The core parts of an effective sales meeting agenda include delivering your sales story in three minutes or less, asking probing questions to understand fit and identify any specific roadblocks, and doing the actual selling. It's also important to treat the meeting like a dialogue rather than a presentation, and to listen more than you talk.

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If you get an in-person meeting, own the agenda so that you can own the sales process as well. A couple of tactical tips include ditching the projector in favor of a pad and pen. Treating the meeting like a dialogue rather than a presentation will work in your favor. On that note, be sure to listen much more than you talk. Consider sitting on the same side of the table as the prospect to dial down the formality as well. The core parts of your agenda will be delivering your sales story in three minutes or less, asking probing questions to understand fit and identify any specific roadblocks, and doing the actual selling.

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