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Making Conversations Count

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About Making Conversations Count

Conversations are behind the biggest business results. Conversations help form the best business relationships. Everything starts with conversations. Sales trainer Wendy Harris is “Making Conversations Count” each week on her award-nominated podcast (2022 British Podcast Awards 'Bullseye' nominee!) Wendy's helping you benefit from honest, relatable conversations with business leaders and entrepreneurs - it's the ultimate 'how to' podcast. Sales, marketing, customer profiling and identifying your USP - you name it, it's all here. Wendy has passion for everything to do with conversations and understands the value of sharing these podcast conversations, with a goal of encouraging YOU to build your own valuable relationships. Listen now, and one of these conversations could just change your life. Your host, Wendy Harris is founder of Making Conversations Count a sales training business, and is an expert in her field of opening conversations to lead to sales in business. She is also the best selling author of Making Conversations Count, available at Amazon! Google “Making Conversations Count” to learn more about this podcast, and about what Wendy does to teach people the art of conversations with her business Making Conversations Count. Feel free to reach out on all the social media platforms via makingconversationscount.com

172 Episodes

Elton John Beats The Arctic Monkeys In A Battle Of The Bands: Making Conversations About Magic In Marketing Count!
Fri, 08 Dec 2023


The Art Of Standing Out In Business And Discovering Your USP: Making Conversations About Unique Offerings Count
Thu, 26 Oct 2023


Making Conversations About Sales Process Count! Secrets Of A Highly Effective Sales Process.
Thu, 28 Sep 2023


Making Conversations About Features And Benefits Count - For Better Sales Success
Thu, 24 Aug 2023


Making Conversations About Targeting Your Ideal Clients Count (using Niche Marketing)
Thu, 27 Jul 2023


Making Conversations About Your Business Numbers Count! Setting Targets For Profit...
Thu, 29 Jun 2023


The 5 P's Formula To Master The Art Of Entrepreneurship
Fri, 26 May 2023


Sustainability Secrets With Ian Williams: Saving The Planet One Bite At A Time
Thu, 20 Apr 2023


Depression And Progression: Why The Conversation Matters!
Thu, 23 Mar 2023


How's Your LinkedIn Page Management? LinkedIn Company Pages Guru Shares Secrets!
Thu, 16 Feb 2023


Stay Still With Your Money!
Thu, 19 Jan 2023


Master Your Mindset, Go For GOLD And Enjoy The Rewards Of Being A Writer
Thu, 29 Dec 2022


The Business Rules Game (and How To Win It!)
Thu, 08 Dec 2022


Have You Started Getting Your Outbound Done Right Yet?
Thu, 24 Nov 2022


Sales Calls Or Just Having A Cool Conversations? Outbound Done The Right Way!
Thu, 17 Nov 2022


How Are Your Live Chat Conversations Going?
Sun, 30 Oct 2022


How Are You Structuring Your Live Chat? Are You Using A Name, Place, Animal Or Thing?
Thu, 27 Oct 2022


How's The Attention Getting...errrr...going?
Sun, 09 Oct 2022


103: Are You Getting Attention For Your Content? Want A Real Member Of The "Mad Men" To Give You Some Pointers?
Thu, 06 Oct 2022


Lower Bandwidth: Are You Getting Attention For Your Content? Want A Real Member Of The "Mad Men" To Give You Some Pointers?
Thu, 06 Oct 2022


PROMO: Making Conversations About Getting Attention Count
Wed, 05 Oct 2022


How's The Family Business Going? You Created One Yet?
Sun, 02 Oct 2022


102: How To Start Creating Business Opportunities Using Your Family
Thu, 29 Sep 2022


(Lower Bandwidth) How To Start Creating Business Opportunities Using Your Family
Thu, 29 Sep 2022


PROMO: Making Conversations About Creating Business Opportunities (with Kids) Count
Wed, 28 Sep 2022


Making Conversations Count - Celebrating 100+ Episodes Fresh Introduction For New Listeners
Tue, 27 Sep 2022


