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Book Description

In business, there is a moment when everyone has to make a pitch; it might be your own personal OK Corral, when the consequences of failure are too painful to even contemplate, but it will always be an occasion where the outcome really matters.

Brilliant Pitch will equip people to tackle pitch situations (however tough), improve their own skills and, importantly, leave them enthused about the idea of pitching and looking forward to the next one. It will do so first by outlining how to approach any pitch, then how to tailor the approach in different situations. There are secrets from the masters. There are pitch stories. (Such as the agency which pitched to British Rail, and deliberately kept them waiting in reception for an hour, with bad refreshments and no explanation for the delay…) The book brings the process to life, rather than simply listing things to do. It shows readers how they, too, can become great at pitching.

 Brilliant outcomes:

  • It eliminates the possibility of doing a 'bad' pitch

  • It will help readers get the content and preparation spot on by focusing on the needs of the audience.

  • It will help give readers tons of confidence so they’ll not only deliver brilliant pitches, but they’ll be eager to pitch time and time again.   

Table of Contents

  1. Cover
  2. Brilliant Pitch
  3. Table of Contents
  4. About the author
  5. Acknowledgements
  6. Read this first
  7. 1 So how good are you . . . really?
  8. 2 It’s OK if you haven’t done it before: the importance of clarity
  9. 3 Basic mistakes: ever seen Dragons’ Den
  10. 4 How not to make assumptions: finding out what they really want
  11. 5 Now do your homework (sorry – no substitute)
  12. 6 The most important ‘p’ in pitch . . . is people
  13. 7 About teamwork
  14. 8 The time to win the pitch is before you do the pitch
  15. 9 Anytime, anyplace, anywhere: the elevator pitch
  16. 10 What to do when what they want is not the same as what they need
  17. 11 Pitching for entrepreneurs: backing the rider or backing the horse?
  18. 12 Victory is not about coming up with the right answer
  19. 13 Pitching to procurement professionals
  20. 14 Busking it: how to pitch without a pitch
  21. 15 Magic, theatre, genius and other myths about pitching
  22. 16 Masterclass: it doesn’t get any better than this
  23. Imprint
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