We've all said them in the past.

Some of us still say them today.

Eliminate them from you vernacular before they eliminate your revenue.

"Hi my name is..."
"Have I caught you at a bad time?"
"How are you today?"
"I'm sorry to bother you?"
"I won't take too much of your time."
"I wanted to introduce myself."
"Thanks for taking my call."

If you'd like to read more about these and other sins or if you'd like to learn more about better selling systems, please go here to read more from Peter O'Donoghue.

When you're done reading blogs set a goal for the number of calls you're going to make today. Then exceed it.

-R