13 episodes
The Essential Pitch David Beckett
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This is the show which helps you make great pitches and presentations, so you can raise money, win business, and grow your confidence – and you’ll learn from people who are doing it at the highest level. I’m David Beckett, Pitch Coach, TEDx speech coach and founder of the Best3Minutes pitch methodology. I've coached over 1400 Startups to win over €340Million in investment. I've also trained more than 20,000 professionals at companies such as Booking.com, Tommy Hilfiger, PwC, Shell and Netflix. For more help with creating your winning pitch, go to Best3minutes.com.
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Dan Roam, international bestselling author, tells about his new book, The Pop-Up Pitch, and shares his storytelling journey, built on solving complex problems with simple drawings.
Visuals and the Pitch: Dan Roam is one of the leading experts, as his new book, The Pop-Up Pitch demonstrates. It's a 10 step roadmap that will take anyone through the process of building a great presentation in just 2 hours.
Dan is the author of international bestselling books such as Back of the Napkin, Show and Tell and Draw to Win, and the creator of the Back of the Napkin academy. He's advised major companies - and even the Obama White House administration! - on how to tackle problems through drawing.
I found this to be one of my favourite discussions. Dan is an optimistic, upbeat person, with a very specific skill in visual thinking, who has a true passion to help people shine and succeed. Enjoy!
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Founder Stories: Cinzia Silvestri tells why your drugs are average, why communicating deep science needs simplicity, and what it's like to be raising money as a female founder
Cinzia Silvestri is a powerhouse of science driven entrepreneurship, with her venture Bi/ond focusing on inclusive development of drugs and medicines. She's worked hard on the craft of communicating highly scientific concepts in ways that anyone can understand. She's raised big money for her startup, building some serious traction, and yet keeping that attitude of non-stop learning along the journey.
Watch Cinzia's TEDx talk HERE. Find out more about Cinzia on LinkedIn HERE.
Get help with your pitch HERE.
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David Arnoux, co-founder of The Growth Tribe explains; What's the attention economy? And why is it that some of the most talented people are never heard?
David Arnoux explains: 'We invest no more than 2 hours per month on learning, less than 1% of our working time.' David is the unstoppable co-founder of one of my favourite companies in the world, The Growth Tribe, and he and his team are out to grow that number dramatically.
David is an awesome speaker: in this episode he shares his experiences on how to create and practice a pitch, and why over practicing doesn't exist. He also explains why he has only one line in his 'About' section on LinkedIn, and how difficult it is to get people to pay attention.
Check out David Arnoux's book in progress, called Upgrading Brains, HERE. Find out more about David on LinkedIn HERE, and The Growth Tribe HERE
Get help with your pitch HERE
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Penalties and Public Speaking: Ben Lyttleton, bestselling author of 12 Yards, talks about how speakers can learn from the art of penalty taking when managing public speaking nerves.
Ben Lyttleton is a Football writer and consultant. He’s the author of the bestselling book about penalties, Twelve Yards, the Football School series, & he’s also written EDGE – what business can learn from football.
If you're a football fan and interested in public speaking, this episode is for you! Ben has some great insights into how footballers manage nerves and prepare for success when taking penalties, and how those strategies might be replicable for anyone preparing a pitch or a presentation.
Find out more about Ben Lyttleton HERE. You can get his entertaining newsletter on penalties HERE.
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Dan Pink: Top TED speaker shares his tips on selling, timing and keeping things short.
Imagine being in the top 20 speakers ever on TED.com! Well, Dan Pink is no.16 on the all time list. He's sold millions of books about selling and persuasion, and has recently launched his own course at Masterclass.com. Dan is a true sales and pitching guru, with multi million selling books such as To Sell is Human, and Drive giving his unique research-based insights into moving people to the next level.
Find out more about Dan pink at danpink.com
Get help with your pitch HERE
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Hacking Simplicity: Founder Stories. Janneke van den Heuvel and Steven Kroon share their serial entrepreneurial partnership, and how teaming up helps you cover every kind off pitch.
One is terrified of pitching - and does it brilliantly, Another is a master of marketing and effortlessly appears on TV - yet works like crazy to achieve that calm. Can you guess which is which?
All is revealed as Janneke van den Heuvel and Steven Kroon of TryLikes share their public speaking journey, as well as the way they have pivoted after Covid lockdowns took hold of their market.
They tell about how to manage nerves, prepare for TV interviews, and how constantly talking through the story helps to make it concrete and certain.
Steven and Janneke were the only team I ever agreed to making a duo pitch at Startupbootcamp Demo Day, and that;'s because they can almost read each others' mind. Listen to the story of these excellent entrepreneurs!
Find out more about them at Trylikes. You'll find them on LinkedIn - Janneke here and Steven here.
Need help with your pitch? Check out our Pitch Academy here.
Find out more about host David Beckett here.