Practical advice for anyone who talks to people for a living. Sales tips, interview prep, negotiation tactics, and how AI can help you stay sharp on every call.
An interview copilot is software that listens to a live job interview through your computer audio, transcribes the question, and puts a suggested answer on your screen in about one to three seconds. Unlike interview prep tools, which work before the call, a copilot works during it. It runs in a window only you can see.
Read article →Real-time sales coaching software prompts a rep during a live call rather than reviewing the recording afterwards. It splits into three categories: contact centre agent assist, conversation intelligence platforms, and individual live call copilots. The first two are priced per seat with team minimums. Only the third is bought by one person for their own calls.
Read article →"Just email me" is almost never a request for information. It is a polite exit, and sending the email confirms it. The response that works acknowledges it, asks one narrow question to find out what would actually be worth sending, and uses the answer to earn another sixty seconds of conversation.
Read article →Answer in about ninety seconds using present, past, future: what you do now, the one or two moves that got you here, and why this specific role is the logical next step. It is not a biography and not a CV recital. It is a ninety-second argument for why you are sitting in that chair.
Read article →Never guess and never stop at "I do not know". Use three parts: say plainly that you do not have it, say what you do know that is adjacent, and commit to a specific time you will come back with the answer. Said in one breath, it reads as competence rather than a gap.
Read article →STAR (situation, task, action, result) fails in live interviews for one structural reason: the situation is the easiest part to talk about and the least valuable, so people spend ninety seconds on setup and thirty on what they actually did. The fix is to cap the situation at two sentences.
Read article →On a cold call you get roughly five to eight questions before the prospect starts wondering where this is going, and that budget never refills. Spend them on the prospect's current process, what it costs them, and who else is affected. Skip anything you could have found on their website.
Read article →An AI meeting assistant works after the meeting: it records, transcribes and summarises so you have notes and action items. A meeting copilot works during it, putting suggested wording on your screen while someone is still talking. The words are used interchangeably in marketing, but they solve opposite problems.
Read article →Recruiter asks your salary expectations before you're ready? Here are word-for-word scripts to deflect, anchor, and negotiate with confidence, plus how to back yourself up live.
Read article →Looking for a Cluely alternative for interviews without the cheating-tool baggage? Unblank gives you structured, real-time interview answers built from your own background. Free trial included.
Read article →Looking for a Cluely alternative built for individual sales reps? Unblank gives you real-time AI call guidance, no team plan required. Free trial included. Windows now, macOS coming soon.
Read article →Blanking on 'tell me about yourself'? Unblank is a real-time AI assistant that shows you exactly what to say during live job interviews. Free trial, no card required. Windows now, macOS coming soon.
Read article →Every sales rep blanks out eventually. Here are practical recovery phrases, preparation tips, and how an AI call assistant can make sure it never costs you a deal.
Read article →Cold call objections are not rejections. Learn the acknowledge-answer-advance framework that turns 'not interested' into a real conversation, plus how AI can help.
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