sales talk
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3.0
- noun
- /seɪlz tɔk/
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discurso de ventas
- The salesperson used a persuasive sales talk to convince potential customers of the product's benefits.
Then here's the sales talk we teach based on the assumption that you've learned the principles in the ICANN course.
- Then here's the sales talk we teach based on the assumption that you've learned the principles in the ICANN course.
Examples
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Parents must have convincing powers, sugarcoating abilities, and superb sales talk skills to convince them to visit the dentist for dental services.
Blog text (19) -
They give you quite a sales talk, don't they?
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I just had to give you my sales talk.
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Finally, when everything was clear, I began my sales talk.
Fiction book (2000) -
Then after that, he gave his sales talk.
Blog text (30) -
That's it for the sales talk for my own book.
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And I wanted another witness besides Phyllis to hear me give him a sales talk.
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They are selling a vision of America, but the specific policies and arguments are just 'sales talk.'
Blog text (29) -
Stop all the sales talk because Meek's debut flopped after the epic promotional push he got.
Blog text (18) -
Then here's the sales talk we teach based on the assumption that you've learned the principles in the ICANN course.
Synonyms
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4.2
A place where a seller sets up to sell goods
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3.2
A short talk to convince someone to buy something
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7.9
A long talk that tries to convince people to buy something
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5.3
A strong, pushy effort to make someone buy something
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4.3
Flattering words that try to persuade someone but are not sincere
A short lively speech that tries to attract customers
Smooth talk used to convince people, often by salespeople
A message that tries too hard to get you to buy something
How Persuasive
- Informal
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound is compositionally predictable: 'sales' (relating to selling) used attributively plus 'talk' (speech) yields 'speech intended to sell'. A B1 learner who knows both constituents should be able to infer this meaning, and the same morphology/logic exists in many languages, making it transparently interpretable.
Etymology
Sales talk comes from sellers who used loud, clever talk to make sales in markets and shops. That's why sales talk now means speech meant to persuade someone to 'buy' something.