I guess it must be useful for all sales people to know what might bother , irritate, annoy , get on buyers' or [prospects nerves; well it might be those little words or phrases which are superfluous to clear expression yet which nonetheless we use in casual conversation.
At the end of each year Marist Poll conducts a telephone survey on over 1000 adults in USA to find out the words that annoy them most in casual conversation.
Respondents seem to be quite exercised by all this since only 5% are unsure. Most surveyed have definite opinions on this. It might surprise you what are the top half dozen hates.
The distinction between casual conversation and formal conversations in business continues to crossover on-line and off- line channels of communication.
More sales conversations are conducted over phones these days, and our face to face work includes informal environments such as networking events , conferences , seminars so it might be worth making a note on what might irritate prospects and buyers in our small talk.
2011
- Whatever 38%
- Like 20%
- You know 19%
- Just saying 11%
- Seriously 7%
2012
- Whatever 32%
- Like 21%
- You Know 17%
- Just saying 10%
- Twitterverse 9%
- Gotcha 5%
Further Links
Marist Polls
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