A salesman is a good talker. They use lots of words to convince us that we need to buy what ever they are selling, right? You do need to know what you are selling and be able to put it into understandable words of course. But more than talking, a saleperson must be a good listener to be most successful.
I've been a freight broker for several decades now. I do love to tell a good story to entertain my client but I've learned that I need to work on my listening skills continually. To gain a customer for life I need to understand what my customer needs from me. The only way to learn that is for me to close my mouth and listen to their needs, their goals and their challenges. As much as is possible, I can then go about fulfilling those needs, helping them reach their goals and minimizing the challenges.
Listening is a skill. We can hear without truly listening. Listening is active. Our goal is understanding what the speaker is saying. Too often we half listen while we think of what we will say next or while we wait for them to pause so we can start talking. If we start talking before we have heard them out we will not be equipped to offer them pertinent solutions.
In America the average conversation is interrupted every 17 seconds. Listen next time you are in a casual group discussion and count how many seconds go by before someone else jumps in. Practice not interupting but truly trying to listen and understand. Ask probing questions based on what you heard so that you can understand with more depth.
We only learn when we are listening. When we are talking we are just spitting out what we already know.
Hone your listening skills as a freight broker and develop deeper relationships with your carriers.
Moving forward,
Jeff Roach
www.transportationtraining.com
New Friends and New Skills
Brooke Transportation Training Solutions has an advanced freight broker training course the week after every basic
course. So in two info packed weeks, students
gain invaluable skills towards becoming successful freight brokers or freight broker agents. Some students from our most recent Dallas advanced class
told us about their experience:
"The most positive part of this experience was the new friends I made and the self-improvement I’ve made on a personal level. We attended the devotion at the Ziglar Corp. and found it very refreshing and positive. Again, words cannot express all the good things I’ve taken away from Brooke.
Vinny was such a blessing and goes way beyond the scope of his duty. I feel like I made a lifetime friend with him & his family. Tish was also very helpful and I learned a lot from her about the “day to day” operations of a brokerage. There is not enough space here to tell all of the help and instructions I got here."
Curtis Leslie
"I had several positive experiences over the week. Vinny was accommodating and thorough when it came to teaching me cold calls. Tish was kind and full of knowledge as she gave me hands on training booking freight. Graham was so easy to follow. He brought IT to life for me. I am grateful for the opportunity, and I wish the best to all."
"The most positive part of this experience was the new friends I made and the self-improvement I’ve made on a personal level. We attended the devotion at the Ziglar Corp. and found it very refreshing and positive. Again, words cannot express all the good things I’ve taken away from Brooke.
Vinny was such a blessing and goes way beyond the scope of his duty. I feel like I made a lifetime friend with him & his family. Tish was also very helpful and I learned a lot from her about the “day to day” operations of a brokerage. There is not enough space here to tell all of the help and instructions I got here."
Curtis Leslie
"I had several positive experiences over the week. Vinny was accommodating and thorough when it came to teaching me cold calls. Tish was kind and full of knowledge as she gave me hands on training booking freight. Graham was so easy to follow. He brought IT to life for me. I am grateful for the opportunity, and I wish the best to all."
Erika
Rougeaux
"The advanced course was great! The schedule was flexible to allow for additional training in areas where we needed. We were also allotted the time to attend a morning devotion session at the Ziglar Corp. which was great. Tish spent a very fast paced real world day with us (in the life of a broker/agent)."
“VINNY IS AWESOME”
"The advanced course was great! The schedule was flexible to allow for additional training in areas where we needed. We were also allotted the time to attend a morning devotion session at the Ziglar Corp. which was great. Tish spent a very fast paced real world day with us (in the life of a broker/agent)."
“VINNY IS AWESOME”
Curtis
Morrison
Have a question? Give me a call. 214-206-1169
Moving forward,
Jeff Roach
www.transportationtraining.com
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