#526 - The Ultimate Cold Calling Q&A: 16 Questions to Book Your Next Meeting

#526 - The Ultimate Cold Calling Q&A: 16 Questions to Book Your Next Meeting

Author: Armand Farrokh & Nick Cegelski November 25, 2025 Duration: 38:13
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. Timestamps: 00:01 Current top cold call opener (Tailored Permission) 03:33 Adjusting your opener for CFOs and senior decision-makers 04:43 How to make prospects laugh & break telemarketer resistance 07:26 Triple Bypass: Getting past gatekeepers without sounding salesy 09:49 How much research to do before each cold call 12:12 Blind vs researched dialing: Which books more meetings 13:35 Handling “call me later” and “I’m too busy” objections 16:10 When to leave voicemails (and the voicemail that doubles replies) 17:15 Should you double dial? Smart tactic or spam trigger? 18:29 Tools to speed up dialing and increase conversations 19:10 How to boost cold call connect rates (4 proven tactics) 21:03 Getting accurate phone numbers using data waterfall 22:27 How to prevent no-shows after the meeting is booked 23:32 What to say when someone says “cold calling doesn’t work” 24:59 The fastest way to instantly improve your cold calls 26:22 How to stay confident during a cold call losing streak 27:22 Most memorable cold call stories (good and bad lessons) These Courses Will Get You to President’s Club 👥 Leadership Course: https://bit.ly/4o8KtMT 📧 Cold Email Course: http://bit.ly/44K6jy3 ☎️ Cold Call Course: https://bit.ly/4jqQ4w2 🔮 Discovery Course: https://bit.ly/4cQYaM8 🛠️ Free Toolkits: http://bit.ly/4nZwvO5 Get More Tactics: Cold Calling Sucks (And That’s Why it Works)⁠ Join our weekly newsletter – ⁠https://hubs.li/Q02NJQ8p0⁠ Things you can steal and use today – ⁠https://linktr.ee/30mpc_youtube⁠

Armand Farrokh and Nick Cegelski host 30 Minutes to President's Club | No-Nonsense Sales, a business podcast built on a simple, direct promise. It bypasses theoretical discussions and motivational fluff to deliver concrete, usable strategies from the very best in the field. Each episode is a focused half-hour conversation with top-tier performers from organizations like Salesforce, LinkedIn, Gong, and Keller Williams, dissecting the exact tactics that propelled them into the highest echelons of sales. You won't find generic advice here; instead, you'll get a step-by-step breakdown of what works right now, from crafting unbeatable outreach to navigating complex negotiations and closing consistently. The entire premise of this podcast is efficiency-condensing years of elite experience into actionable insights you can apply immediately to move the needle in your own pipeline. It’s for salespeople who are tired of stories and ready for the playbook, offering a clear, no-nonsense path to hitting your targets and earning that recognition. Tune in for a direct line to the methods used by the top one percent, all structured to fit into your commute or a break between calls.
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