I had a horrible show last night- everyone was out of control. There were 20 guests that were all talking at the same time! I tried the usual things to get people to calm down (asking the main talker for assistance-she refused!, telling them things were going to be on the "test") and nothing worked. I did two recipes and showed over $600 in high-priced products. No one paid attention and my voice is totally gone today from talking over everyone. My hostess tried to help quiet everyone down multiple times with nothing working. I didn't sell a thing over $20 despite a stoneware talk/demo, cookware talk, SA talk, madoline demo and trifle demo. The total guest sales are $400.19 with 13 buying guests. I sold a ton of the adjustable measuring cups because the talkers were passing them around. My show took forever because I had to keep repeating things for the 3 people that were listening...
Anyway (sorry about the vent) what works for you when the crowd gets out of control? Do I just bless and release? I am really bummed and was hoping for really high sales as I was trying to hit my $15K this month...
Anyway (sorry about the vent) what works for you when the crowd gets out of control? Do I just bless and release? I am really bummed and was hoping for really high sales as I was trying to hit my $15K this month...