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We get to transform a lot of investor pitches. These vary from start-ups to major company pitches to pitches for private equity fund managers. Sometimes, we review up to ten investor pitches a week, so we have a good nose for what works with...
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How to become a confident presenter Banish your fear of public speaking There is no one cure for the fear of public speaking. Each person is different. At the same time, whatever your fears, they can be overcome. You can make become a confident...
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If you are looking for a great presentation training course, especially one aimed at business executives, you want to be sure that you pick one of the best. Check what your presentation training course covers. These are some of the key things that you...
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Why should anyone decide to select you when you are pitching for new business off or online? It's an important question that you need to answer when you are pitching. It's the question we help answer in our pitch training programmes. Win More Business...
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Your Essential Guide to Fundraising Presentations. Are you looking forward to challenging questions from investors, long days and multiple meetings? When you are fundraising, you need to get these meetings right. Of course, you know your business inside out. The real question is: are...
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How to Create Great Investor Pitch Books Every pitch book is different. Every business is different. Every investor is different. Despite this, people repeatedly make the same mistakes when creating pitch book slides. These five essential rules, drawn from our experience of creating...
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No matter what the topic of your next speech or presentation, if you use stories you will have more impact. People forget facts, but they repeat stories. That's why they should be at the top of your public speaking toolkit. Here are seven ways to...
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Prepare Better PowerPoint Presentations PowerPoint can be great. Or it can be crap. We all know what Death by PowerPoint feels like. But, how do you prepare better PowerPoint presentations and avoid mistakes? We have identified five common PowerPoint mistakes that send presentations to...
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"How do you improve your business presenting skills?" We are often asked for a few tips on improving business presenting skills. To complement the various guides available (see right) and courses we run, here is some practical advice to help you polish your presenting...
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It’s easy to talk – in the same way it’s easy to kick a ball. Any of us can do it. But if you want to be good at it: to play football rather than just kick a ball – to speak in public...
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How to make your investor pitch more persuasive. Using cognitive biases in investor pitches. First: answer these three questions: Are you a rational, logical decision-maker? Are the investors you pitch to rational, logical decision-makers? Do investors decide purely through conscious analysis of information? Surprisingly,...
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If you are a panelist or a moderator on a webinar, you want to prepare properly. Webinars are excellent marketing opportunities. And they help build your profile. So that you shine on your next webinar or panel, we’ve put together some quick tips to...
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Your equity story is a clear, simple way of describing your business and the reasons for investing in it. Q: Why is an equity story important? A: It makes it easier for investors to invest in you. It makes it easier for investors, journalists...
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How do you build you presentation now? If you want really good presentations, you may need to re-think how you build them. If you switch to PowerPoint as soon as you hear the word 'presentation', then we can show you how you should build...
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How do you use storytelling in business ? Leaders use storytelling so that audiences listen, remember and act on what they say. In fact, stories are “the single most powerful weapon in a leader’s arsenal”, according to Harvard University professor and noted psychologist Dr...
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How do you create investor presentations now? With an investor presentation, the right preparation is critical. Use a step-by-step approach to get the pitch ready and the team ready. This will make your life easier and will make it more likely that you get...
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When people pitch they often make one big sales pitch mistake. We know this because we spend a lot of time helping clients with their sales pitches. This includes pitching for business from new clients or from existing clients. The maddening thing is, this...
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Now that investor communication is conducted online, we are relying increasingly on Zoom. This means we all need to work even harder to get our messages across to investors. And it also means that we all have to work harder to stand out from...
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The biggest presentation secret is not a secret at all. In a conversation you would never say: “In this sentence you will hear that I am saying…..” or “In my next paragraph I will outline my argument.” This would be “meta-talk”: talk about talking,...
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Do you use messaging that works? What was the UK government’s key messaging during the COVID 19 pandemic? Can you remember? Most of you probably remember “Stay at home - Protect the NHS - Save lives”. Those are the messages that appeared on the...
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More Persuasive Business Presentations "It's not just what you say that counts, it's also how you say it. The success of your argument critically depends on your manner of presenting it." Alain de Botton In day to day business, we want to be more...
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Do you want to make an impact when you present online? In the last few months, our clients have turned investor meetings into video conferences and now practically live on Zoom. If you need to: participate in online meetings, present online via Zoom or...
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According to a Polycom survey, 96% of business leaders believe online presenting improves productivity. And recent market conditions show how effective it can be. Make sure your next online presentation by video conference runs smoothly by following our six steps to effective online presentations:...
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What are your investor meetings like - for the person on the opposite side of the table? Most days, we only see ourselves when we glance in the mirror as we’re brushing our teeth or combing our hair. There’s rarely anything different each time...
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When you pitch for investment in your company, what role do you take? And what role does your investor take? Get this right in your investment pitch, and you have a much better chance of success. Shakespeare wrote that “all the world’s a stage”,...
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What are the private equity pitching mistakes most commonly made by fund managers? I asked the fundraising panel at a recent SuperInvestor conference which private equity pitching mistakes are regularly made by fund managers. On the panel were Catherine Lewis La Torre, Anna Dayn,...
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So What? is probably your most important question. When you put your talk or presentation together, how do you decide what to include and what to leave out? Our recommendation: Use the “So What?” test. The SO WHAT TEST should be an essential part of...
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How do you start your business presentations? When presenting, the first few seconds of your talk are the most important. You can win, or lose, your audience within the first 10 seconds. Learn how to start your presentation powerfully Structuring an opening that grabs...
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Do you want better sales presentations? With better sales presentation skills you will have better sales pitches. Typically, we all hope a good sales pitch will impress your customer, be memorable and finish with the customer wanting to buy from you. And if you...
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How do you pitch to an investor? When tennis champion Roger Federer walks on to Centre Court, he doesn’t know the speed, angle or direction his opponent will serve, volley or return. He can research who he’s playing and watch footage of that person...
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How to pitch an investor: What is the best private equity pitch you've seen? That’s the question I posed to my panel at SuperInvestor, the annual conference for private equity decision makers. I asked four LPs to share with us a great private equity...
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Your leadership talks need to be effective As a leader, every talk or presentation you give is an exercise in persuasion. That means you need effective presentation skills. By the time you finish talking, you want your audience to agree, feel differently, or take...
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There is one simple mistake repeated by too many conference speakers, especially in the financial world. We want to make sure you do not fall into the same trap. To give a better conference talk you may want to use visual aids. What some people...
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“I have only made this letter longer because I have not had the time to make it shorter." Blaise Pascal 1657 If you need to give a short pitch - an elevator pitch - for your business or for your fund you know how...
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