Just how do you make the perfect pitch? Following sound practices can make all the difference between a pitch that succeeds or fails. Any entrepreneur who needs to pitch for business and win should hve attended this event.
Here are some key tips/comments taken from delegates who attended this event:
"Showed how pitching/presentations could and should be done - with energy and passion"
"Don't use powerpoint unless you feel you have graphs etc you need it for, be passionate, create energy"
"Lose the powerpoint, leave handouts and speak from the heart"
"It made me totally reconsider how I do pitches"
"Do not use powerpoint! Personalise your presentation"
"Focussed inspiration on planning which is never done thoroughly enough"
"Russell's presentation was well thought through - good presentation that left us wanting more"
"Really made me think about what public speaking (rather than just pitching) can do/already does do for my role and business"
"Russell was an excellent speaker he knows his stuff"
"Good reminder and new tips for pitching"
"Gave me some new ideas and tools for pitching"
"Russell was engaging, amusing and stimulating"
"Sell yourself as a person. Don't use powerpoint"
"Lots of ideas from Russell on how to improve our pitch (and affirmation of why we are successful already! - over 80% success at pitch)
Marcliffe Hotel - 7 February 2012
Focus Dinner
Speaker: Bob Drummond, Hydrasun, www.hydrasun.com Roy McGregor, Global Energy Group, www.gegroup.com
Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Edinburgh - 9 February 2012
Supper Club
Speaker: Gordon White, fatBuzz Limited, www.fatBuzz.co.uk
Hotel Du Vin at One Devonshire Gardens - 16 February 2012
Focus Dinner
Speaker: Andrew Cope, Zenith Provecta, www.zenithprovecta.co.uk Richard Ferguson, Aitken & Niven, www.aitken-niven.co.uk
Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Edinburgh - 21 February 2012
Supper Club
Speaker: Peter Grant, Grant Assessment Managment, www.grantmanagement.co.uk
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