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Hal Becker
Born (1954-10-14) October 14, 1954 (age 71)
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
EducationJohn Carroll University
OccupationsAuthor, sales trainer, professional speaker
Notable credit(s)Can I Have 5 Minutes Of Your Time? (1993)
At Your Service (1998)
Get What You Want!! (2004)
Hal Becker's Ultimate Sales Book (2012)
Lip Service (2001)
SpouseHolly Becker (m. 1998)
ChildrenNicole Simko
Websitewww.halbecker.com

Hal Becker (born 1954) is an American author and nationally known expert on the subjects of sales, customer service and negotiating. He conducts seminars or provides consultations to more than 140 organizations a year, including, IBM, Disney, New York Life, United Airlines, Verizon, Terminix, AT&T, Pearle Vision and Cintas.[1][2] His best known books are Can I Have 5 Minutes Of Your Time?,[3][4] Lip Service[5] and Hal Becker's Ultimate Sales Book, A Revolutionary Training Manual Guaranteed to Improve Your Skills and Inflate Your Net Worth.[6]

Education

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Becker graduated from Cleveland Heights High School in 1972. In 1993, he was inducted into the Heights Hall of Fame with ten other graduates.[7]

From John Carroll University,[8] Becker earned a bachelor's degree in sociology in 1976. At John Carroll, he worked as the union director of special events, booking concerts on campus.[9]

Career

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In 1977, at the age of 22, Becker was named the #1 salesperson among a national sales force of 11,000 at Xerox Corporation.[10][11] In 1983, he launched one of America's first customer service telemarketing firms called Direct Opinions.[12] That same year he was diagnosed with and survived cancer.[13][14] In 1990, he sold Direct Opinions to devote time to consulting and presenting lectures around the world.[15][16]

Becker is a syndicated writer in 46 business journal newspapers nationwide.[17]

He is a past chairman of Better Business Bureau Serving Greater Cleveland and the Solon Chamber of Commerce,[18] and has also sat on boards including Better Business Bureau, March of Dimes, COSE, University of Akron Business School, Cleveland Health Museum/Natural History Museum, Healthy Cities Ohio, Sales & Marketing Executives and Montefiore Nursing Home, and the Chagrin Valley Chamber of Commerce.[19]

Publications

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  • Can I Have 5 Minutes of Your Time?: A No Nonsense Fun Approach to Sales by Hal Becker and Florence Mustric (1993)[3]
  • At Your Service: Calamities, Catastrophes, and Other Curiosities of Customer Service by Hal B. Becker (1998)[20][2]
  • Lip Service: 50 Humorous Stories of the Worst Customer Service in America and Interviews with the 10 Best Companies in the World by Hal B. Becker (2001)[5]
  • Get What You Want!! A Fun, Upbeat and Fresh Approach to Negotiating by Hal B. Becker, Jon Lief, and Florence Mustric (2004)[21]
  • Hal Becker's Ultimate Sales Book, A Revolutionary Training Manual Guaranteed to Improve Your Skills and Inflate Your Net Worth by Hal B. Becker (2012)[6]

Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ↑ "National sales expert shares expertise at May 20 seminar". The Corydon Democrat. May 12, 1999. p. 6. Retrieved July 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. 1 2 Parkin, Sarah (March 2, 2001). "Quality service key to achieving success for former salesman". Arizona Republic. p. 230. Retrieved July 24, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Becker, Hal (2008). Can I Have 5 Minutes of Your Time?: A No-Nonsense, Fun Approach to Sales from Xerox's Former #1 Salesperson. Mustric, Florence. Morgan James Publishing. ISBN 978-1-60037-348-0.
  4. ↑ Whitney, Valerie (October 18, 1998). "Ex-Xerox wonder boy to lead training forum". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. p. 10. Retrieved July 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. 1 2 Becker, Hal (2001). Lip Service : 50 Humorous Stories of the Worst Customer Service in America and Interviews with the 10 Best Companies in the World. OakHill Press. ISBN 978-1-886939-48-6.
  6. 1 2 Becker, Ha l (2012). Hal Becker's Ultimate Sales Book, A Revolutionary Training Manual Guaranteed to Improve Your Skills and Inflate Your Net Worth. Career Press. ISBN 978-1-60163-241-8.
  7. 1 2 Fink, Brian (May 18, 1993). "11 alumni inducted into Hall of Fame". The Black and Gold. p. 6.
  8. ↑ "Class Notes 1976". John Carroll University. Archived from the original on April 2, 2009. Retrieved October 3, 2009.
  9. ↑ "Seals and Crofts in Concert". The Carroll News. October 3, 1975. p. 1.
    - Jim, Reho (March 27, 1976). "Concert Staging Complex Task". The Carroll News. p. 1.
  10. ↑ "New Regional Sales Boot Camp Training Program Will Excel Dealer Salespeople as Top Producers" (PDF). Education Foundation News. FEDA Education Foundation. Summer 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2016. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
  11. 1 2 Cummings, Holly (May 26, 1999). "Motivator Hal Becker has a cool job, urging people to laugh and be courteous". The Corydon Democrat. p. 17. Retrieved July 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Hal Becker to share expertise at Chamber of Commerce Program". Clarion News. May 19, 1999. p. 9. Retrieved July 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ Canedy, Dana (July 19, 1993). "Sense of humor propels salesman's career". The Evening News. p. 42. Retrieved July 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "Expert salesman reveals his theory for success in book". The Mobile Press. July 14, 1993. p. 63. Retrieved July 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ↑ Ed Wittenberg, special to cleveland com (December 7, 2012). "Solon resident Hal Becker, a Cleveland Heights High School graduate, writes 'Ultimate Sales Book'". cleveland. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  16. ↑ Canedy, Dana (July 8, 1993). "Winning attitude sells". The Plain Dealer. p. 51. Retrieved July 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ↑ "Syndicated Articles". Bizjournals. Archived from the original on December 15, 2019. Retrieved December 10, 2009.
  18. ↑ Betz, Lindsay (January 8, 2011). "Solon Chamber of Commerce elects officers for 2011". Sun News. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  19. ↑ "Chamber Team - Chagrin Valley Chamber of Commerce, OH". www.cvcc.org. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  20. ↑ Becker, Hal (1998). At Your Service: Calamities, Catastrophes, and Other Curiosities of Customer Service. John Wiley & Sons Inc. ISBN 978-0-471-25542-0.
  21. ↑ Becker, Hal; Lief, Jon; Mustric, Florence (2004). Get What You Want!! A Fun, Upbeat and Fresh Approach to Negotiating. OakHill Press. ISBN 978-1-886939-68-4.
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