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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.
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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 SQ CTA
Building Solid Content • Organized • Relevant
Persuasion Principles • Audience • Relevancy • WII-FM • C.O. • Simplicity (2)
Persuasion Principles • Simplicity Oral Idling
Building Solid Content • Organized • Relevant • Concise • Facts (accuracy counts) • Include examples & stories • INTERESTING!
VOICE = 38% • Pause • Repetition • Inflection
PERSONA = 55% Physical, tangible elements of presenting: ● Hands ● Movement ● Face ● Posture ● Stance ● Dress ● EYES
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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