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• Inrush: sudden inward rush or flow

Definitions

`‘Pitch to Win’

“If a potential customer has made time to meet you, this means they have a problem to solve or a project in mind and they expect that you are not simply coming to tell them what you do, but that you have put some real thought into how you are going to help them solve their problem”

- Deirdre McPartlinEnterprise Ireland Düsseldorf

• Sermons (churches empty)

• Sales Presentations (no one wants to be sold to!)

• Pitches/Presentations (majority uninteresting)

Stop Delivering!

`The Aristo Philosophy

Aristo promotes the art of extendedconversation.

Have a conversation, be it with

1, 5, 50 or 500 people.

`The Aristo Philosophy

Start Having a Conversation

“A weak message from a good speaker will have more impact than a strong message from a poor speaker, regardless of how much we like to think the opposite might be true.”

Deiric McCann from his book ‘Leadership Charisma’

To create a pitch that will stand out from the crowd and help you to win business

• Tell a client you understand their problems better than anybody else

• Reassure them that you have a solution that is better than anybody else’s

• Persuade them that your team has solved these problems many times before

• Demonstrate that you will be easy to work with

` Objectives

` ‘Pitch to Win’

‘It’s About Relationships- Stupid’

“A gossip talks about others,

a bore talks about himself,

a salesman talks about his product,

and a brilliant conversationalist talks

about you.”

- Andrew Keogh

Tell a ‘ Value’ Story

• I fully understand what you are trying to do!

• Demonstrate you have a much better understanding than any of your competitors

`Cake or Worm?

Preparation:

To connect successfully,use these 3 steps:

` Tip Scales in your Favour

Are Do Get

Are

Situation Appraisal Objectives Measure of Success Value to Organisation

`The Basics: Preparation

Do Get

Better than anybody else

Delivered may times before

`The Proposal: Solution

Are Do Get

Situation Appraisal

Objectives

Measure of Success

Value to Organisation

`The Proposal: Delivery

Are Do Get

“Most Boring Day of my Month”

• You are one of 6-8 teams presenting, how are you going to stand out from the crowd?

• Make Your Solution Stick !!!!!

`Cake or Worm?

`‘Pitch to Win’

‘Tell Your Story’

“Designing a presentation without the audience in mind is like writing a love letter to ‘ whom it may concern’ “

Nancy Duarte

Who is your audience?

`Qualities of Your Hero

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` Padraig Harrington` Paul O’Connell

1. Open

(Connect in 20 words or 7 sec.)

2. Body

(Concentration ON-OFF-ON-OFF-ON-OFF-ON-OFF ON -OFF-ON-OFF)

3. Close

(If they remember your take home message you are a success)

` The Basics

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Keep it Simple - Stupid

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Simple to explain CORE

HEADLESS BODY IN TOPLESS BARNew York Post on a local murder

FREDDIE STAR ATE MY HAMPSTER Sun: story was a fabrication

ICE CREAM MAN HAS ASSETS FROZENBBC News

SUPER CALEY GO BALLISTICCELTIC ARE ATROCIOUSSun on Inverness Caledonian Thistle beatingCeltic in the Scottish Cup

` Opening: Newspaper Headlines!

“ A speech is like a love affair any fool can start it, but to end it requires considerable skill “

Lord Mancroft

The Close: How is listener Better?

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“ Despite the fact that Father Ted was basically an Irish ‘Only Fools and Horses‘ with a soft, surreal twist (the three male characters in both are almost identical”

- Graham Linehan

Analogy: Planning a journey is like planning a talk

"One good analogy is worth three hours discussion."(Dudley Field Malone)

Team

Better

Connect

Do Audience

Prepare

Action

Plan your Talk

Problem

It’s unwise to pay too muchBut it’s worse to pay too little.When you pay too much,you lose a little money - that is all.When you pay too little,you sometimes lose everything,because the thing you boughtwas incapable of doing the thingit was bought to do.

The common law of business balanceprohibits paying a little andgetting a lot - it can’t be done.If you deal with the lowest bidder,it’s well to add something for the riskyou run, and if you do thatyou will have enough to payfor something better.

John Ruskin, protagonist for new commercial ethics, 1819-1900

And they will!

This is the judgement your listener is continually making:

Do I believe / trust this person?

My final piece of advice to you is

• Speak from your life’s experience• Speak with energy and enthusiasm• Speak in terms of your listeners interest

` Questions & Answers

web:

www.aristo.ie

email:

andrew@aristo.ie

http://ie.linkedin.com/in/andrewkeogharisto

phone:

01 8208552

twitter:

@aristoc2g

`My Contact Details

`‘Pitch to Win’