Recent content by Stephanie S

Crowd Control?!?!? hmmm, well, that's what I ask guests to do as well. But I always have those who 'have to get going' etc. and once they rush up everyone else does as well. Am I the only person this happens to???

Office Conflict???Do any of you worry about having a conflict if trying to sell stuff at your place of full-time employment. Or about not appearing professional at your full-time job? I too work full-time, I love my job, my team, and I respect the company that I work for. Some people do...

Wish ListHi Esther, How do you control the 'guests' at check out time? I have tried many times to put a system in place where I will call them up one by one when I am ready, but I just don't find that it works. I usually end up having people standing right in front of me waiting until I am...

I agreethat you should call her again. You need to take control of the situation and do what needs to be done to achieve your desired results - a closed show, and good customer relations :)

I've read about consultants hosting their own Catalogue Preview Shows, what exactly are these?

QuailfyWell, the show did qualify $560. in sales with 15 people in attendance. I usually average $1000. in sales with that number of people. The guests all lived in a rich area of town, and were a combination of Stay At Home Mom's and Grandmothers, so at the on-set I thought I was set! As...

Okay, I am sorry but I just have to vent to get this off my chest. One of my friends hosts a show regularly, every 6 months ~ she is a Saint, always has a large group together, and we all have a great time! During her show in February I got 3 show bookings for January. My first was last...

I have two quick questions that I'm looking for some input on: 1) How long do your shows typically run, and how do you ensure they are 'short and sweet'? Basically, I'd like to get in and spend some time with the host. Do the demo (cooking time really interferes with keeping this short and...

Hi Esther, Sounds like you have a fantastic goal and action plan in place. What is your Spring/Summer Preview show? How does that work?

Hello, This sounds like a great idea, would you mind explaining it a little more? How do you explain it to your guests at the shows? Do they pick the date on the spot? I'm assuming the incentive is given to them after their show, is that correct?

Wine Opener ComplaintsI am starting to get a lot of complaints about the Wine Opener. Two of my customers had their wine openers break the first time they used them. The little silver teeth on the inside broke right off! Anyone else getting complaints?

I found that lap boards were becoming too heavy to carry around. How do you manage bringing them, on top of everything else to your show?

"Power Hour"Okay, so I just finished making 19 calls to try to get bookings. I had 5 numbers which were out of service, left 11 messages on answering machines (announcing the upcoming specials), and got 2 No's. So, in short, I'm not sure how I feel about this "power hour". Was it...

Just curious, how many of you use name tags at your shows? I have a terrible time remembering names, but I feel bad asking people to wear name tags because I know how much people don't like them. I'm torn.... What do you do?

Well here it is, follow up to my Host Coaching Scripts ~ I am hoping that these Show Booking Scripts will help us all with those ever dreaded calls! I have been doing Pampered Chef since the middle of April '05 and I am still terrified of the phone! Well, now that I can have the words in...