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Doing it just a little different.
Has anybody else found some way of interfacing with the world that produced better than the normal results (or non-results)?
Like when making a business call and you have to leave a message with somebody else for your intended party. I ALWAYS end my call by asking “…and WHO did I leave this message with?” ……………………:eek:. You can always hear the momentary pause before they give you their name. They can SEE you writing it down! (whether you do or not;)) I just seems to help get the message DELIVERED. When I was doing some business traveling and just looking for a clean, cheap crash pad, I found the way I asked for a wake-up call made a difference. In the little places that didn’t have automated phone systems, I would ask for “zero six hundred:cool:” instead of just 6 o’clock:rolleyes:. It seemed to not only make certain I was called, (which didn’t happen a couple times before:mad: ) it made them VERY prompt:D. LOL I don’t know why using the 24-hour system [which is NOT “military time”, a separate subject that I’ll be happy to talk to anybody about :rolleyes:] changes their attitude and treatment, but it does! What “triggers” or “spins” do you use to cause the world to react differently? |
I always try to leave the impression that I may be a little crazier than the person I'm dealing with...tend to get a little extra TLC that way...
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I challenge them with humour.
Scares the shit out of them. |
I drop my trousers and quiver my lips like I'm going to cry. Works EVERYTIME!
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I make a joke at least once during any particular conversation. (^5 to Oldfart!)
It seems to lighten the mood of a business conversation and it also seems to leave an impression.......usually hard to forget someone who makes you smile or laugh! Also.........Momma always told me......"Kill em with kindness"! She was a smart woman! So if the situation get's ugly......for whatever reason.........I compliment the person in some way.......ie: "Well this has been an interesting conversation.......you've been very helpful ________", ( always state their name!) |
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