“We're still going to do opening, then discovery, then presentation close. We just flip the amount of time from discovery to presentation.”

Chris Smith · Financial Advisor Success · Winning Clients And Moving 'Upmarket' By Being Confident In Telling Your Value Story with Chris Smith

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Structure client meetings by flipping the time allocation: first meeting heavy on discovery, light on presentation; second meeting light on discovery, heavy on presentation

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