Chances are the people most of us encounter in our work lives are not really from Venus or Mars. All of them are actually from Earth, no matter how other-worldly they may sometimes seem to us.
Being natives of the same planet, however, doesn't necessarily mean they speak the same language -- especially in sales situations.
"There's no doubt that gender differences have a real impact on interpersonal communications," says Tim Turner, founder of the Dancing Elephants Achievement Group. "In the selling world,
salespeople need to understand and adapt to these differences." Turner's plain-spoken how-to advice on reconciling male "report talk" and female "rapport talk" is one of 80 lessons
designed to hone sales skills in the new sales book, Top Dog Sales Secrets (