Identified Your Wealth Management Solutions Yet? Did You Catch Episode 101?
Sun, 25 Sep 2022


101: Wealth Management Solutions? More Like Family Solutions!
Thu, 22 Sep 2022


Lower Bandwidth Version - Wealth Management Solutions? More Like Family Solutions!
Thu, 22 Sep 2022


PROMO: Making Conversations About Wealth Management Solutions Count
Tue, 20 Sep 2022


Controversial! Wendy's Favourite Three Guests So Far! Is One Of Them Yours?
Sun, 18 Sep 2022


100: Three Things That Make A Business Successful - An Hour Long Masterclass
Thu, 15 Sep 2022


PROMO: The 3 Things That Make A Business Successful
Tue, 13 Sep 2022


Have You Written The Perfect Book Yet? Oh, You Need To Listen Back To Episode 99!
Sun, 11 Sep 2022


099: Writing The Perfect Book So You Can Get All Shook Up And Become An Author!
Thu, 08 Sep 2022


PROMO: The Perfect Book Is Inside You
Mon, 05 Sep 2022


How's It Going, Making A Real Human Connection? Have You Cut Back On The Social Junk Food Yet?
Sun, 04 Sep 2022


098: Making Real Human Connection And Avoiding The Digital Junk Food Version
Thu, 01 Sep 2022


PROMO: Real Human Connections Vs Social Media
Mon, 29 Aug 2022


Decided How You'll Take Control Of Your Life Yet? Updated Your Phone Unlock Screen?
Sun, 28 Aug 2022


097: Do You Know How To Take Control Of Your Life And Throw Out The Mind Trash?
Thu, 25 Aug 2022


Be Nice To The Crying CEO And Have Some Professional Etiquette Will Ya?!
Sun, 21 Aug 2022


096: Etiquette And Manners In The Workplace. Irrelevant In 2022? You Can't Be F&%$ing Serious?!?
Thu, 18 Aug 2022


1,2, Tyler's Coming For You..r Stage Fright.
Sun, 14 Aug 2022


095: What Do Freddy Krueger And Public Speaking Coaches Have In Common? Sean Tyler Foley Talks Us Through Engaging Audiences.
Thu, 11 Aug 2022


Making Conversations About Public Speaking Count - Coming This Thursday
Mon, 08 Aug 2022


Time To Find Out First Hand How Much Sellers On Amazon Can Make?
Sun, 07 Aug 2022


094: How Much Do Amazon Sellers Make? If They're Good, A Lot...
Thu, 04 Aug 2022


Making Conversations About Selling On Amazon Count
Mon, 01 Aug 2022


Gonna Use Silence In Sales Calls As Your Strategy For Growth In Your Business?
Sun, 31 Jul 2022


093: The Science Of Silence In Sales Calls - The Real Psychology Of Sales
Thu, 28 Jul 2022


Are You Inspired To Find Passion And Purpose In Your Life And Business And To Feel 'enough'?
Sun, 24 Jul 2022


092: Finding Passion And Purpose In Business And Life?
Thu, 21 Jul 2022


Have You Started Working ON Your Business Rather Than In It, Yet?
Sun, 17 Jul 2022


091: Are You Working On Your Business Not In It? You Might Need To Make It Better Before Bigger!
Thu, 14 Jul 2022


Have You Nailed Down Your Foundations? Have You Addressed The 'F' Of The 'FTE'?
Sun, 10 Jul 2022


090: Figured Out Their Ideal Customer Profile (ICP)? Sales Will Be Easier When Your Client Avatar Is Clear!
Thu, 07 Jul 2022


Hey, Business Owner. Feeling That Legendary Emotional Support?
Sun, 03 Jul 2022


089: The Secret Of Overcoming Self-sabotage From The Man Now Offering Legendary Emotional Support For Business Owners!
Thu, 30 Jun 2022


(VIDEO) Making Conversations About Legendary Support Count (PROMO)
Wed, 29 Jun 2022


