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I've started asking that people call me instead of texting to schedule. So far I really think it's a better alternative for a few reasons:
1. You can usually tell right away if they're creepy or retarded. Or both! Not always, rhe Ted Bundy's of the world are still abound, and some people just have the 'tism.
2. ABC! ALWAYS BE CLOSING. LOL
But it does eliminate a ton of timewasters, and I've noticed it helps to build a rapport more quickly and is more comfortable. People who call & talk are way more likely to actually schedule and follow through. Idk if it is just because my voice is so sexy or the effort behind having to make a phone call, but I'm sure if I tracked it the statistical difference would be pretty dramatic. ;p
3. Eliminates many stupid questions, comments, or perverted sorts of conversations/directions.
There is something about the contact that is much more intimate. It drastically decreases the amount of BS people say and pull. Idk how many of you have read Abby Hoffman's "Steal This Book" but it taught me something valuable at a very young age:
Asserting yourself physically and/or verbally can give you a huge advantage if you are trying to influence someone.
If you block a person's path when approaching them, make eye contacy and get into their bubble/personal space it will throw them off. This tactic was in the book because he was discussing panhandling and how to get strangers to give you money for no reason. It's highly accurate - i used to make 200-300 a day (this is in 2007ish dollars) because I took his advice about panhandling as a teenager.
I feel the same applies to the phone.. it's way easier to control and steer the conversation and set the yone with a call versus a text regardless of the context.
Just some thoughts. Do yall use the old fashioned tele? Or are you phone-phobic like so many in this day and age?
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