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4 Great Sales Lessons from a Notre Dame Commencement Ceremony

Understanding the Sales Force

We were fortunate to be in the audience for the 2016 Notre Dame Commencement where Vice President Joe Biden , former Speaker of the House, John Boehner , and former Joint Chiefs of Staff and retired 4-Star General, Martin Dempsey were among the speakers.

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How to Deliver Your Commencement/Graduation Speech?

Pipeliner

Here is how you can proceed with your commencement or graduation speech. Here is the template for your commencement speech. Delivering a commencement address is a great responsibility. To conclude, delivering a commencement or graduation speech is a great opportunity for speakers to convey their ideas, insights, and challenges.

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College Commencement Address

Your Sales Management Guru

College Commencement Address. No, I did not deliver a college commencement address, but the idea of what I might say if I had the opportunity is intriguing. What about you? What about you?

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Top Sales Management/Leadership Academy

Steven Rosen

Sales managers basically have two choices: They can wait around for the economy to pick up – and hope that their company will re-commence their education – or they can take matters into their own hands and work with the mantra “If it’s to be, then it’s up to me”. So, what’s the answer?

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Improving Lead Generation in Sales

Sales and Marketing Management

Author: Larry Caretsky, CEO, Commence Corporation. Issue Date: 2014-01-24. Teaser: Four key questions can form the basis of a formalized qualification process that sales reps use to qualify leads instead of relying on their “gut instinct” or potentially biased opinions formed by their knowledge of the lead.

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One Hour Without Technology

No More Cold Calling

As executive chairman of Google, Eric Schmidt is often invited to deliver commencement speeches at college graduations. If the executive chairman of Google can do it, so can you. What’s the one surprising piece of advice this tech guru always shares? Turn off the technology.

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Cut Your Connection to Electronics for One Hour a Day

No More Cold Calling

In his commencement address, he said, “Turn off your computer. If Eric Schmidt can step away to make time for a personal connection, so can you. In May 2009, Eric Schmidt, Executive Chairman of Google, spoke to the graduating class of the University of Pennsylvania.

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