There are hundreds of pitches coming through Stage 32 every week and, as the coordinator, I've seen just about every approach out there. These experiences have shaped what I think a pitch should (and should not) include, but I'm curious what everyone else thinks.
So, how do you like to structure your pitches (verbal or written)?
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Thanks for the webinar today. It was informative and at time's humorous.
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I enjoyed it. Now let's see if I can take some of this new found knowledge to perfect my pitches.
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Awesome webinar! Thank you!
I like to start off my pitches with some begging, then I move on to pleading, then some cajoling, and finally I finish off with a few stinging death-threats. Not a lot of success with this format so far, but i think I'm going to stick with it just out of stubborness.
Can anyone direct me to getting a pdf copy of today's webinar/manual. I was not able to do so during the live webinar.
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William i got an email today from Stage 32 with an on-demand link to the webinar yesterday and also a link for downloading the manual.
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Hey Allen Roughton Dean Balsamo Laura Scheiner William Carlton Brown Richard Buzzell David Downes Great job, on the webinar. Even though we had a frozen faced Nick Assunto at every turn, with different frozen facial expressions, haha! Awesome job! I'm curious, how do you establish a relationship with them before going into the pitch. In saying this, so your not just someone whose a robot or someone that cuts chicken heads off for a living and does it like a boss. Looking on tips to establish a quick rapport. Also, i'm sure knowing a little bit about the copany before going in helps. I persoanlly, broke my Intro/ connected to a personal story, then Beginning. Middle and End. 3 minutes on Act one and the rest on Act 2,3. Looking for more info. Thanks again for all of your greatness :)
William Carlton Brown you can find the Pitching Guidebook when you click to watch the video on demand in your "My Education" section, but I've also copied the direct link for you here: https://www.stage32.com/sites/stage32.com/files/cake/5aa7fc092c7bb.pdf
Raymond J. Negron, I wouldn't worry too much about building that rapport before a pitch on Stage 32 as the execs are there to hear the pitches and know time is limited. However, if you know from their bio or a bit of googling that you have something in common, or really liked something they've done recently, feel free to share that. I've seen people land reads or meetings just because they shared alma mater at a small school.
If you are pitching someone outside of a strict pitch setting (i.e., not a pitch meeting, pitchfest or pitch session), it's important to build that relationship before you ask them to hear about your project or read it. A (very) general guideline is don't ask someone for a favor (a read, meeting, pitch, etc.) until at least the 3rd time you meet them. But obviously if they ask about your work, feel free to share!