Pete Kazanjy is the author of Founding Sales: The Early Stage Go-to-Market Handbook and the founder of Modern Sales Pros, an invite-only peer learning community focused on sales operations and sales leadership.
I'm not sure how to say this so I'll just say it. I'm a woman in my 40's, somewhat successful and I love your podcast, but listening to a guest speaker that talks up (many sentences ending in a question) and can't eliminate the "like you know what I mean, like it's like this or like that" it's as bad as saying "uh" all the time.
I'm not trying to be pompous or mean, It just irritates me and the "likes and up talk" was too much for me. I have a 15 year old daughter who started talking like that and we sat down and I explained that it may be OK amongst her peers but for many others it's not and if she wants to be taken seriously, she has to eliminate the uptalk and the "like" out of her ability to communicate with others.
Today I'm proud that she no longer talks and sounds like that. Yes, as a listener, It's my pet peeve and I don't have to listen to that guest if it irritates me which is why I simply stopped listening half way through the interview. Too bad, the content seemed to be valuable.
Chances are he's a great guy, very knowledgeable and smart. But if he talks like that, like you know what like I mean, it's probably like what his peers like you know like how they talk. (Sorry, got carried away there)
Anyway, keep up the great job, I feel you have a lot to offer the business community and hope your guests in the future understand that like that's totally not like ok as a guest. (Damn, did it again... sorry)
I'm not sure how to say this so I'll just say it. I'm a woman in my 40's, somewhat successful and I love your podcast, but listening to a guest speaker that talks up (many sentences ending in a question) and can't eliminate the "like you know what I mean, like it's like this or like that" it's as bad as saying "uh" all the time.
I'm not trying to be pompous or mean, It just irritates me and the "likes and up talk" was too much for me. I have a 15 year old daughter who started talking like that and we sat down and I explained that it may be OK amongst her peers but for many others it's not and if she wants to be taken seriously, she has to eliminate the uptalk and the "like" out of her ability to communicate with others.
Today I'm proud that she no longer talks and sounds like that. Yes, as a listener, It's my pet peeve and I don't have to listen to that guest if it irritates me which is why I simply stopped listening half way through the interview. Too bad, the content seemed to be valuable.
Chances are he's a great guy, very knowledgeable and smart. But if he talks like that, like you know what like I mean, it's probably like what his peers like you know like how they talk. (Sorry, got carried away there)
Anyway, keep up the great job, I feel you have a lot to offer the business community and hope your guests in the future understand that like that's totally not like ok as a guest. (Damn, did it again... sorry)
This looks awesome. Subscribed to your podcast and adding that episode to my playlist.