nervous and unsure

jewellerychick replied:

Hi Bernadette,

 Welcome to PP!!

Party plan of any sort can be quite daunting for anyone considering doing it.  I had never ever ever worked as a consultant before and must admit I was very scared with the prospect of having to stand up in front of complete strangers and sell my product.  However I have to say that I have met some wonderful and ladies and made some fantastic friendships out of it.  It is always on the back of your mind when you have a party as to 'what are these people like', 'will it be successful', 'will people turn up for it' etc etc.  Just last night I went to a party in which the lady had invited about 10 or people and only 3 turned up and she was quite dissappointed, however i suggested to her that I would leave her order open until the end of the week so if she wanted she could see if she  could gain some more sales.  Most pp's offer excellent support to their consultants and are more than happy to help you out with whatever problems may arise.

Hope I haven't rambled to much and have helped you in your decision.

noone replied:

Hi Bernadette,

I too was very scared of doing parties and had to build myself up to them.  Why not start out with catalogue sales, move up to catalogue parties, then move onto U+2 (ie only 3 people attend) then onto full fledged parties.  Not only will you know your products backwards and forwards but you'll have a lot more confidence.

It took me about 4 parties before I started enjoying myself - the last party I had was the best ever.  Although I didn't book any from it, my sales were high and everyone had a really great time.  I have no doubt this lady would book with me again. (The no-bookings was intentional as I was finishing up with that particular company).

Best of luck, and remember everyone on here who does parties has had to start somewhere, and will be more than happy to help you in any way they can.

Lauren

Kirstin replied:

Bernadette, being nervous is natural. I think even super experienced reps still get butterflies just before doing a prsentation.

It might be helpful if you can attend a few parties with your upline or team members and watch how they do it. You'll learn heaps and be able to make some decisions about things you do and don't want to include in your own presentation. You don't have to copy someone else's style completely, just find what will work for you.

If you don't have any colleagues nearby, maybe ask some of the girls on this website if you can attend their parties. Although the products will be different, you'll still get lots of useful ideas. Post a request on the Sydney group (you'll need to join if you haven't already!)

I think hostess coaching can make a big difference to the number of people who attend an event. Read up on this and you'll find some great tips and ideas on how to make sure you and your hostess have a successful event.

Kirstin xxx

PS Your darling hubby is going to have to learn to change nappies - it is an essential part of being a father!

TDTina replied:

bernadette, i know exactly where you are coming from. i use to have trouble doing orals at school as i didn't like standing up in front of my fellow peers and talk nevermind the thought of standing up in front of complete and utter strangers and talk to them bout sex products. being the only consultant here at the time (as i once am again) i couldn't exactly go see any demos done. i was so nervous at my first party that i forgot to play games even though i had selected a few only moments prior to that plus i also forgot to collect deposits on orders. after i had done the demo and was taking orders i had most people remark that they were surprised that it was my first party. i had gotten myself that worked up i was almost to the point of physically shaking and wanting to be sick. these days (and it's only 8mths ago i did that first party) i have some remark on not knowing how i can stand there and speak so openly bout such products. in fact i had one woman go so far as to say if she could only hear me that i sounded as if i was possibly reading some sort of recipe lol. i'm wondering about what sort of things she cooks up now lol for me to be talking bout sex products to remotely sound like a recipe lol. i guess what i am trying to say is you will be right everyone is nervous bout their first party. and it is completely normal to have thoughts of: am i wasting my time here? will there be many sales? will i get any bookings to keep me going? it was only a few weeks ago i did a party for a woman who i had given 50 invites to, i was expecting to be there for hours and had actually dragged along another woman who is soon to be a consultant and tell her she would be getting a crash course in ordering lol for only 6 people to attend. but on the other side of the coin have done parties where all invited turned up, so all parties are completely different and each one you learn something new at, whether it be a different idea of how to sell something or a new game idea. forums such as these are also great. any support you can get grab and run with. ok finished dribbling now lol.