Can I Have 5 Minutes of Your Time?: A No-Nonsense, Fun Approach to Sales from Xerox’s Former #1 Salesperson

Hal Becker understands that hard work, common sense, and close attention to customer needs are trademarks of a good salesman. His book 5 Minutes of Your Time echoes that same insight for those who want to achieve sales success.

Hal Becker is a nationally known expert on Sales, Customer Service, and Negotiating. He conducts seminars or consults to more than 140 organizations a year. His client list includes IBM, Disney, New York Life, Continental Airlines, Verizon, Terminix, AT&T, Pearle Vision, Cintas, and hundreds of other companies and associations. At the age of 22, he became the #1 salesperson among a national sales force of 11,000, for the Xerox Corporation. Six years later in 1983, he survived terminal cancer only months after launching Direct Opinions, one of America’s first customer service telemarketing firms that facilitates more than two million calls per year with offices throughout the U.S.A. and Canada. In 1990, Hal sold Direct Opinions to devote time for consulting and presenting lectures around the world. He has been featured in publications including The Wall Street Journal, Business Week, Inc Magazine, Nations Business and hundreds of newspapers and Radio/TV stations around the world.