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    The Art of Project Quality Planning
    Every project should have a quality plan. In reality, very few do. The two main reasons people don’t produce a project quality plan are: It’s too complicated and they are overwhelmed by the jargon of quality in relation to compliance with standards, metrics and a range of acronyms. So let’s break this down into more simple terms to get a bet
    you and a fellow co-worker to act out. Take turns playing the customer and the sales person. Repeat the scenario several times until you become comfortable with it. If at a
    Selling Is Like Buying A Bathing Suit
    "It's my least favorite season of the year, bathing-suit season. I don't know why we can't be shaped like all those eighteen year old boys they design those suits for." - Diane FordShopping for a bathing suit is right up there on my Top 10 Ways to Torture Yourself.Why?Because finding something that is the "perfect fit" (a
    Making a living in sales can be very rewarding, however, it can also be tough at times. That is why it is very important to stay on top of your game at all times.

    Making a sale doesn’t happen by accident or by luck, the sale is made because the person doing the selling has done a good job of explaining and representing their products.

    Here are a few activities that will help you and your co-workers keep your sales skills sharp at all times.

    Roll Playing

    I know this sounds corny, but it really does work, and it puts everyone in the office in a good mood, because of all the laughs you will receive.

    Make up a few fake, but realistic sales scenarios for you and a fellow co-worker to act out. Take turns playing the customer and the sales person. Repeat the scenario several times until you become comfortable with it. If at al

    Interviewing Trade Secrets
    When most people sit in a job interview, the last person they want to project is their true self. This is not to say that anyone intends to provide any false or misleading information about talents, experience, or skills. The intent of people who interview for a job is to project the most positive aspects of their personality and skills poss
    ing a sale doesn’t happen by accident or by luck, the sale is made because the person doing the selling has done a good job of explaining and representing their products.

    Here are a few activities that will help you and your co-workers keep your sales skills sharp at all times.

    Roll Playing

    I know this sounds corny, but it really does work, and it puts everyone in the office in a good mood, because of all the laughs you will receive.

    Make up a few fake, but realistic sales scenarios for you and a fellow co-worker to act out. Take turns playing the customer and the sales person. Repeat the scenario several times until you become comfortable with it. If at a

    Presentation Paranoia
    “The human brain starts working the moment you are born and never stops until you stand up to speak in public.” (Sir George Jessel)Have you had this feeling before? Rest assured you are not alone. You might be one of the many who would rate your fear of public speaking alongside or ahead of death! Your fear may translate itse
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    Here are a few activities that will help you and your co-workers keep your sales skills sharp at all times.

    Roll Playing

    I know this sounds corny, but it really does work, and it puts everyone in the office in a good mood, because of all the laughs you will receive.

    Make up a few fake, but realistic sales scenarios for you and a fellow co-worker to act out. Take turns playing the customer and the sales person. Repeat the scenario several times until you become comfortable with it. If at a

    Consulting Contracts with National Service Organizations - Good Idea?
    Don't do it. Why not? You'll spend a lot of money and a lot of time getting certified and learning all the latest platforms and technologies. But the reality is that hardware repair is a commodity - a low margin business. And it's becoming more and more of a commodity service every year as the components become more disposable and more replace
    eally does work, and it puts everyone in the office in a good mood, because of all the laughs you will receive.

    Make up a few fake, but realistic sales scenarios for you and a fellow co-worker to act out. Take turns playing the customer and the sales person. Repeat the scenario several times until you become comfortable with it. If at a

    Pinch Dollars Not Dimes
    Instinctively we are constantly looking for ways to cut costs, save here and there and run a tighter than tight ship, all the while conducting our business in an effective and professional way. Sometimes it is not easy but if you want to survive as a business and stay in business this is something we all must do.Have you herd the phrase
    you and a fellow co-worker to act out. Take turns playing the customer and the sales person. Repeat the scenario several times until you become comfortable with it. If at all possible, find a third person to observe and critique your mach sales sessions. If this is not possible, than critique each other.

    Current Events

    During each of your sales presentations with a potential customer, there should be some sort of small talk, or what you would call a relax period, where you relax your customer by discussing something other than your business and the product you are about to sell.

    The weather is the most obvious thing to talk about, but it is a very boring subject and comes across fake, because everybody brings up the weather when they don’t have anything else to talk about.

    Every day, in the morning, decide on a current event

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