sales talk
Vendor's verbal push
Sales talk is persuasive speech aimed at getting someone to buy something or accept an idea.
It emphasizes benefits while glossing over drawbacks: Don't give me the sales talk—just tell me what it actually costs.
The term often carries skepticism, suggesting the speaker is more interested in closing a deal than telling the truth.
Persuasive extended talk
- patterQuick rehearsed speech
- presentationFormal display to viewers
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- elevator pitchBrief persuasive summary
cold call · script · value proposition · call to action · benefits · features · testimonial · objection handling
Able to persuade
- influencePower to affect others
- coaxingPersuading through gentle persistence
- enticementSomething that attracts
- inducementMotivating factor or offer
negotiation · deal-making · closing · manipulation · silver-tongued · charm · glib · suave
Paid promotional communication
- marketingPromoting goods to consumers
- brandingCreating distinctive identity
- commercialPaid broadcast promotion
- infomercialExtended TV sales broadcast
endorsement · slogan · jingle · campaign · publicity · merchandising · product launch · discount
Overstating beyond reality
- pufferyOverblown self-promotion
- oversellingExaggerating a pitch
- hyperboleRhetorical extreme exaggeration
- spinRapid rotation around axis
buzzwords · overstatement · sensationalism · inflated claims · gimmickry · ballyhoo · hoopla · grandiosity
spiel
Persuasive extended talk
- patterQuick rehearsed speech
- presentationFormal display to viewers
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
elevator pitch · cold call · script · value proposition · call to action · benefits · features · testimonial · objection handling · closing line
convincing
Able to persuade
- influencePower to affect others
- coaxingPersuading through gentle persistence
- enticementSomething that attracts
inducement · negotiation · deal-making · closing · manipulation · silver-tongued · charm · glib · suave · flattery
advertising
Paid promotional communication
- marketingPromoting goods to consumers
- brandingCreating distinctive identity
- commercialPaid broadcast promotion
infomercial · endorsement · slogan · jingle · campaign · publicity · merchandising · product launch · discount · special offer
exaggeration
Overstating beyond reality
- pufferyOverblown self-promotion
- oversellingExaggerating a pitch
- hyperboleRhetorical extreme exaggeration
spin · buzzwords · overstatement · sensationalism · inflated claims · gimmickry · ballyhoo · hoopla · grandiosity · bombast
- jargonjargon, lingo, legal jargon, slang, buzz words
- economic vocabularytrade terms, credit terms, payment terms, net income, retained earnings
- persuasionpersuade, persuasion, persuasive, convince, convincing
sales talkstraight talk
Honest, direct communication
candor · unvarnished truth · full disclosure · transparency · objectivity
sales talkcasual conversation
Informal spoken exchange
small talk · heart-to-heart · chitchat · idle chat · idle chatter