Listening Skills

Listen to win Salesquestions and listening. The job of the salesperson is
Very few people are good listeners. In yourto listen to his customers. Most successful
everyday life how many people can you remembersalespeople will agree.
who are good listeners, people who rememberedQualities of a good listener
your name or what you said. In fact you would have1. Repeat and Clarify Information
met a couple of people in recent weeks you thought2. Exchange Information.
were good listeners, What were your feelings3. Listen to Emotions.
towards these people. I am sure you have more4. Always be Alert and Attentive.
Trust, Confidence and Faith in them. Most of us find5. Never distract the Customer while talking.
it very hard to listen.Listening is an essential skill for making and keeping
Salespeople think of themselves as being goodrelationships. Once you are a good listener people
talkers instead of Listeners. You hear people saying,confide in you and trust you. Listening with Openness
'He is a born Salesman'. He has the gift of gab. Kerryis very important. When you are face to face with
Johnson in his book 'Mastering the Game' says manythe Customer you have to do the following
people believe that speech is power and that listening1.Maintain good eye contact.
is subservient. He believes a good listener has much2.Paraphrase.
more power in a Conversation. The listener is able to3.Clarify by asking questions.
get more information than the talker. When two4.Concentrate.
people are talking, the person who dominates the5.Keep away from distraction.
conversation is the person who is asking the6.Be Committed.