Life-Is-A-Sales-Job

1,229 words Life is a sales job from beginning to end Strange as it may seem, our life is made up of a series of “sales presentations”. Sales may not be your gig, but if you’re the boss you’re making presentations everyday. Be it a pitch to your Board,... More

1,229 words Life is a sales job from beginning to end Strange as it may seem, our life is made up of a series of “sales presentations”. Sales may not be your gig, but if you’re the boss you’re making presentations everyday. Be it a pitch to your Board, announcing a policy change to employees, selling an idea to your spouse, or just trying to win others over to your point of view – you need to punch up your people skills for winning pitches. Like it or not we are all salesmen. Our lives are made up of a series of “sales presentations”, otherwise known as presenting one’s self in the best light possible. Whether we’re out for a job interview, trying for a raise, or just convincing our employees that a job must be accomplished – you are making a presentation. To become masterful at it can be summed up in the acronym IPRESENT!  I – involve your audience Human nature is such that people support solutions that they help create, so involve them by allowing your audience to participate Less