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Aug 2024
9m 11s

Rapport Building Questions - Starting a ...

VICTOR ANTONIO
About this episode
Engaging clients through thoughtful questions about their challenges, interests, and future predictions fosters meaningful conversations and builds strong rapport in sales.
  • Use Kickstart question starters to initiate engaging conversations with prospects or clients.
  • Engaging clients with prediction questions about market trends and future behaviors fosters meaningful conversations.
  • Engaging clients with questions about their business challenges, profitability, and personal opinions fosters meaningful conversations and shows genuine interest.
  • Asking clients about their passions and hobbies helps build rapport and deepen connections.
  • Finding common interests and personal connections enhances rapport in sales by starting with general questions and using verbal gifting to foster open dialogue.
    • Finding common interests and personal connections, such as family, can enhance rapport building in sales.
    • Building rapport with clients involves starting with general questions before moving to personal topics, using techniques like verbal gifting to encourage open dialogue.
  • Sharing your opinion encourages others to reciprocate, fostering a powerful strategy for building rapport in conversations.
  • Prepare and pre-store questions in five key categories to enhance natural conversation flow with clients.
  • Great speakers prioritize making their clients shine over seeking personal recognition.

 

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