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WhirlyBird

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My insecurities or pressure to conform?

Hey all! My office has an 'open floor plan' which pretty much turns it into a call center. 

They provide us pretty low grade headsets w/ mics to run our calls from. Some people use their airpods instead. It's pretty common though to get complaints from prospects about poor audio quality / connectivity / background noise

My roommate is an AV technician and recommended i just use one of his extra studio mics and attach to my desk + get a nicer pair of headphones + maybe a nicer webcam

No one else in my office has an arm/mic set up at their desk. As a young professional/salesman i'm nervous that i'll be judged poorly for adopting my own tech/tech stack to sling that data.

am i crazy??

Ditch the headset and use a mic

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TennisandSales
Politicker
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Head Of Sales
i would vote for secret option 3 which is to get a headset that is actually made for this. 

Jabra evolve 75 is what i use and ive had little kids running around my legs, dogs barking ect and prospects never hear anything. 

There is another Jabra that is newer that looks even nicer. 

this is probs cheaper (although not cheap) than the set up your suggesting 
BmajoR
Arsonist
2
Account Executive
I have the Evolve 75 and it is great but it hurts after continuous use for a couple of hours. AirPods are much more comfortable, however they pick up all the background noise while cancelling it out for yourself the other person will hear it all. 
hocktony
Big Shot
2
smileNdial
JABRA EVOLVE2 85… my precioussssssssssss

One mandatory piece of tech I wouldn’t sell without are those magical headphones. Git sum
Sunbunny31
Politicker
4
Sr Sales Executive 🐰
You do you and don't worry about the rest of them.
braintank
Politicker
4
Enterprise Account Executive
Only if it'll help with background noise
CuriousFox
WR Officer
4
🦊
Do what helps you. 💯
0PercentCloseRate
Politicker
4
Oh boy
@sahil Why not add some War Room branded noise cancelling headphones to the commission store? Would be a pretty cool flex
sahil
Notable Contributor
5
Deepak Chopra of Sales
"Fuck The Haters" branded. I like. @BravadoMod let's goooo
looper1010
Celebrated Contributor
3
Solutions Specialist
Don't worry about the opinion of others, especially if they're making less sales than you
Rallier
Politicker
2
SDR Manager and Consultant
One of my coworkers does this. He uses a mid quality dynamic mic (don't get a condenser mic! it will pick up everything) and his audio quality is fantastic.

Just make sure to use headphones for the audio so you don't echo. 
peachykeen
Politicker
2
sae e-commerce
🌈🦋 “be the change you want to see in the world” 🦋🌈 Do you, boo boo.
Justatitle
Big Shot
1
Account Executive
Nothing is more frustrating for a prospect than unclear communication. If they can hear you better and you are clearer go for it.
KB_FarmerType
Opinionated
1
Strategic Sales
Yes, Do whatever you need to do to deliver better experience to your prospects... and if you ever get questioned for disturbing the norm - Just ask one question -> "I do ____ to improve this for the company, Do you want me to fail? " 

SADNESSLieutenant
Politicker
1
Officer of ♥️
If you're going to get shit or feel like you will get shit for being at the top of your game you got bigger issues. Send that shit
DungeonsNDemos
Big Shot
0
Rolling 20's all day
Go for it. Do whatever you need to make the experience better for your prospects.
FoodForSales
Politicker
0
AE
Lead the pack!  
WhirlyBird
Good Citizen
0
SDR
you guys are the best. thank you.
goldenlazard
Politicker
0
Senior SDR
Do it. Sigma chad move.

Only downside is people will think you work for gong
WhirlyBird
Good Citizen
0
SDR
eeeek but i don’t serve that sauron spawn of an organization!!!
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