How Are Your Mind Weeds? And Have You Sorted Your Client Acquisition System?
Sun, 26 Jun 2022


Award-nominated Podcast. Sounds Pretty Epic, Doesn't It? It's Also Now True!
Fri, 24 Jun 2022


088: Do You Have A Decent Client Acquisition System In Place? Do You Have Members Of Your Team Playing Good Cop, Bad Cop?
Thu, 23 Jun 2022


Podcast Growth Is Important. So Are You Going To Grow Yours By Charging Your Contributors?
Sun, 19 Jun 2022


087: How Much Money Do Podcasts Make? Want To Make More? Here's How...
Thu, 16 Jun 2022


Making Conversations About Podcast Growth Count (Promo)
Tue, 14 Jun 2022


Did We Decide The Winner In The Battle Of Artificial Intelligence Vs Human Intelligence?
Sun, 12 Jun 2022


086: Who Will Win The Battle Of Artificial Intelligence Vs Human Intelligence
Thu, 09 Jun 2022


Making Conversations About How To Keep Up Count (Promo)
Tue, 07 Jun 2022


What's Been Your Favourite Collaboration Of This Week?
Sun, 05 Jun 2022


085: Small Business Collaboration Can Make Work Fun! Here's How To Do It!
Thu, 02 Jun 2022


Have You Been Able To Be Bold This Week Yet?
Sun, 29 May 2022


084: How To Be Bold And Confident And Enjoy Taking Risks For More PRIDE In Your Life!
Thu, 26 May 2022


The McDonalds Movie The Founder's Truth Sayer's Revelations Unravelled!
Sun, 22 May 2022


083: McDonalds Movie "The Founder" And That Thing June Martino Said That Will Teach You All About GIVERS And Takers
Thu, 19 May 2022


Those Juicy Content Marketing Tips With Content Entrepreneur Joe Pulizzi Discussed!
Sun, 15 May 2022


082: Content Marketing Tips From The Marketing Entrepreneur Who Invented The Term! Making Conversations Count With Content Inc Author Joe Pulizzi
Thu, 12 May 2022


The Foundations Of Having Excellent Academic Leadership Skills
Sun, 08 May 2022


081: The Architecture Supporting Excellent Academic Leadership And Management
Thu, 05 May 2022


The Impact Of Great Leadership And Having The Skills To Lead
Sun, 01 May 2022


080: From 'clowning Around' For Laughing Audiences With Cirque Du Soleil To Leadership Skills Training With Google Bosses Who Want Amazing Results
Thu, 28 Apr 2022


When You Fix Your Google Analytics On Your Website!
Sun, 24 Apr 2022


079: Use The "Rule Of 26" To Escape Low Website Traffic Woe And Hugely Increase Your Landing Page Revenue Generation Power!
Thu, 21 Apr 2022


Are You Answering Your Customer Questions On Your Website Yet?
Sat, 16 Apr 2022


078: "They Ask, You Answer" And Enjoy Better Customer Relationships - Making Conversations About Them Asking Count With Marcus Sheridan - "the Pool Guy"
Thu, 14 Apr 2022


Got Room Up Front For A Business Co-pilot? - Carrying On The Conversation: David Holland
Sun, 10 Apr 2022


077: If Your Business Is Struggling To 'take Off', You May Be In Need Of An Expert Co-pilot!
Thu, 07 Apr 2022


Designing Your Best Day Ever - Carrying On The Conversation: Rob Cressy
Sun, 03 Apr 2022


076: How To Be Intentional Every Day & Design The Best Year Ever!
Thu, 31 Mar 2022


Overcome Imposter Syndrome By Unsquashing Yourself - Carrying On The Conversation: Trisha Lewis
Sun, 27 Mar 2022


075: Squash Down On Imposter Syndrome By Unsquashing Yourself!
Thu, 24 Mar 2022


Tell Your Story To Make An Impact And Change Lives - Carrying On The Conversation: Dawn Bates
Sun, 20 Mar 2022


