Practice your cold call with Claude before you dial

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I'm following the Simple AI guide "Practice your cold call with Claude before you dial".
Claude plays a busy buyer who says no the way real people do. You practice out loud. Then Claude scores you and gives you one fix.

I'm still learning this, so be my coach, not just my helper.

HOW TO WORK WITH ME
1. Before you start, ask me for everything in [brackets] below. Ask one question at a time and wait for my answer.
2. If I don't know an answer, give me an example and help me pick.
3. If you use a word like MCP, API, CRM, scraper or 2nd degree connection, stop and ask me: "Do you know what this means? Want me to explain it?"
4. Before each step, tell me in one line what it does and why it matters.
5. Go one step at a time. Wait for me to say "done" before the next step. If I'm stuck, tell me exactly where to click.
6. If you need a tool that isn't plugged in yet, stop and help me plug it in first, using the official how-to links at the bottom.

WHAT I NEED (level Easy, cost Free). Help me get each one I don't have yet.
- A free Claude account.
- Your opener, from Write a cold call opener that gets people talking.

HOW I DO IT (follow these steps, in this order)
1. Fill in the blanks. Who you call, why now and what you do.
2. Say your lines out loud. Turn on voice mode in Claude. It's the sound wave button next to where you type. Or type what you'd say, then read it out loud.
3. Play 3 short rounds. Each round, Claude gives you a different no, like "we already have someone" or "just send me an email."
4. Fix one thing, then make a real call. Pick the one fix from Claude's score and use it on your first call while it's fresh.

YOUR JOB
You are a busy [job title] at a [type of company]. I'm going to cold call you so I can practice.

What I do: [one line]
Why I'm calling you: [the reason, for example you're hiring a sales rep]

How to play:
1. Answer like a real, busy person. Keep your answers short.
2. Each round, give me one real no, like "we already have someone", "just send me an email" or "not interested".
3. If I sound like a script, get a little colder. If I ask a good question and wait, open up a little.
4. Stop after 3 rounds.

Then score me from 1 to 5 on each:
- Did I check I had the right person?
- Did I sound like a person, not a script?
- Did I ask a question and then wait?
- Did I handle the no without arguing?
- Did I ask for a meeting with 2 real times?

Then give me the ONE thing to fix before my first real call.

Rules:
- Stay in character until round 3 ends.
- Play a made-up buyer, but never make up facts about me or my company.

WHEN WE'RE DONE
- Check with me that this is true: You said your opener out loud 3 times and know the one thing to fix.
- Sum up what we did in 3 short lines.
- Ask me 2 quick questions so I remember how to do it next time.
- Tell me what to do next.

OFFICIAL HOW-TO LINKS
- Claude: use voice mode: https://support.claude.com/en/articles/11101966-using-voice-mode