QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE

Chapter 1

The best story gets the sale

How to be a great storyteller

Every good story should have four parts:

  1. 1)Exposition
  2. 2)Problem
  3. 3)Solution
  4. 4)Resolution

The four story genres:

  1. 1)Rags to riches
  2. 2)Quest
  3. 3)Rebirth
  4. 4)Leave home and have an adventure

Chapter 2

Your mindset creates your reality

How a prospect sees you: the steps from Invisible to Irresistible

The self-esteem roller coaster; what it is and how to get off of it

Letting go of perfectionism and becoming a progressionist

How to conquer the three faces of fear

Living in the now; stop living from a place of “as soon as”

Chapter 3

Pushing your way in versus being a welcome guest

Becoming your own Pitch Whisperer™

Empathy as a sales tool and how the FBI uses it

Three personality types of buyers: Feeling, big picture, information

Chapter 4

Emotional triggers for buyers: Believer, bean counter, and builder

Recognize and express connections between your company culture and your client’s

How to get up the mood elevator

When to replace “we” with “you” in pitches

Three unspoken questions you need to answer for the client when you pitch:

Right brain versus left brain and two powerful words to get into the right brain: “What if…”

Chapter 5

Future pacing your client

What are you willing to do that your competition is not doing?

Edifying your team members in a pitch

Structuring your pitch: Tell your story, the company’s story, then your product’s story

Stacking your moments of certainty to gain more confidence

The equation: Insight+Passion=Impact

Chapter 6

The dance from “no” to “yes”

How to recover from rejection (personally and professionally)

Tools for overcoming objections: Pause, slow down, talk less, clarify with questions

How to show empathy when faced with an objection

Active listening; before and after a question

How to win back a client

Chapter 7

Getting to Irresistible

What is your ROI (return on investment), ROA (return on attention) and ROW (return on wisdom?)

Five principles of success:

  1. 1)Vision
  2. 2)Team
  3. 3)Culture
  4. 4)Traction
  5. 5)Landing the plane

Keys things to remember for your presentation:

  1. 1)Don’t “boil the ocean”
  2. 2)Prioritize the information in your presentation
  3. 3)Make sure your stories are effective
  4. 4)Practice your presentation until it’s second nature and deliver it with confidence

To that end, when you practice your presentation, keep these tips in mind to be a more effective speaker:

  1. 1)Before you enter the room, relax
  2. 2)Stack your moments of certainty
  3. 3)Stand in a “superhero” pose for two minutes
  4. 4)When you walk in the room, own the space and fill the room with your energy
  5. 5)Make eye contact
  6. 6)Speak slowly
  7. 7)Vary your voice
  8. 8)Move and gesture with purpose
  9. 9)No matter what happens, power through

Become the Picasso of Pitches