074: Use Your Pen And Activism To Massively Impact Lives, Tell Your Story And Avoid Becoming A Prisoner Of State Lies.
Thu, 17 Mar 2022


The Secret Formula For Business Success - Wendy And Neal Discuss It: Carrying On The Conversation With Brandon C White
Sun, 13 Mar 2022


Using The Arts To Combat Dementia And Preserve Brain Health: Carrying On The Conversation With Veronica Franklin Gould
Sun, 06 Mar 2022


072: Get Moving With An Art And Dementia Program For Your Brain Health!
Thu, 03 Mar 2022


Building A Business On Amazon: Carrying On The Conversation With Shaahin Cheyene
Sun, 27 Feb 2022


071: Drug Dealer Billionaire Builds Business On Amazon - And Will Teach You To Do It Too!
Thu, 24 Feb 2022


Carrying On The Conversation About Using Lazy Marketing
Sun, 20 Feb 2022


070: Using Lazy Marketing To Skyrocket Your Business!
Thu, 17 Feb 2022


Carrying On The Conversation About Trench Leadership
Sun, 13 Feb 2022


069: Trench Leadership And How The Modern Internet Connected Age Has Changed How We Talk To Our Troops!
Thu, 10 Feb 2022


068: Using Linkedin And The Rest Of Your Digital Toolbox The RIGHT Way!
Thu, 03 Feb 2022


067: Using Sales Hypnosis And Helping Customers Feel Good When Going Through Your Sales Process
Thu, 27 Jan 2022


066: Change Your Funnel Into A Bucket To Increase Sales Conversions And Boost Your Business Every Day | Making Conversations About Buckets Count!
Thu, 20 Jan 2022


065: Menopause For Men AND Women In The Workplace AND How It Affects The Home
Thu, 13 Jan 2022


064: What's In A Name? Diversity And Inclusion To Avoid Workplace Bias
Thu, 06 Jan 2022


063: Using Social Media For Professional Networking! We're Making Conversations About Savvy Socials Count!
Thu, 30 Dec 2021


062: Wendy's Getting Dead Honest About Her Podcast! We're Making Conversations About Honesty Count!
Thu, 23 Dec 2021


061: How A Mountaineer Found The Secrets To Business Success On Everest. We're Making Conversations About Mountaineering Count!
Thu, 16 Dec 2021


060: Googled "best Online Courses Websites"? Stop! Course Marketing Expert Says There's An Easier Way! We're Making Conversations About Online Courses Count!
Thu, 09 Dec 2021


059: The Ingredients For A Successful Business Using A Chocolate Base. We're Making Conversations About Young Entrepreneurs Count!
Thu, 02 Dec 2021


058: Mental Wealth, And Grafting Hard To Ask Better Questions Of Ourselves. We're Making Conversations About Mental Wealth Count!
Thu, 25 Nov 2021


057: Giving Resilience Its Real Meaning - Finding The Positives In 'hell'. We're Making Conversations About Resilience Count!
Thu, 18 Nov 2021


056: Why You Should Be Using Video For Your Business Marketing! Making Conversations About Video Count
Thu, 11 Nov 2021


055: How To Retire Early, How To Read A Book Every Day, And How To Set Your Goals With Formulas And 'Richuals'. Making Conversations About Taking Action Count
Thu, 04 Nov 2021


054: Find Out How To Maximise Your Reach On Social Media And Stop Scrolling | Making Conversations About Social Media Scrolling Count!
Wed, 27 Oct 2021


053: How To Improve Your Sales Processes And Business Conversations - Making Conversations About Processes Count.
Wed, 20 Oct 2021


052: Investing With Your Head Not Your Heart - Making Conversations About Investing Count!
Wed, 13 Oct 2021


051: Are You Engineering Your Marketing Or Just Wasting Money On It? How To Figure Out Your Marketing So It Works (and Why It Might Not Be!)
Wed, 06 Oct 2021


