SDRs in calibration calls.

Today I had my first calibration meeting in a while, it was great to see faces, or at least hear them through the teams meeting. What was great about it was being able to throw ideas around and actually hear others say exactly what you're thinking.


One key take away from today was how are we aligning to our prospects from the get go. Are we having a sales approach where our intention is to pitch or is our intention to help?


There were many more but I'm interested in seeing some other people that are active in these and what do you remember you took away form it.

How often does your sales team have calibration calls?

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Rallier
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SDR Manager and Consultant
What is a calibration call? I've never heard this term
NoSuperhero
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BDR LEAD
Well where we sit down with Sales leaders and other agents to listen to calls and calibrate what went well, what could have been done better and what I would have done. It's helpful to see what's working and what's not.ย 
Telehealth_2the_Moon
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Director of Business Development
What makes a calibration call different than general team meetings?
NoSuperhero
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BDR LEAD
Are you sitting down to just listen to calls in your team meetings?
Telehealth_2the_Moon
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Director of Business Development
Is that what you do in a calibration call? This is a new term for me. Looking for clarification.
eds
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Salesy
It's a meeting where you listen to different calls (good and bad) to align
Telehealth_2the_Moon
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Director of Business Development
Alright, so reviewing past calls from different people to learn and improve? Seems like it's meant as a replacement for role play in some ways.
FightingFistDrangon
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Director of Sales
Im big on calibration calls! Good stuff
MaximumRaizer
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Sales Manager
What is a calibration call? I've never heard this term
Blackwargreymon
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MDR
Is that what you do in a calibration call? This is a new term for me. Looking for clarification.
Clashingsoulsspell
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ISR
What makes a calibration call different than general team meetings?
JC10X
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Senior Sales Manager
Im big on calibration calls! Good stuff!
CuriousFox
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Calibration call?
MR.StretchISR
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ISR
What is a calibration call? I've never heard this term
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