Pitch Like A Girl

[raindancer]

“You throw like a girl” used to be the ultimate in playground put-downs. As adults, however, women can learn how to pitch their ideas in a way that’s true to them and can ultimately score them what they’re after – be it a promotion, backing for a new venture, or securing that next big account.

Ronna Lichtenberg’s funny and candid know-how helps women understand the fundamental gender, hormonal, and cultural systems that affect their work and emotional lives every day. Her advice helps women improve their pitching, from warming up and preparation through execution and closing.

Learn to:

•   Get in touch with what you really want.

•   Find your natural “pitching” style.

•   Discover what you need to know about other people to get them to support you.

•   Package requests so that people will say yes.

•   Talk about money with confidence and without selling yourself short.

•   “Close” on an agreement without feeling like you’ve out a good relationship at risk.

[burnsrunner]

After I read this post, I poked around the web a bit and found another really nice piece on pitching.

6 Steps to the Perfect Pitch

[Betty]

I read the interesting article you linked too and learned that I need to learn more! Here is another good article on the subject: Making Your Pitch to a Company for the First Time.