Obaloluwa Ola-Joseph Isaiah
Your sales calls aren’t going well. They just feel like they are.
I learned that the hard way.
I once had a call that felt perfect.
No objections. Smooth conversation.
I thought the deal was moving forward.
It wasn’t.
When I rewatched it, I caught the moment I missed.
- A small pause when pricing came up.
- A slight shift in tone.
- A moment I brushed past.
- A slight shift in tone.
- A moment I brushed past.
That was the deal.
And I missed it.
That’s when I realized: feeling ≠ reality in sales
Now I treat every call like a post-mortem. Because one missed signal = one lost deal
A few calls later, I had the same kind of “perfect” conversation again.
This time, I ran it through Claap right after.
It flagged something I would’ve ignored.
When we talked about timing, the prospect said,
“𝘸𝘦’𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘺 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘢𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘳”
“𝘸𝘦’𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘺 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘢𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘳”
I brushed past it on the call.
But this time, I followed up on it.
That was the real blocker.
We adjusted early and the deal kept moving.
Same situation. Different outcome.
Now I use a simple checklist after every call:
- Did I repeat their problem in their exact words?
- Did we put a real cost on the problem?
- Did I connect our solution to money, time, or risk?
- Where did their tone change or hesitation show up?
- Did we lock in a clear next step with a date?
- What objection did I not handle properly?
- What could still kill this deal?
- Did we put a real cost on the problem?
- Did I connect our solution to money, time, or risk?
- Where did their tone change or hesitation show up?
- Did we lock in a clear next step with a date?
- What objection did I not handle properly?
- What could still kill this deal?
Most people rely on memory.
That’s the mistake.
Instead of rewatching full calls or guessing from memory, Claap pulls out:
- objections
- key moments
- next steps
- key moments
- next steps
No guessing. No missed signals.
No more rewatching 45-min calls just to find one missed moment.
Just a clear view of what actually happened and what to fix.
I turned this into a simple checklist my team uses after every call.
Comment CLAAP and I’ll send it.
#claappartner
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