General Consultant Discussion

LOL - those are *all* great ones!!!

A related quirk is people relating the same anecdotes over and over and over again. I completely understand how it happens - you have stories that you tell that work and get good response so you trot them out in company. The problem is if you aren't paying attention, you repeat them to the same people multiple times.

Related to that is when I do demos, I use certain metaphors and language that is effective (and I've fine-tuned over a decade) so often that I have some partners who sit on CRM sales calls with me and I can feel them cringe over the phone lines when I use them. My wife sits next to me in my home office and she has said "good lord, I could do your sales demo, I've heard it too many times!!"

BWAHAHAAHAHA

LOL - those are *all* great ones!!!

A related quirk is people relating the same anecdotes over and over and over again. I completely understand how it happens - you have stories that you tell that work and get good response so you trot them out in company. The problem is if you aren't paying attention, you repeat them to the same people multiple times.

Related to that is when I do demos, I use certain metaphors and language that is effective (and I've fine-tuned over a decade) so often that I have some partners who sit on CRM sales calls with me and I can feel them cringe over the phone lines when I use them. My wife sits next to me in my home office and she has said "good lord, I could do your sales demo, I've heard it too many times!!"

BWAHAHAAHAHA

Jerry, why not skip ALL those words and simply state your piece? 

Regarding "upspeak", you have just criticized all of our Canadian friends who uptick at the end of their sentences. :D

LOL - those are *all* great ones!!!

A related quirk is people relating the same anecdotes over and over and over again. I completely understand how it happens - you have stories that you tell that work and get good response so you trot them out in company. The problem is if you aren't paying attention, you repeat them to the same people multiple times.

Related to that is when I do demos, I use certain metaphors and language that is effective (and I've fine-tuned over a decade) so often that I have some partners who sit on CRM sales calls with me and I can feel them cringe over the phone lines when I use them. My wife sits next to me in my home office and she has said "good lord, I could do your sales demo, I've heard it too many times!!"

BWAHAHAAHAHA

Jerry, why not skip ALL those words and simply state your piece? 

Regarding "upspeak", you have just criticized all of our Canadian friends who uptick at the end of their sentences. :D

LOL - those are *all* great ones!!!

A related quirk is people relating the same anecdotes over and over and over again. I completely understand how it happens - you have stories that you tell that work and get good response so you trot them out in company. The problem is if you aren't paying attention, you repeat them to the same people multiple times.

Related to that is when I do demos, I use certain metaphors and language that is effective (and I've fine-tuned over a decade) so often that I have some partners who sit on CRM sales calls with me and I can feel them cringe over the phone lines when I use them. My wife sits next to me in my home office and she has said "good lord, I could do your sales demo, I've heard it too many times!!"

BWAHAHAAHAHA

Jerry, why not skip ALL those words and simply state your piece? 

Regarding "upspeak", you have just criticized all of our Canadian friends who uptick at the end of their sentences. :D

LOL - those are *all* great ones!!!

A related quirk is people relating the same anecdotes over and over and over again. I completely understand how it happens - you have stories that you tell that work and get good response so you trot them out in company. The problem is if you aren't paying attention, you repeat them to the same people multiple times.

Related to that is when I do demos, I use certain metaphors and language that is effective (and I've fine-tuned over a decade) so often that I have some partners who sit on CRM sales calls with me and I can feel them cringe over the phone lines when I use them. My wife sits next to me in my home office and she has said "good lord, I could do your sales demo, I've heard it too many times!!"

BWAHAHAAHAHA

Jerry, why not skip ALL those words and simply state your piece? 

Regarding "upspeak", you have just criticized all of our Canadian friends who uptick at the end of their sentences. :D

LOL - those are *all* great ones!!!

A related quirk is people relating the same anecdotes over and over and over again. I completely understand how it happens - you have stories that you tell that work and get good response so you trot them out in company. The problem is if you aren't paying attention, you repeat them to the same people multiple times.

