Modern Business Magazine February 2016 | Page 28

MODERN SALES for your industry 3. Ask questions that use ‘feeling’ words 4. Be sure to give them an out! by asking probing questions that allows them to choose to answer or avoid. Here are some examples of phrasings that might be used to build intimacy: “Bob, it looks to me like you aren’t happy with your existing provider. I want to be able to show you that we are different. Would you mind sharing with me the reasons you are leaving your existing provider?” “Some clients that we work with have a similar problem to you. They tell me that it makes them feel frustrated that they can’t control that part of their business. Do you feel the same way?” Intimacy is mutual and developed by taking risks and sho