
The Pitch Coach
Your Guide to Presenting, Interviewing and Public Speaking
- 304 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
As the pitch coach for the Irish TV programme 'Dragons' Den', Catherine Moonan has coached more than 500 contestants, helping them to gain over €4 million in investment. In this practical and informative book, she provides all the skills and techniques you need to pitch yourself, your idea or your business. In the book, Catherine interviews a wide range of industry experts on pitching, presenting, interviewing and public speaking. She combines their tips and advice with her own experience of training and coaching in effective communication and presentation skills since 2002. This book is ideal for anyone who needs to speak in public, especially anyone with a fear of public speaking – whether they're presenting themselves at a job or media interview, pitching their start-up business, presenting an idea to their CEO or delivering a speech at an important event. It will guide you, step-by-step, from a blank canvas to a positive end result.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Foreword
- Introduction
- 1: Life’s a Pitch
- 2: Pitching ‘Dragons’ Den’ to RTÉ
- 3: Pitching: Where Do You Start?
- 4: Is Networking Just Pitching or Vice-Versa?
- 5: Investment Pitching: Government Supports
- 6: Investment Pitching: Accelerator Programmes
- 7: How Do You Access Venture Capital?
- 8: Audience and Content
- 9: Delivery
- 10: Corporate Presentations
- 11: Presenting Yourself for Interview
- 12: Media Interviews
- 13: Public Speaking
- 14: Successful Pitchers
- 15: Catherine’s Top Ten Pitch Tips
- Copyright