{"id":23943,"date":"2024-02-25T13:42:04","date_gmt":"2024-02-25T13:42:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/?p=23943"},"modified":"2024-02-25T09:42:25","modified_gmt":"2024-02-25T13:42:25","slug":"practicing-selling-at-a-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/practicing-selling-at-a-party\/","title":{"rendered":"Practicing Selling at a Party"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"postie-post\">\n<div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">How do I practice selling at a party!<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">This practice is going to be the most fun thing we ever do. That\u2019s hilarious and memorable.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Don\u2019t worry I\u2019m not going to encourage you to cold open. I know you have 1 million excuses none of which are valid, but I gamified how you can actually\u2026 Practice.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">These reps take place at one exact moment in time<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">All of these repetitions take place at one specific and exact moment in time at a bar.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">The moment that I\u2019m talking about is: time to go get drinks at the bar.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Here\u2019s the situation you are at a networking party for South by! with Larry Chiang. Congrats you\u2019re winning. This is how to keep winning while you\u2019re winning at the exact moment of: thirsty time to go to the bar.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">&#x1f3c0; situation one<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">You get up and then you say hey I\u2019m going to the bar Larry Chiang anything you want buddy<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">I say \u201cthe usual\u201d<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">You. You hesitate.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">What are you hesitating for?<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">You\u2019re waiting for a mooch that\u2019s within earshot of your offer to say, \u201c?Hey, what about me\u201c<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">This is your opportunity to sell, close and collect cash.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">After they say \u201chey, what about me\u201c you say \u201cif I\u2019m flying you\u2019re buying.\u201c It doesn\u2019t matter if it\u2019s open bar. It does not matter that you\u2019re a multi millionaire who sees buying six drinks at proper Hotel as the equivalent of spending $1.50 to park for three hours on a street in downtown Austin.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">If I\u2019m flying you\u2019re buying. Do you have a card for me to start your tab or should I close it out after this round of drinks?<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Stop<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Say nothing else after you attempt to close on them being a mooch into being a host<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">&#x1f3c0; situation two<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">At the exact moment of getting up to go to the bar<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">You say hey, I\u2019m gonna go get some thing for us pointing at you and Larry Chiang\u2026 Anything you want buddy?<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Some moocher then says \u201chey what about me?\u201d. Now, you get a chance to sell me as a great mentor.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">&#x2705; \u201cthis is the guy who helped me edit my MBA course curriculum. GWU had a broken entrepreneurship class. Larry Chiang help me fix it.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">I\u2019ll buy drinks for you when you level me up the way that Larry Chiang leveled me up\u201d<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">&#x2705; \u201c I\u2019m buying drinks for this guy because he plus one me into an inner sanctum\u201d<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">&#x2705; \u201c well when you Plus One me into being a cofounder of an external API, maybe I\u2019ll be buying you drinks and food too\u201d<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">&#x2705; \u201cfor Larry Chiang I fly and buy.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Since you\u2019re just sitting there, soaking up his genius, I think this round of drinks, and the next two rounds should definitely be on you\u201d<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">[credit card please :-]<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">&#x2705; \u201c for the vagina whisperer I\u2019ll gladly treat drinks.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Since the time I\u2019ve been sitting here quietly taking notes about your ascent\u2026 It feels like this round of drinks should definitely be on you.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">If you do what the vagina whisperer says you will double.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Conclusion<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">At the exact moment in time at a party for them to play\u2026 This is your opportunity to extract, cash, collect a nominal sum of money, sell them on the fact that they should be purchasing a beverage for you<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/larry-chiang-52724540_how-do-i-practice-selling-at-a-party-this-activity-7166808658113232897-4s5w?utm_source=share&#038;utm_medium=member_ios\">www.linkedin.com\/posts\/larry-chiang-52724540_how-do-i-practice-selling-at-a-party-this-activity-7166808658113232897-4s5w?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=member_ios<\/a><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"image1.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image1-21-rotated.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"image2.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image2-16-rotated.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"image3.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image3-16-rotated.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"image4.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image4-14.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"image5.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image5-13.jpeg\"><\/div>\n<p><br id=\"lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature\"><\/p>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\">WordPress\u2019d from my personal iPhone,&nbsp;<a href=\"tel:650-283-8008\" dir=\"ltr\" x-apple-data-detectors=\"true\" x-apple-data-detectors-type=\"telephone\" x-apple-data-detectors-result=\"1\">650-283-8008<\/a>, number that&nbsp;Steve Jobs texted me on<\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div><font color=\"#000000\"><span style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\">https:\/\/www.YouTube.com\/watch?v=ejeIz4EhoJ0<\/span><\/font><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 13pt;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How do I practice selling at a party! This practice is going to be the most fun thing we ever do. That\u2019s hilarious and memorable. Don\u2019t worry I\u2019m not going to encourage you to cold open. 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