subject: Sales Jokes Will Boost Productivity [print this page] Good sales meetings jokes are a must if you not only want to hold the attention of your sales team but also create a good feeling of camaraderie amongst the sales staff. BNY sharing a sales training joke with staff you will bond much better with them, they will be boosted by having been involved in the telling of the joke and as a result will be motivated to work harder to achieve sales targets. Without a few good sales jokes thrown into the mix of a sales meeting or presentation the sales manager or presenter may quickly lose their audience.
The reality is that while management provide many opportunities for sales staff to improve their knowledge and skills through sales training, much of the investment can go to waste if a few jokes on sales are not included in these types of sessions.
Do not think that the use of sales jokes in these business settings is inappropriate or will lower the impact of your sales message. To the contrary, in trainee research workshops it has become quite clear that the most effective training sessions are those where staff are encouraged to share a good sales jokes they may have heard and where the presenter also is comfortable telling a few jokes about sales.
It is important to gage your audience correctly and probably best to avoid any adult sales jokes unless the sales team is well known to one another and you are absolutely sure that no one in the team will be offended. It is not recommended that adult sales jokes be told in a mixed sales environment because, regardless of how well staff know one another, if perchance a staff member is offended the repercussions for the company could be severe. This said, the use of humorous and inoffensive sales jokes has been shown to improve performance with those staff who get on well and share a similar sense of humour.
The team in this setting will always work better together and inevitably achieve set sales targets. Team harmony and cohesiveness is important if a business wants to build sales and grow. Sales jokes are a good way to improve the team morale and guarantee a happy work environment which in turn will improve productivity across the board.
It is important to not only share sales jokes with the sales team but also include the administrative staff where possible. This will build cooperation in the work place as everyone feels included and part of the vibe of the office. Encouraging humour in the work place is a very simple mechanism to improve your company's output from both a sales and administrative perspective. Not only will turnover increase but your cash flow will also improve as the invoicing and payments area becomes happier and more efficient in processing.
Get some good sales jokes going in the workplace and boost productivity now!