Five disastrous moves that will botch your pitch

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Five Disastrous Moves That Will Botch Your Pitch

@Abhishek Shah

Most of us have something to pitch

You may be pitching

your startup to a VC to secure funding

Or perhaps you’re pitching

your product or service to

potential customers

Whether you are pitching your case

to a jury

your hypothesis for a research grant

yourself for a new job

or your best friend for a

date with that cute guy

a simple rule applies

The better the pitch,

the better the results

REMEMBER

In this highly

competitive environment

a strong pitch can be the difference-maker between

securing millions in funding

and completely

missing the mark

“

a firm handshake

communicate

with passion

make strong

eye contact

AND

try to relate with your audience

To significantly

improve

your batting average

avoid these disaster moves when pitching

just about anything

THE GREAT GATSBY

Grandiose

braggarts may

entertain at

cocktail parties

but they rarely win the

battle of the pitch

Keep it authentic and real

Your startup with 11 beta customers isn’t a billion-dollar company

just yet !

Think

But Stay

THE FACT LEAP

Anyone who is being pitched

has turned on their highly

developed BS detector to full tilt

We are questioning everything you say and trying to poke holes in

your story

“

So the minute you exaggerate a stat, make an

outrageous claim,

or state a fact that can be challenged, your credibility

crumbles

“

THE OVERSELL

If you make a strong point once

It resonates

If you feel the need to make the

same point several times you end

up diluting the power of the

message

If you keep pushing a point, you

transform before our eyes from a passionate world-changer to a used-

car salesperson or infomercial

pitchman

If what you are pitching is that special, you don’t

need to oversell it

THE S.A.T

When responding to a question,

just answer it directly!

If you tell a four-minute story that

includes 73 data points , the listener feels like they are taking a college-

entrance exam in which they need to sift through all the irrelevant stuff in

order to get the answer

This does not help you shine

or get your message heard

THE RUN-ON SENTENCE

One of my pet peeves is listening

to someone drone on for a

45-minute monologue

“

In your big moment, your instinct is to communicate

everything you

know, the entire

history of your idea,

and endless amusing anecdotes

Avoid this Urge

Your pitch will be

100 times more powerful if you can make it

concise

Make

every word count

Always

Remember

Hone your pitch to stand out from the hapless masses that continue to

fall into the same traps

you’ll land

the job

get the girl

win the capital

seize your full potential

Credits

Content by Josh Linkner

5 Disastrous Moves That Will Botch

Your Pitch

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