Welcome Dwain Reid, Entrepreneurship Project Manager The Perfect Pitch Welcome Dwain Reid, Entrepreneurship Project Manager

Join the conversation……… @BizBoardKU #KUENT Tell Everybody!!!

Get Involved! http://bizboard.kingston.ac.uk What’s coming up? Get Involved! http://bizboard.kingston.ac.uk

Next Workshop Personal Branding What is a brand Tips on “owning” your brand How you create a personal brand http://bizboard.kingston.ac.uk/workshops

Thursday from 4pm til …. Last person standing Next “Insights” Thursday from 4pm til …. Last person standing Let’s celebrate the end of the year with drinks, food and other enterprising peeps http://bizboard.kingston.ac.uk/insights

“Everything begins with an idea” Bright Ideas 2016/17 “Everything begins with an idea” NOT a business Competition! Open Now Deadline: 2 December 2016 http://bizboard.kingston.ac.uk/brightideas

“But I have no money Dwain” Funding for my idea “But I have no money Dwain” We can help you get to the next stage through small grants Dline: 9th Jan 2017 http://bizboard.kingston.ac.uk/brightideas

Welcome Dwain Reid, Entrepreneurship Project Manager The Perfect Pitch Welcome Dwain Reid, Entrepreneurship Project Manager

Good pitch/bad pitch? We’ve all been to an event or had a lecture In your group come up with a list of what you think makes a good or a bad speaker/presenter

HUMAN FEARS... 8. Flying

HUMAN FEARS... 7. Death

HUMAN FEARS... 3. Insects

HUMAN FEARS... 1. Public Speaking

WHY MIGHT WE… Present? Examples

PRESENTING In Education Case Studies

PRESENTING For a Job Interviews

PRESENTING At Work New Ideas

PRESENTING Business Owner For Investment

PRESENTING All the Time! Be Ready

PRESENTING IS… Telling a story

How will you move forward? Feedback #KUENT How will you move forward?

BUT HOW……….

BUT HOW………. 1. WHAT

BUT HOW………. 2. TELL THEM

And finally…. 3. REMIND THEM

THINK …… Identified Problem(s)

THINK …… Problem(s) Solution Identified Problem(s) Researched Solution

THINK …… The key!!!! Why should they care?

THINK …… Problem(s) Solution Identified Problem(s) The key!!!! Why should they care? Researched Solution

PRESENTING Who Does It Best Examples

BODY LANGUAGE WORDS VOICE TONE 55% 7% 38%

DON’T …… 1. STATISTICS This market is worth £160b, I only want to take 1%

DON’T …… 2. TOO MANY WORDS My name is Dwain Reid I have a great business idea that will solve some of the worlds biggest problems, my ideas is to start a company that will teach people how to present perfectly, after all communication is the key to life and if you learn how to communicate you will be able to get anything. Right? This presentation will explain how.

DON’T …… 3. WAFFLE Everything I touch turns to sold Apprentice 2010, Stuart Baggs

DO …… 1. STATISTICS 3. WAFFLE Be Factual 1. STATISTICS 36pt on slides 2. TOO MANY WORDS Keep it simple 3. WAFFLE

PRESENTING... KEY TIPS

PRESENTING... SMILE

PRESENTING... PASSION

PRESENTING... STORY

PRESENTING... VISUAL

PRESENTING... PRACTICE

PRESENTING... STRONG START AND END

PRESENTING All the Time! Be Ready

What is your product? Why it’s needed/relevance Competition Cost Why should I be interested?

Thursday from 4pm til …. Last person standing Next “Insights” Thursday from 4pm til …. Last person standing Let’s celebrate the end of the year with drinks, food and other enterprising peeps http://bizboard.kingston.ac.uk/insights