Virtually sick of virtual

Question

I'm 34 and have been meeting with prospects in person to consult/sell since I was 18. I certainly enjoy the flexibility of the hybrid environment. But frankly, I really do miss meeting with people in person. Even going into the office is different these days. Less collaboration as you can just slack a group chat and get your answer. I don't need to be in person everyday, but zoom calls just don't fulfill me like shaking someone's hand and hearing their story.

The world has changed and I have adapted. But I can't be the only extrovert who feels this way. Do I seek seemingly limited opportinities where meeting in person is more of the norm? Or accept that my job function now means sitting at a desk and talking to a screen?

Let me know your thoughts my fellow rev gen pros!!!

Accepted Answer

That awkward moment of silence before the client finally says yes and grabs the pen. The audible sound a prospect makes when they finally confess the real pain point. The seat squirming you see when you empathetically magnify the pain. And the childlike look you get when you suggest a possible cure. The gratitude expressed in the handshake after a really good call. The abundance of data you get when reading a room. Most if it still lives but it’s muted.

Yep. I miss it too.

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I’m often wish I had an office to go into once every couple weeks but that’s about it.

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I’m in office 1-2 days a week now. My team isn’t even local to me, but to hear the org and what they are dealing with truly drives my project direction.

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Come on bud, my manager keeps fighting me and I keep fighting him back not to get back to office, where the floor noise,being closely monitored, extra tasks to handle and even the possibility of getting Corona Virus:)

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I love meeting people in person.  It is so much easier to read the room when everyone is physically in that room.  However, a huge percentage of my meetings are virtual - even the companies with which I’m meeting are dispersed.    It’s been a challenge!

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The other week i was at a team offsite. The whole team was in a room for 3 days. It was fucking amazing! The energy, the tension when things were not getting done, the back and forth, it was so exciting.

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The world has changed and so has selling. You can close in person, and meeting face to face really helps. I think you should focus on the initial contact and use every opportunity to grab lunch/dinner/drinks once you pass the discovery phase.

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I have travelled a lot in the past when I was in a non tech. Though I enjoyed but that made me tired. I personally enjoy my virtual space because I can balance things off. As a team we meet sometimes in person and that works like a charm. I am just okay meeting my prospects on a zoom.

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But now it makes meeting a client in-person such an advantage, so you can look it at that way. I am sure your VP is okay to meet in person for larger deals. And most sales people will still be doing a video call with no one of video

ScottieB33

Virtually sick of virtual

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ScottieB33

Virtually sick of virtual

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