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Top 5 Hilarious Sales Training Videos

Contrary to popular belief, sales training can be fun. At least, that's what some sales trainers think.

I've spent most of today looking at about hundred sales training videos that were supposed to be funny.

Most were truly dreadful, but in this post I've gathered together the cream of the crop. Anyway, at least they made me laugh and they're all short, as in less than 2 minutes long.

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By the way, if you like this video gallery stuff, check out these two previous posts:

NUMBER 5 There are still a lot of sales trainers out there still hawking this kind of awful advice. I think this video is supposed to be satirizing them, but I'm not 100 percent sure...

Click here for the next hilarious sales training video » NUMBER 4 Sales technology is great, especially if you have the right attitude. This guy has the right attitude...


Click here for the next hilarious sales training video » NUMBER 3 This is really more of a sales management training video, and I think it's supposed to critical of managers who know it all. However, I have to admit that I'd rather work for this guy than somebody who's afraid to make any decision at all...

Click here for the next hilarious sales training video » NUMBER 2 This one is actually an ad for a sales training firm, but the situation is so common, it strikes a chord...


Click here for the next hilarious sales training video» NUMBER 1 OK, this one is just plain silly, but it was included in a set of sales training videos posted on YouTube.

What struck my funny bone most was the comment it got on YouTube: "Nice video. It was helpful, I was able to learn a few important things from this video. I am new to Youtube, can you please check out our most recent video and give me your honest opinion?"
Apparently somebody thought it was serious...


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