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7 Habits to Maximize your Phone Power- Review

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Real Estate Agent with Realty Executives Grant County 104264

The recent MasterMind Call with Mike Brooks, aka "Mr. Inside Sales" gave agent's tools to be more confident and productive using the phone.

You see, Mike is an expert in helping agents turn their phones into powerful marketing machines. He shared 7 habits to maximize your phone power. I'll list them here and if anyone wants more details on these points I'll be happy to elaborate.

  1. Record yourself. How can you improve if you don't know what you sound like? Trust me, if you're not recording yourself you DON'T know.
  2. Use prepared scripts and outlines. Get over your distaste for scripts- they build confidence.
  3. Qualify properly. It's as much about disqualifying as it is about qualifying.
  4. How to listen. Remember the formula- 2 ears, 1 mouth.
  5. How to use trial closes. Mike calls them "pulse takers".
  6. Discover unique buying motives. Then tailoring the presentation to those motives.
  7. Assume the sale, ask for the order. Whether it's for an appointment or to purchase a home, ASK!

Mike also gave the 5 Golden Rules of Voicemail where he offered tips on how to leave voicemail messages that get results.

At the end of the interview agents engaged Mike with some in-depth questions on what was presented.

SUGGESTION: Go check out Mike's website. He offers a ton of free resources that could help you right away. He also has an upcoming 6 week Teleseminar which I may be able to get a discount for if anyone is interested. (No guarantee- Mike made a special offer to HouseValues subscribers that I can try to get for ActiveRain members if anyone is interested. It starts May 12th.)

Stay tuned for the May 15th HouseValues MasterMind Call invitation to the ActiveRain community so you can learn from the best of the best.

Vickie Nagy
Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate - Palm Springs, CA
Vickie Jean the Palm Springs Condo Queen

Interesting, I've never heard of Mike Brooks. I clicked on the link through to his site and found that all the links took me to pages where he was selling something. I didn't find any free resources.

May 10, 2008 03:58 AM
Raymond Gravelle
Realty Executives Grant County - Moses Lake, WA
Serving Moses Lake, Ephrata, Soap Lake, Grant Cty

Vickie- on the homepage look in the left hand column all the way to the bottom where you'll find FREE TOOLS listed. Be sure and check out his blog, lots of good ideas there too.

May 10, 2008 04:06 AM
Aventura | Bal Harbour | Sunny Isles Beach | REALTORĀ® 786-229-7999
SIB REALTY, Llc // WaterWayRealty.com - Sunny Isles, FL

I've heard alot about the topic of mastering telephone techniques.

  • Stand Up When Speaking on the Phone

L          let others speak
I          intend to "hear" what they are saying
S         speak when it is your turn
T         talk with them, not at them
E         enthusiastically respond when appropriate
N         never speak when else is talking

Everyone will develop a style on the phone, of course basic common sense will dictate a successful conversation.

May 10, 2008 04:07 AM
Scott Cowan
RE/MAX Professionals - Olympia, WA

Nice post. Good points for all of us who use the phone to remember when we are dialing for dollars.

Best,

Scott

May 10, 2008 04:11 AM
Raymond Gravelle
Realty Executives Grant County - Moses Lake, WA
Serving Moses Lake, Ephrata, Soap Lake, Grant Cty

Mott- excellent pointers. Really amplifies #4. What do you find most effective in using the phone, you sound like you might be an "expert" :-)

Scott- yes, dialing for DOLLARS is what it's all about! Thanks.

May 10, 2008 04:15 AM
Shirley Parks
Sands Realty 210-414-0966 - San Antonio, TX
Broker, 210-414-0966, San Antonio TX Real Estate

Phone calls are easy to put off doing... it can often seem like a chore.  Good points.

May 14, 2008 04:12 AM
Greg Nino
RE/MAX Compass - Houston, TX
Houston, Texas

What about smiling while talking? It's amazing how you can feel the mood from the other line! I'm really working hard on doing this more. Answer the phone and talk on the phone as if its someone you truly enjoy talking to.

May 15, 2008 02:01 PM