Welcome to the teleopen way on how to “open the doors” to senior directors.

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Welcome to the teleopen way on how to “open the doors” to senior directors

Transcript of Welcome to the teleopen way on how to “open the doors” to senior directors.

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Welcome to the teleopenway on how to “open the doors” to senior directors

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The teleopen

Way

The teleopen

Way

The Process

Phone Calls

E-Mails & LettersReflecting on how

you are doing

Research

Managing your State

Understanding your Potential Client

The Hierarchy

Establishing the Relationship

BefriendingExecutives

Making friends with the PA

Validbusinessreason

Distil

DressRehearsal

InternalDialogue

Your Voice

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Sources of information for your research

Company Websites: financial reports, other reports, press releases, news section

The press: trade press, recruitment ads

E-mail alert services: Reuters.com, FT.com, Bloomberg.com, Hoovers.com

Free: Cantos, publications and reports from large PLCs

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Communication

Body language: 55%Facial expressions, body posture, gestures, movements, head position, eye contact

Tone of voice: 38% Volume, pace, tone, articulation, energy

Words: 7% Positive: I can, will ... Negative: unfortunately, but, Fluff: actually, basically

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Managing your state

What gets you into the right state of mind

to make that call?

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PlanningYourCall

PlanningYourCall

If there is no VBR

Establish common ground

What is missing?

What is your VBR?

Mapping your serviceto their need

What do you want?

Face to faceReferral

Telephone meeting

PossibleObjections

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Who is being called & what you want to

achieve

Who is being called & what you want to

achieve

Their likely objections & your answers

Their likely objections & your answers

The value you can add

The value you can add

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Switchboard operator

Switchboard operator

PAPA

ExecutiveExecutive

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Hints and tips

Plan the call Check your internal dialogue Check your state Work on awareness of tone and words Get PA to do the work Use the hierarchy Recognise when to walk away

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Bad habits

Ums and ahs Word repetition and padding Voice rising at end of sentence Over articulation Speeding up and speaking too

quickly Nervous laughter

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