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Windshield Time is a education podcast hosted by Chris Elmore. It has 100 episodes, with the latest published April 2026.

Windshield Time, formerly known as The Service Contractor Radio Show is a podcast dedicated to home service technicians and salespeople. Your host, Chris Elmore will be there for you during your windshield time (or whenever you have time to listen!) to give advice on managing customer expectations, obliterating objections and connecting with your customers on a deeper level in the home.

education ·en ·100 episodes

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Why Customers Push Back on Your Recommendations

2

The One Question That Reveals How Technicians See Their Job

3

Technicians: Your Job Isn't to "Just Fix it"

4

What Business Owners Really Want from Technicians (Joe Bates from Northern Air Plumbing & Heating)

5

Why Service Calls Stall After Diagnostics (and What to Do Next)

6

How to Document a Service Call (And Why It Protects You)

7

What Technicians Miss Without a Diagnostic Checklist

8

Why Self-Improvement Fails for Most Technicians

9

When Holiday Grace Runs Out: The Reset Every Technician Faces

10

Why the Same Objections Keep Showing Up on Your Calls (Most Replayed Moments)

11

Why Great Technicians Don't "Handle" Objections, They Diagnose Them.

12

How Techs Lose Calls (and Control) During the Holiday Season

13

Why Customers Need Clarity Before the Price

14

Stop Pushing the Fix: Why LEAP Closes Calls Without Begging

15

What Customers Really Decide in the First 10 Minutes of a Service Call

16

How Technicians Lose Customers Without Even Realizing It

17

Why People Don't Listen to You (and How to Fix It)

18

How Habits Shape 40% of Your Day (and Your Success)

19

How Curiosity Closes More Calls (and Builds Real Trust)

20

How Top Technicians Produce Revenue without Losing Integrity

21

Good Techs Fix. Great Techs Solve and Communicate.

22

The Overlooked Skills That Make Great Service Technicians

23

The 3 Roles Every Service Technician Must Master (And Why Skills Alone Won't Cut It)

24

Where Profit Slips Away in Home Service Businesses (And How to Fix It)

25

Why a "Simple Fix" Costs $400: Showing Customers the Real Value of Service

26

How Technicians Build Confidence & Stay in Control of Service Calls

27

The 3 C's Every Service Technician Must Master (Confidence, Competence & Control)

28

Why Authority and Scarcity Make Customers Say "Yes"

29

How Trust and Social Proof Close Calls Before Price Matters

30

Reciprocity and Consistency Win Jobs Before Price Matters

31

6 Psychological Skills Every Tech Needs to Win Trust in the Home

32

Handling Know-It-All Customers Without Getting Defensive

33

How Techs Earn the Right to Tell Customers "That's a Bad Idea."

34

Professional. Expert. Authority. How to Win Trust and Earn More in the Trades

35

Why Homeowners Don't Understand You (And What to Do About It)

36

Why Techs Accidentally Sell the Cheapest Option (And How to Stop)

37

Busy Season Chaos? Stick to the Process or Pay the Price.

38

How Great Techs Present Findings Without Losing the Customer

39

What Most Techs Don't Realize About Price, Profit, and Staying in Business

40

How Familiarity Can Kill Trust (And How to Avoid It)

41

Disarming Difficult Customers: The 3-Step Framework That Actually Works

42

Why Great Salespeople Read People, Not Scripts

43

The Truth Behind Multiple Bids and How to Win Anyway

44

How to Handle the Most Emotionally Charged Objection in the Trades

45

What to Do When Customers Say "I Need to Think About It"

46

From Shutdown to $4.75M: The Fix That Changed Everything

47

How to Handle "I Need to Talk to My Spouse" Without Losing the Sale

48

The Truth About Pricing Pushback: Handling Money Objections Right

49

Getting 1% Better With Atomic Habits

50

The Number One Thing To Do In The Home

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