30 Minutes to President's Club | No-Nonsense Sales
30 Minutes to President's Club | No-Nonsense Sales
Armand Farrokh & Nick Cegelski
#526 - The Ultimate Cold Calling Q&A: 16 Questions to Book Your Next Meeting
38 minutes Posted Nov 25, 2025 at 8:00 am.
Current top cold call opener (Tailored Permission)
Adjusting your opener for CFOs and senior decision-makers
How to make prospects laugh & break telemarketer resistance
Triple Bypass: Getting past gatekeepers without sounding salesy
How much research to do before each cold call
Blind vs researched dialing: Which books more meetings
Handling “call me later” and “I’m too busy” objections
When to leave voicemails (and the voicemail that doubles replies)
Should you double dial? Smart tactic or spam trigger?
Tools to speed up dialing and increase conversations
How to boost cold call connect rates (4 proven tactics)
Getting accurate phone numbers using data waterfall
How to prevent no-shows after the meeting is booked
What to say when someone says “cold calling doesn’t work”
The fastest way to instantly improve your cold calls
How to stay confident during a cold call losing streak
Most memorable cold call stories (good and bad lessons)
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From Armand Farrokh and Nick Cegelski, the duo behind the 50,000-copy best-selling cold calling book, this episode breaks down the exact playbook top reps use to consistently book meetings. Learn the highest-converting openers, how to tailor context to any persona, the tactics they use to disarm prospects, and the triple-bypass method for getting past gatekeepers. You’ll also get strategies to avoid spam-tagging, boost connect rates, and keep momentum high during every dial block.
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