050 Get Your Team Laughing All The Way To The Bank! A 'laughter Yogi' Talks Us Through The Value Of Encouraging Laughter In Everyday Life And Business!
Wed, 29 Sep 2021


049: The Secret To Controlling Your Energy And How To Seize The Day! We're Making Conversations About Motivation Count!
Wed, 22 Sep 2021


048 How To Network In 2021! We're Making Conversations About Networking Count!
Wed, 15 Sep 2021


047 Should You Avoid Using Too Much Jargon In Your Business Conversations? We're Making Conversations About Jargon Count!
Wed, 08 Sep 2021


046 Adding The Human To A Digital Sales World! Social Selling Is More Than Just Selling Via Social Media! We're Making Conversations About Social Selling Count!
Thu, 02 Sep 2021


045 How Do You Get Attention And Stop The Scroll? A Good Question. Let's Ask The Masters Of Marketing! We're Making Conversations About Advertising Count!
Wed, 25 Aug 2021


044 Your Ego Has Read All The Same Books. We're Making Conversations About Ego Count
Wed, 18 Aug 2021


043 Toxic Relationships Aren't Just Endured By Teenagers. We're Making Conversations About Relationships Count!
Wed, 11 Aug 2021


042 Sell Me This Pen. But Not By Cold DM. Business Leads On Linkedin The Correct Way! We're Making Conversations About Social Selling The CORRECT Way Count!
Wed, 04 Aug 2021


041 Look Into My Eyes! From Working Men's Clubs To The World Stage - Author And Hypnotist Shares One Of The Many Conversations That Counted For Him
Wed, 28 Jul 2021


040 Do You Remember Your Favourite Teacher? The Troll-slayer Is With Us Making Conversations About Vocation Count!
Wed, 21 Jul 2021


039 Can You Hear The Sound Of My "lovely Voice"? Do I Sound Like A Monster? We're Making Conversations About Voice Over Count!
Wed, 14 Jul 2021


038 Want Some Genius Sales And Pricing Advice? Listen To This Episode. We're Making Conversations About Pricing Count!
Wed, 07 Jul 2021


037 Don't 'pneumonia' About Your Working Hours, Unless You're Willing To Talk Work Life Balance. We're Making Conversations About Family Count!
Thu, 01 Jul 2021


036 Boccia Lookin' At? A Paralympian Talks Us Through His Fascinating Story As We're Making Conversations About Independence Count!
Wed, 23 Jun 2021


035 Are You Using Three Different Brand 'voices' In Your Marketing Efforts? We're Making Conversations About Branding Count!
Wed, 16 Jun 2021


034 Do You 'Primark' Your Compliments? Do You Adequately Reframe? Are You Being Kind To Yourself? We're Making Conversations About Leadership Count!
Wed, 09 Jun 2021


033 Everyone Has At Least One Book In Them. Have You Started Yours Yet? Maybe You Need To Listen To This Episode, As We're Making Conversations About Self-publishing Count!
Wed, 02 Jun 2021


Making Conversations About Self-publishing Count: Ann Hobbs Is The Guest This Thursday
Mon, 31 May 2021


032 Are You Giving Enough In Your Business? In This Episode We Talk B1G1. We're Making Conversations About Giving Count!
Wed, 26 May 2021


031 Is The USP Of Your Business In The Picture? Evading The 'so What' Reaction To Your Offerings. In This Podcast Episode, We're Making Conversations About The Art Of Visual Branding Count!
Wed, 19 May 2021


030 Are You Using Your Real Voice Online? If Not, Maybe You Need Help In Using It? We're Making Conversations About Freelancing Count!
Wed, 12 May 2021


029 Need A Cuddle? You Might Need To Learn All About The 'Cuddle Monster'. We're Making Conversations About Cuddles Count!
Thu, 06 May 2021


028 Do You Speak The Language Of Purpose? Identifying What You're Here To Do. In This Episode We're Making Conversations About Language Count!
Thu, 29 Apr 2021


027 Paying It Forward. Acting From A Position Of Generosity And Giving Within The Law Of Reciprocity. We're Making Conversations About Wealth Count!
Thu, 22 Apr 2021


