{"id":1580,"date":"2016-04-29T19:34:13","date_gmt":"2016-04-29T16:34:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/anamariapopa.com\/?p=1580"},"modified":"2016-08-18T20:18:39","modified_gmt":"2016-08-18T17:18:39","slug":"overcome-the-fear-of-making-calls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anamariapopa.com\/overcome-the-fear-of-making-calls\/","title":{"rendered":"Overcome the fear of making calls"},"content":{"rendered":"
Making calls for business is terrifying to many people – What if I stutter? Or if I say the wrong word? What if I don’t get the answer I want? What if I don’t make a good first impression?\u00a0<\/em>etc. are questions that most of the people faced with making calls have. So they just don’t want to do it…<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Now, the first photo I found on Google was the most relevant one so I had<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0to pick this one (which you can find here<\/a>). I suspect most of the people having to make phone calls look like this. Or at least, they would look like this if we didn’t have cordless phones \ud83d\ude42 Hey, I once looked like that!<\/p>\n It takes a lot of work with yourself, but you can also practice some tricks to help you get\u00a0more relaxed. \u00a0These bits of information will help you before making the call, during the call and after you finished it. It’s no rocket science, just basic common sense. You will be talking to people just like you, with two eyes, two arms, one nose.<\/p>\n First of all,\u00a0before the call<\/span>, you should:<\/p>\n Second, when you’re actually on the phone with someone, you might want to try the following\u00a0during the call<\/span>:<\/p>\n And last but not least,\u00a0after the call<\/span> make sure you got everything right. Maybe you wrote it down while talking to them. Do not call them again because you did not write down their friend’s name or just to double-check the phone number. And if you promised to call back in three month, then do that then. Not earlier! Maybe a bit later, like after three months and a week. Also, if they gave you their email address and you said you’re going to send them an email, make sure you don’t forget. So just do it right after you hung up the phone.<\/p>\n You get nervous and anxious when you concentrate on yourself, your emotions and what can happen to you. Instead, think of the person you are talking to, treat them as a friend whom you’re trying to make life better. They will perceive you less as a stranger and more like a person who treats them like human being, not a buyer.<\/p>\n My advice to you is that you make that call you hate between two phone calls with friends or family. Call your best friend or mother, talk about life things, going out or having dinner together. Then, right after you finished talking to them call the person you’re supposed to immediately, while you are still in the happy and relaxed mood. Keep it short with them – for you and for them both. This way, you haven’t got time to start panicking. After the call, call another friend or member of the family to keep your mind from going crazy and start analyzing what you did wrong. And so on.<\/p>\n Tip: it gets easier in time! Good luck on the practice!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Making calls for business is terrifying to many people – What if I stutter? Or if I say the wrong word? What if I don’t get the answer I want? What if I don’t make a good first impression?\u00a0etc. are… Continue Reading \n
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