Although it's a bit awkward to confess, there was once a time when I was a little worried around members of the female persuasion. Over the years, though, I learned a couple of techniques to picking up attractive females, and it seems that there is actually quite a bit of overlap between making a winning sales presentation and winning over a romantic partner. Drawing in a (Romantic or Sales) Possibility. This is the stage when you are just meeting someone new, and want to attract them. How can you finest secure the opportunity of the person wanting to consult with you again? 1. Take advantage of the bandwagon impact. Have you ever noticed that men or women who get a great deal of attention from the opposite sex appear to be even more appealing? This is not a coincidence; it's the bandwagon impact. People desire exactly what everybody else wants. The Apple iPod, for example, doesn't do anything that previous MP3 gamers were not able to do, however the fact that numerous individuals want it make it desirable. Making it appear as though everyone wants you (whether it's members of the opposite sex or sales customers) will immediately make you more desirable, too. 2. Do not be desperate. This is the other side of the previous point (making it seem that everybody desires you). You shouldn't appear as though you're excessively desperate for a sale or a date. This isn't really at all an appealing quality. You ought to never ever come off as clingy. 3. Be creative! Using someone a first date of supper and a film is extremely cliche and uninteresting. Choosing a fascinating and unforgettable very first date experience, however, will make your potential date wish to meet you. Similarly, you should think of imaginative manner ins which will make your sales potential customers want to satisfy you. What extra benefits can you use to make your service or product much more desirable? Warming Up with the (Romantic or Sales) Prospect. This stage is where the person is interested in you, and now you have actually met for a very first date or sales conference. Exactly what should you be worried about now? 1. Don't require too big of a commitment prematurely. Would you ever ask someone on a very first date to marry you? No, obviously not! That's far too big of a commitment! And, yet, I see salespeople all the time attempting to get people to devote to something they're not anywhere near all set to devote to. Acknowledge that specifically if you make huge sales, it may take a period of time prior to the other individual is willing to dedicate. Accept that, and get them to agree to smaller sized commitments in the short-term. In dating, you request for many small commitments in the form of dates before you proceed to bigger commitments (vacationing together, conference family, living together, marital relationship, etc.) In sales, you ought to also strive smaller sized commitments at first, and bigger commitments later. 2. Gown appropriately. Let's face it; you will never make a sale or win a date just because you dressed well. However you can certainly lose sales or dates if you're dressed poorly. Make certain you present yourself well, so that you're prepared to benefit from any chance that might emerge. Dedicating or Proceeding. Naturally, if you continue to progress with your (romantic or sales) prospect, then you may very well get the huge commitment that you're looking for. If, nevertheless, things appear to peter out, be prepared to proceed. I've known far a lot of friends who kept waiting around, hoping that at some point their items of love may at some point feel the exact same way that they do. In doing so, they closed themselves off to many chance, therefore numerous better matches. If the other individual isn't really interested, she or he simply isn't interested. Fortunately, "there are numerous fish in the sea," as the saying goes. If it looks like your (romantic or sales) prospect isn't going to move on and give you a dedication, don't hesitate to invest your time elsewhere. It's a much better use of your time when you want to other individuals who are more likely to provide you a "yes.". These are a couple of simple strategies, however the results might be quite extensive. Whether you're looking for dates or sales, you now have a number of techniques to successfully court your prospects. Matt Vassar is a sales training expert along with a teacher at Stanford University. His Tricks to Soaring Sales system can be discovered at: 1-306-486-71001