Review of
The
Salesman
Four out of five stars
This book contains
a series of photos with short captions stating what the main character is
hearing when he presents that specific facial expression. The character is
played by actor David Oliver and the premise is that he is in the last row of
the ballroom, so it is unlikely that anyone will be able to see and respond to
his reaction. A movie was made with the same name as this book and it was
designed to be a humorous interlude to be played at sales conventions. The
images here were taken from that movie.
Anyone that has
suffered through lengthy pitches made by an executive will relate to the
captions in this book. There appears to be a book somewhere containing platitudes
to be said to the sales flock in an attempt to rally the troops to greater
performances in the future. For example:
“The only way to hit our sales target is to aim our
sales gun.”
“This problem cannot be solved by the glib
reverberations of glittering generalities or by the soothing syrup of sugar-coated
platitudes.”
Sound familiar to all readers that have attended an
all-hands-on-deck rally the troops meeting?
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