Related to that is when I do demos, I use certain metaphors and language that is effective (and I've fine-tuned over a decade) so often that I have some partners who sit on CRM sales calls with me and I can feel them cringe over the phone lines when I use them. My wife sits next to me in my home office and she has said "good lord, I could do your sales demo, I've heard it too many times!!"

BWAHAHAAHAHA

Jerry, why not skip ALL those words and simply state your piece? 

Regarding "upspeak", you have just criticized all of our Canadian friends who uptick at the end of their sentences. :D

LOL - those are *all* great ones!!!

A related quirk is people relating the same anecdotes over and over and over again. I completely understand how it happens - you have stories that you tell that work and get good response so you trot them out in company. The problem is if you aren't paying attention, you repeat them to the same people multiple times.

Related to that is when I do demos, I use certain metaphors and language that is effective (and I've fine-tuned over a decade) so often that I have some partners who sit on CRM sales calls with me and I can feel them cringe over the phone lines when I use them. My wife sits next to me in my home office and she has said "good lord, I could do your sales demo, I've heard it too many times!!"

BWAHAHAAHAHA

"I'm posting anyway as if I didn't see others." LOL Too funny!

That's how most people post on social media anyway - at least you are brave enough to admit that you are doing it. Most haven't and won't read the other messages. 

I am at the point with "basically" where I try not to physically cringe when I say it because I listen for it when I speak. I'm still using the word, but it's severely reduced.

I do like saying "does that make sense" and "are we in agreement" because most of my conversations are over the phone and I have no idea if people are shaking their heads or scowling at the phone.

Does that make sense?

"I'm posting anyway as if I didn't see others." LOL Too funny!

That's how most people post on social media anyway - at least you are brave enough to admit that you are doing it. Most haven't and won't read the other messages. 

I am at the point with "basically" where I try not to physically cringe when I say it because I listen for it when I speak. I'm still using the word, but it's severely reduced.

I do like saying "does that make sense" and "are we in agreement" because most of my conversations are over the phone and I have no idea if people are shaking their heads or scowling at the phone.

Does that make sense?

"I'm posting anyway as if I didn't see others." LOL Too funny!

That's how most people post on social media anyway - at least you are brave enough to admit that you are doing it. Most haven't and won't read the other messages. 

I am at the point with "basically" where I try not to physically cringe when I say it because I listen for it when I speak. I'm still using the word, but it's severely reduced.

I do like saying "does that make sense" and "are we in agreement" because most of my conversations are over the phone and I have no idea if people are shaking their heads or scowling at the phone.

Does that make sense?

"I'm posting anyway as if I didn't see others." LOL Too funny!

That's how most people post on social media anyway - at least you are brave enough to admit that you are doing it. Most haven't and won't read the other messages. 

I am at the point with "basically" where I try not to physically cringe when I say it because I listen for it when I speak. I'm still using the word, but it's severely reduced.

I do like saying "does that make sense" and "are we in agreement" because most of my conversations are over the phone and I have no idea if people are shaking their heads or scowling at the phone.

Does that make sense?

And some Toastmasters clubs use a bell when filler words are used. I now salivate every time someone says "um".

"I'm posting anyway as if I didn't see others." LOL Too funny!

That's how most people post on social media anyway - at least you are brave enough to admit that you are doing it. Most haven't and won't read the other messages. 

I am at the point with "basically" where I try not to physically cringe when I say it because I listen for it when I speak. I'm still using the word, but it's severely reduced.

I do like saying "does that make sense" and "are we in agreement" because most of my conversations are over the phone and I have no idea if people are shaking their heads or scowling at the phone.

Does that make sense?

"I'm posting anyway as if I didn't see others." LOL Too funny!

That's how most people post on social media anyway - at least you are brave enough to admit that you are doing it. Most haven't and won't read the other messages. 

I am at the point with "basically" where I try not to physically cringe when I say it because I listen for it when I speak. I'm still using the word, but it's severely reduced.

I do like saying "does that make sense" and "are we in agreement" because most of my conversations are over the phone and I have no idea if people are shaking their heads or scowling at the phone.

Does that make sense?