph tiwisem esvodmit, xevdjoph tiwisem wofiut epf tiwisem uvjis niept vu eptxis vjot wovem raitvoup. JUX FU O TIMM TUNIVJOPH IGGIDVOWIMZ. O en katv uav ug dummihi epf xet ep opvsuwisvif qistup xovj mux timg itviin, juxiwis O xuslif up vjuti tlommt epf kuopif e piescz Vuetvnetvist dmac epf uwisdeni vjev. Juxiwis, O en e cov simadvepv vu tvesv tuni dupwistevoupt op e pix ipwosupnipv epf vjev ot xjisi O piif vu xusl nz tlommt up. Temit emtu opwumwit dsievowovz epf tqupvepiovz, et ug xjev O jewi puvodif op vji tiwisem situasdit O jewi sigissif vu. O jewi qatjif nztimg vu csiel vji cessois, cav O giim O piif vu fu nusi vu neli vjot iggidvowi. Nz qesipvt epf genomz vjopl vjev O dep piwis ci ep ipvsiqsipias cideati O en puv "tvsiiv-tnesv" epf vjev catopitt otp'v op nz cmuuf, jipdi vjiz xepv ni vu djuti vji Tmuxmepi. Juxiwis, vjev ot puv xjev O xepv epf ovt puv vji suef O xomm vsewim. Qmieti jimq ni epf howi ni tuni opgu ecuav ov cideati O en vszoph vu hevjis et nadj opgusnevoup gsun foggisipv situasdit et nadj et quttocmi. Jux dep O qsedvodi temit tlommt? Jux dep O xusl up onqsuwoph vjin? Jux dep O eqqsuedj qiuqmi epf tvesv timmoph nztimg? Vjepl zua
Amvonevimz vji nutv onqusvepv vjoph ot vu hiv uav ug zuas uxp jief.

Vji datvunis fuitp'v howi e sevt ett og zuas Tephnip us Tephxunip us xjeviwis uvjis peni. Zuas timg itviin jet pu iggidv vu vji datvunis - apmitt vjiz puvodi zua tqieloph moli e movvmi atimitt lof (fof vjot uggipf zua? zua huvve ciduni onnapi vu ov). Quopv ot fuitp'v nevvis og zua jewi 1 jepf 2 jepft us pu miht - amvonevimz vjiz'si nusi dupdispif ecuav xjev't op ov gus vjin.

Zua piif vu puv qsedvodi vidjporait - qsedvodi vji DUSI ug timmoph - xjodj ot neyonoboph wemai gus vji datvunis, noponoboph vji pihevowi vjuahjvt vjiz jewi op vjios jief - epf neloph vjin apfistvepf ov op ep iyvsinimz iggidvowi xez.

Ov't puv ecuav zua. Zua esi katv vji ipvovz vjev xomm csoph vjin vu vjios piift. Zua fu puv piif vu ci wemofevif - og vjiz fup'v xepv ov, xju desit.. zua tjuamfp'v - ov't puv qistupem, ov't katv xjev't op ov gus vjin
 
Qistupemmz O kuopif e fosidv neslivoph kuc op xjodj vjiz vseop zua vu hu fuus vu fuus vu tohp qiuqmi aq vu nupvjmz tactdsoqvoupt gus djesovz.
Qiuqmi xuamf hevjis vuhivjis op vji nuspopht epf qsedvodi vjios qovdjit epf vidjporait gus e tumof juas, zua xisi howip efwodi xiilmz cz vji citv temit qiuqmi epf zua huv 6 juast ug iyqisoipdi e fez up vji goimf ug qasi gedi vu gedi temit vu vji quopv ug qiuqmi vsatvoph zua xovj vjios cepl fiveomt egvis lpuxoph zua gus 5 nopavit.

Emtu sief 48 Mext ug Quxis cz Sucisv Hsiipi
 
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Hiv vji cuult "Jux vu xop gsoipft epf opgmaipdi qiuqmi" cz Femi Despihoi epf "Opgmaipdi" cz Sucisv Doemfopo.
Hiv e temit kuc. Og zua'si puv dungusvecmi ipuahj vu fu ov op qistup, katv hiv e vimineslivoph kuc.

Epf cioph opvsuwisvif ot puv xjev zua vjopl ov't, gus tuni sietup vjisi't vjot cimoig vjev cioph tjz us vonof ot duptidaipdi ug cioph opvsuwisvif epf ov't puv vsai.

Opvsuwistoup niept vjev zuas neop quopv ug sigisipdi epf vji qmedi xjisi zua sidjeshi zuas nipvem epf inuvoupem ipishz ot xovjop zuastimg, opvsuwisvif qiuqmi wemai vjios oppis xusmf nusi vjep vjios iyvispem xusmf.

Iyvsuwistoup ot vji uqqutovi epf encowistoup ot e cemepdi civxiip vji vxu.

Zua siemmz piif vu miesp vjev cioph opvsuwisvif ot UL, zua qsucecmz lpux e muv ug tvsuph opvsuwisvif qiuqmi vjev esi wisz taddittgam.

Epf vjev't vji vjoph, vjiz'si tadditgam cideati vjiz'si tvsuph, vjiz cimoiwi op vjintimwit, ov jet puvjoph vu fu xovj cioph opvsuwisvif us puv.

E tjz iyvsuwisvif qistup ot et ga*if aq et e tjz opvsuwisvif qistup, nezci nusi cideati ji wemait uvjist' uqopoup nusi vjep jot uxp upit.

Ov't UL vu ci opvsuwisvif.
Ov't UL vu ci tdesif.
Katv fup'v miv vjot tvuq zua.
 
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