Episode 64 of 104

What to Do When You're Too Smooth

You'd think getting too good at persuasion would be a good problem. It's not. In this episode, host Harwin tackles a subtle, advanced issue few trainers warn you about: when your pitch becomes so smooth, so rehearsed, so instantly perfect that customers stop trusting you. They smell a "trained salesman" or a script‑reading customer service bot, not a real person, and their guard shoots up.

You'll learn why experienced pros often sound less credible than a nervous newbie who stumbles over their words, why rattling off an answer without pause makes people think you didn't actually try, and the counterintuitive fixes—like putting someone on hold for 30 seconds even when you already know the solution, deliberately inserting pauses, or acting a little "dumb" to come across as genuine. These tiny calibrations separate the trusted advisor from the slick operator who never gets the sale.

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