In Analogy City there are a large number of people who have no education or work experience because they grew up on welfare and never had the opportunity for much of an education. A group of the nations best salespeople decides to do some community service and teach some of these people how to sell things on the street.
I’d like to read more on this, but I couldn’t figure out from your comment whether it refers to a real-world event or it’s just pure fiction—all Google searches I tried lead to this comment. If what you wrote above is based on a real event, could you post a link to it?
(To clarify—I’m interested in salesmanship proper, not in getting laid.)
Yes, as far as I know I made the whole thing up. There are programs at shelters which teach the homeless and recently homeless job interview skills and sometimes a trade. But I don’t know of anything involving salesmen.
The ‘Among what they teach’ part was constructed more by translating objections through the analogy than by any significant reference to the reality of salesmanship. I do not think you can glean too much information about salesmanship from the comment in question.
I’d like to read more on this, but I couldn’t figure out from your comment whether it refers to a real-world event or it’s just pure fiction—all Google searches I tried lead to this comment. If what you wrote above is based on a real event, could you post a link to it?
(To clarify—I’m interested in salesmanship proper, not in getting laid.)
Analogy City is hypothetical.
Yes, I understand that—I was wondering about the “Among what they teach” part.
Yes, as far as I know I made the whole thing up. There are programs at shelters which teach the homeless and recently homeless job interview skills and sometimes a trade. But I don’t know of anything involving salesmen.
The ‘Among what they teach’ part was constructed more by translating objections through the analogy than by any significant reference to the reality of salesmanship. I do not think you can glean too much information about salesmanship from the comment in question.