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PERFECTING YOUR PITCH PERFECTING YOUR PITCH Maximizing Influence Maximizing Influence GAIL CALHOUN

PERFECTING YOUR PITCH Maximizing Influence

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PERFECTING YOUR PITCH Maximizing Influence. GAIL CALHOUN. Discovery. How we impact others How people listen and process Four Communication Fundamentals. Gaining Maximum Impact. 7%. 55%. 38%. Building Solid Content. Organized. Listening/Processing. Simultaneously Sequentially. SI. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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PERFECTING YOUR PITCH PERFECTING YOUR PITCH Maximizing Maximizing InfluenceInfluence

GAIL CALHOUN

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Discovery

How we impact others How people listen and process Four Communication Fundamentals

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Gaining Maximum Impact

CONTENT

VOICE

PERSONA

7%

38%55%

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Building Solid Content

Organized

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Listening/Processing

Simultaneously Sequentially

SI SQ

CTACTA

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Building Solid Content

Organized Relevant

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Persuasion Principles

Audience Relevancy

– WII-FM

C.O. Simplicity (2)

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Persuasion Principles

Simplicity Oral Idling

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Building Solid Content

Organized Relevant Concise Facts (accuracy counts) Include examples & stories INTERESTING!

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VOICE = 38%

Pause Repetition Inflection

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PERSONA = 55%

Physical, tangible elements

of presenting:

● Hands ● Movement

● Face ● Posture

● Stance ● Dress

● EYES

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A Final Thought…

“Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.”

Winston Churchill

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CONTACT INFORMATION

(612) 339-2206

www.calhounconsulting.net

[email protected]