Perfect Your Pitch

The tickets quickly sold out for Doug Richard's Perfect Your Pitch held on Monday 21st June at University College London but that didn't have to be a barrier. A video of this event can be watched on S4TV. 

JOINING IN

In partnership with The Pitch 2010, the live webcast was watched by viewers from around the world who had the opportunity to pose questions to Doug and contribute comments and ideas via the live interactive communications feed.

WHY?

Perfect pitching is an art and as those who have watched Dragon's Den have seen that it can make or break a deal. Who better to put you on the road to success than Doug Richard, former Dragon and serial entrepreneur? Doug knows what it takes to present a well constructed pitch.

During Perfect Your Pitch, delegates learned the specialist techniques for improving their performance whoever they're communicating with. It could be a potential investor, a customer, the bank manager or website designer. It's crucial that you can communicate your business. As Doug says, ‘Clarity is key to success.'  Topics covered included:-

• The crucial information that every pitch must include
• The financial figures you need to know
• The best techniques for practicing your pitch
• The words and phrasing to use and, importantly, to avoid
• How to get across your value proposition as clearly and concisely as possible
• How to hold yourself when pitching

WHAT

As an online participant at Perfect Your Pitch, you have access to:-

• Free pitching tuition with one of the UK's leading entrepreneurs
• Access to online resources and materials, including membership of VentureNavigator
• Accreditation as a Graduate of School for Startups (web-badge)
• Interactive chat room for those watching online.

By all accounts, Doug and School for Startups were very excited about this event and it was a huge success.