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Understanding Sales Call Analytics: A Beginner's Guide

Emily Watson
December 20, 2025
7 min read

If you aren't recording and analyzing your sales calls, you're flying blind. But with so many metrics available, where do you start? This guide breaks down the essential KPIs.

Talk-to-Listen Ratio

The golden rule: Listen more than you speak. Top performers typically have a 43:57 talk-to-listen ratio. If you're talking 70% of the time, you're pitching, not selling.

Interactivity Score

How often does the conversation switch back and forth? A monologue is a lecture. A dialogue is a sale. High interactivity scores correlate strongly with higher close rates.

Patience

How long do you wait after a prospect finishes speaking before you start? The average is 1.5 seconds. Top performers wait 2.8 seconds. That extra second of silence prompts the prospect to elaborate.

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