Cold-calling - The Enemy Of The Introverted Business Owner. In This Special Episode, Host Wendy Harris Shares Her Own Story. We're Making Conversations About Cold-calling Count!
Thu, 15 Apr 2021


025 Marketing And 'messaging'. Do You Hate It? Not As Much As Jonny Hates Marketing! In This Episode, We're Making Conversations About Messaging Count!
Thu, 08 Apr 2021


024 We Reflect On How This Business Man Helped His Poorly Mother Solve A Household Challenge Which Led To A Career Of Making Conversations About Ideas Count
Thu, 01 Apr 2021


023 A Life Changing Accident That Almost Claimed A Life But Actually Birthed A Mindset Shift, And Led To A Career Of Making Conversations About Speaking Count
Thu, 25 Mar 2021


022 Effective Sales Communication Asking The Correct Questions On Linkedin, As Well As Making Conversations About Divorce Count
Thu, 18 Mar 2021


021 Talking To A Linkedin 'boss' And Business Coach In Portugal And Making Conversations About Abuse Count
Wed, 10 Mar 2021


020 Vicki Carroll (formerly O'Neill). Why Not Do It Now? Making Conversations About Sacrifice Count!
Thu, 04 Mar 2021


019 Taz Thornton & Asha Clearwater. Hindsight Is A Wonderful Thing! Making Conversations About Partnerships Count!
Thu, 25 Feb 2021


018 Peter Howard. Do I Go Left Or Right? Making Conversations About Inventing Count!
Thu, 18 Feb 2021


017 Jem Hills. Are You Available? Making Conversations About Bullying Count
Thu, 11 Feb 2021


016 Lizzie Butler. Can You Alter Your Internal Communication? Making Conversations About Presentations Count!
Thu, 04 Feb 2021


015 Janine Coombes. Are You A Feminist? Making Conversations About Branding Count!
Thu, 28 Jan 2021


014 Dr Ivan Misner. Who's In Your Room? Making Conversations About Networking Count!
Thu, 21 Jan 2021


013 Clara Wilcox. Have You Got Permission To Do That? Making Conversations About Returning To Work Count!
Thu, 14 Jan 2021


012 John Attridge. Do You Want A New Customer & A Banana? Making Conversations About Capacity Count!
Thu, 07 Jan 2021


011 Amelia Thorpe. Would You Journey To The Other Side Of The World To Find Yourself? Making Conversations About Mental Wealth Count!
Thu, 31 Dec 2020


010 Kim Walsh Phillips. Who Are You Serving? Making Conversations About Social Selling Count!
Thu, 24 Dec 2020


009 Henny Maltby. How Can We Help? Making Conversations About Digital Marketing Count!
Thu, 17 Dec 2020


008 James Daniel. Please Answer The Door To The Cable Guy. Making Conversations About Copywriting Count!
Thu, 10 Dec 2020


007 How Many Sliding Doors Are There In Life? Making Conversations About Self Belief Count!
Thu, 03 Dec 2020


006 Nicky Pattinson. Making Conversations About Personality Count!
Thu, 26 Nov 2020


005 Andrew Deighton. How Do You Fancy Moving To Singapore? Making Conversations About Teams Count!
Thu, 19 Nov 2020


004 How To Win In Business As An Introvert. We're Making Conversations About Marketing For Introverts Count!
Thu, 12 Nov 2020


003 Azam Mamujee. Where Did The Time Go, My Lovely? Making Conversations About Tax Count!
Thu, 05 Nov 2020


002 What Is Strategic Content Marketing? We're Making Conversations About Influencing Count!
Thu, 05 Nov 2020


001 Paula Senior. How Far Would You Go? #Sleepout20 YMCA - Making Conversations About Homelessness Count
Thu, 05 Nov 2020


000 Making Conversations Count: Promo - Honest, Relatable Conversations And Business 'how-to' Insights With Business Leaders
Mon, 19 Oct 2020


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