Stand-up comedy and sales have a lot in common, and this week Bill Conry is going to explain how.

A former LinkedIn and Gartner sales leader turned stand-up comedian and co-founder of Corporate Charisma, Bill brings a unique perspective to sales enablement, drawing from his experience in comedy to teach sales teams how to present with charisma, tell better stories, and genuinely connect with audiences.

They explore:

• How comedy techniques like cold opens and storytelling improve presentations
• Why most sales meetings are boring and how to fix them
• The role of pausing and silence in building engagement
• Being authentic with the emergence of AI
• The power of doing something different in your presentation to gain attention

Shownotes

00:00 Intro to Bill Conry

00:59 Getting into comedy

02:55 The start of Corporate Charisma

05:50 Overcoming the fear of public speaking

07:06 The importance of communication skills

11:19 Techniques for effective presentations

17:39 The memory palace technique

20:47 Making sales presentations engaging

25:11 Example of a cold open

26:55 Tips for sales managers to make meetings more interesting

29:56 Preparing for public speaking

34:12 The importance of authenticity in sales

37:10 How to react when your sales conversation is tanking

41:43 Where to find Bill

Thanks so much to Bill for all the great insights!

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