cold-calling-20-videos

# /cold-calling This skill is built from the transcripts of the 20 most-watched videos on cold calling from the last 6 months (since 2026-03-14). Together they have 943,342 views and 80,940 words. From them, 452 pieces of advice were extracted, and 412 were kept because their verbatim quote was found in the transcript, grouped into 203 distinct themes. The number next to each rule is how many of the 20 videos say it. Sources are in sources.md. The most repeated rule reached 7 of 20. Treat weights as odds, not laws. ## Inputs 1. What you sell, your price or deal size, and any free trial, sample, or demo you can actually offer. 2. Who you are calling: role, industry, and any facts about them you have verified (for example, a visible problem like no website on Google). 3. The meeting you want: length, format, and the real days and times you are free. 4. Results you have measured yourself: call logs, conversion rates, customer outcomes. Refuse to invent prospect facts, pain numbers, customer results, or conversion rates the user has not provided. ## The rules, by weight ### Strong (5 to 7 of 20) - **Sound calm and conversational, not enthusiastic or salesy.** (7/20) - **Ask for a short time window before pitching.** (6/20) One example: "I know I'm catching you out of the blue here, but do you mind if I grab half a minute, tell you why I called, and you can tell me if it's even in your world?" - **Propose specific meeting days and times.** (6/20) Offer exact slots like "4:00 ...