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Why I Deleted My Sales Script Yesterday
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I deleted my sales scripts last week.
All of them. Every template. Every framework. Every "proven" formula.
Why?
Because I noticed something strange in my last 30 calls: The ones where I "messed up" converted better.
Let me explain...
I tracked my last 60 sales conversations:
30 with "perfect" scripts
30 with pure authenticity
The results shocked me.
Perfect scripts: 40% conversion
Pure authenticity: 75% conversion
Here's what I discovered -
The "Imperfect Expert" Effect
Trust increased when I slowed down, asked for time to answer, or admitted uncertainty about something.
Real example -
Last week on a call with a CEO -
Him: “Can you promise me the number of leads generated for the first month?”
Me: "That would be difficult since we are new to an industry like yours, and I don’t have data to back me up. I could though tell you a projection in 6 months in a month of working with us."
His response?
"Finally, someone who doesn't pretend to know everything."
Closed a $2.5K deal that day.The "Reversed Qualification" Method
Instead of proving I'm good enough for them... I make them prove they're good enough for me.
Recent conversation -
Me: “I was wondering what led you to book a call with us?”
Prospect: "…… and we thought you’d be best fit for us to generate leads.”
Me: "This is great to know! But before we discuss that, I need to know if you’d be a fit for the systems we implement."
Result?
They spent 20 minutes selling themselves to me.
But here's what nobody talks about -
The best sales system isn't a system at all. It's a series of authentic conversations guided by genuine curiosity.
This doesn’t mean you don’t have a system.
You do.
Especially if you are working as a team to send the right kind of message across.
We have our entire outreach system here on a Word Doc
But not on a call.
You need to be you.
I bring humour with me and it always works.
I tested this across -
3 different industries
15 high-ticket clients
The pattern? The more human I became, the more money I made.
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