Contents
Prologue vii
Act I
The Groundwork
Scene 1: Why and How to Use Sales Scripts That Sell 3
Scene 2: Globalizing Sales 7
Scene 3: Technology, MEdia, and Sales 19
Scene 4: Language Success Secrets 25
Act II
Action!
Scene 1: When Using Sensible Selling 37
Scripts to Prospect With 43
Scene 2: Controlling the Sale 69
Scripts That Help Control the Sale 75
Act III
Tackling Roadblocks
Scene 1: Countering Objections Positively 81
Scripts for Overcoming Objections 85
Scene 2: Handling Stalls 121
Scripts for Handling Stalls 125
Act IV
Wrapping It Up!
Scene 1: Closing Successfully 143
Scripts That Let You Close Successfully 147
Scene 2: Obtaining Referrals 153
Scripts That Get You Referrals 157
Epilogue 161
Index of Scripts 165
Casting Call for More Sales Scripts That Sell 179
About the Authors 181
Teri Kwal Gamble and Michael W. Gamble both have their doctoral
degrees in communication from New York University. Teri is a full
professor of communication at the College of New Rochelle, and
Michael is a full professor of communication at New York Institute
of Technology in Manhattan. Both are award-winning teachers and
have conducted seminars and short courses for numerous business and
professional organizations across the United Sates. They are
co-authors of several books including Public Speaking in the Age of
Diversity, Contacts, Literature Alive and Sales Scripts that Sell.
In recent years they have been actively involved in teaching
communication skills to sales and marketing representatives for a
number of corporations. In addition to the basic communication
course, Teri and Michael have a wide interest in communication
studies and have developed and taught a variety of graduate and
undergraduate courses including gender and communication,
leadership and team building, conflict management and negotiation,
public relations and public relations writing, organizational
communication, communication theory, communication law and ethics,
writing for organizations, legal communication and trail
consulting, sales communication, and the communication consultant
as entrepreneur. Teri and Michael live in New Jersey. Their
children have grown up with this text. Twenty-five year old Matthew
is now a Doctoral Candidate in Molecular and Cell Biology preparing
a dissertation in the field of transcription, and nineteen-year old
Lindsay is a Division I Scholar/Athlete playing Soccer for a Big
East university while she is pursuing a degree in Marketing and
Entrepreneurship.
Teri Kwal Gamble and Michael W. Gamble both earned PhDs in
communication from New York University. They are full professors of
communication and award-winning teachers, with Teri at the College
of New Rochelle and Michael at the New York Institute of Technology
in Manhattan. As co-founders of Interact Training Systems, a
communication consulting fi rm, they have conducted seminars,
workshops, and short courses for numerous business and professional
organizations across the United States. The Gambles are co-authors
of several textbooks and training systems, including Public
Speaking in the Age of Diversity; Interpersonal Communication in
Theory, Practice and Context; and Literature Alive! Their trade
books include Sales Scripts That Sell, Phone Power, and The Answer
Book. Teri and Michael live in New Jersey and spend much of their
time exploring how and why communication works. Their personal
favorite communicators are their childrentheir son, Matthew Jon,
who has his doctorate in biochemistry and is now a scientist, and
their daughter, Lindsay Michele, who received her MBA in marketing,
ran the New York City Marathon, teaches this course, and works in
real estate.
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