John Wetmore teaches a phone sales technique: speak in short sentences, end with a question that hooks curiosity, and force the prospect to respond. This gives you control of the call and buys time to steer the conversation where you need it.
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But at its core, man, I would say, you know, for me, every time I speak, I want to be short, concise, and I want to end any sentence solely with just the ability to buy more time on the phone. So meaning, if I call you right away, I'm like, hey Ryan, yeah, that's all I say. I just want you to go— I want you to go like, yeah, with some level of curiosity, because it buys me time. Does that make sense? And then from there forward, for me— and if yours is working, keep doing what you're doing, don't change anything, to be clear— but for me What I like to do is I like to give information and then end it with a question. That way they get the information, but they have to give me an answer, and your consent buys me more time. And that means you're in control. Yeah, you— the person asking the question is in control. They