Sunflowers and Startups – the Similarities!
Pitching Skill Workshop: This morning I sat in my creative chair, hoping that a topic for my next article would emerge. While writing my morning pages, I looked around my office, realizing the subject matter was right under my nose. I have a renewed interest in my garden as a result of the pandemic. I […]
The “Fly Me to the Moon” Pitch
Pitching Skill Workshop: “Fly me to the Moon Let me play among the stars Let me see what life is like on Jupiter and Mars In other words,” … Words & Music by Bart Howard 1954 Excite me Today I will show you how to create a pitch that excites both customers and investors. This […]
A New Sales Message For a New Era
Pitching Skill Workshop: Now that everyone is awakening from their enforced slumber [hesitantly], it’s time for me to help and support you in creating and delivering a refocused “Killer Elevator Pitch”. It’s likely your old message will not suffice in these changed times. I can help you to create a new sales story (or stories), […]
“Creating a Killer Elevator Pitch” Workshop
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“Creating a Killer Elevator Pitch”
Pitching Skill Workshop: My previous two articles have covered the topics of “Selling in a Time of COVID” and “5 Step Template for Sales Success“. Both of these articles have been very well received. Soon we move on to how to create exciting content to populate your template and hold your audience’s attention for a period […]
5 Step Template for Sales Success
Pitching Skill Workshop: The secret Sales Tips & Skills of a successful meeting is learning how to talk in terms of the other person’s interest. Here are the five steps I use in a sales conversation: 1. Attention There are lots of stories told to us each day on Radio, TV, Podcasts etc. how many engage you fully? 2. […]
A Pitch – the 5 Minute Trailer of Your Movie
Pitching Skill Workshop: Pitching Tips & Skills to Master I find that creatives in the visual arts and spoken word are often the most challenged when it comes to pitching for sales or investment. What they do is set aside all the creative skills they have, while attempting to be salespeople! Their creativity, imagination, visualization skills get put aside […]
Send Me Your Deck!
Executive Coaching Skills This is your wish; you want to send your Deck to a potential investor or prospective partner or customer, yet you have that sinking feeling in the pit of your stomach as you know, deep down, it’s not good enough! When I engage with a prospective client, it’s usually the first thing I ask them, to send me their existing slide deck; I also […]
The (little known) Secret to a Successful Pitch
Executive Coaching Skills: The key to a successful pitch is your preparation and research. The conversation and face to face meeting prior to having the opportunity to deliver a pitch, or send a proposal, is where the groundwork for winning proposals are established. The images above are four of my top interviewers who always ask […]
Tips to Win Investment Now!
Pitching Skill Workshop: Tips to Win Investment & Sales Experienced investors tell me that they back people with great ideas, not the other way around. A short time ago, I received a request for help from a person referred to me by one of my previous clients. First engagement: We spoke, and he told me […]