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The Handshake Pitch

Course Details

  • Cost: $0
  • Type: Free
About Course

How to introduce yourself at Network Events and in Social Situations with The Handshake Pitch

You go to a meet up. Someone asks you the question, ‘What do you do?’

So… what do you say?

I go to network events all the time, and see that most people are not ready for this situation. In fact, two things regularly happen.

The Handshake Pitch

Firstly, they either talk for five minutes, giving all kinds of details that the listener has no interest in.

Or secondly, they say something like, ‘Oh, yes, what do I do? Well, erm, where should I start? It’s quite complicated, actually, but I will try to explain…’

Neither of these two answers give the other person a big incentive to ask more questions – it is clear this talk will take a lot of time!

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David Beckett is an international Pitch Coach, who has spoken at numerous events and conferences around the world, delivering interactive keynotes on pitching.

He is entertaining, full of energy and delivers practical takeaways that the audience can put into place in their next pitch.

David Beckett has trained over 850 Startups to win over €210 Million in investment, working with Accelerators such as Startupbootcamp, ThinkAccelerate, MassChallenge and Rockstart. He’s also trained more than 12,000 people at companies such as Booking.com, Tommy Hilfiger, ING, PwC, Google and IKEA in 27 countries.

David is the creator of The Pitch Canvas©, and the author of the book Pitch To Win. He brings all of that experience to all kinds of industries from Tourism and Congresses sales, to Jewelry, Furniture and Banking.

Course Modules

  • Introduction (1:45)
  • What do you do? (1:46)
  • Which customers do you serve? (1:18)
  • What problems do your customers face? (1:20)
  • How do you solve those problems uniquely? (1:22)
  • A reminder – 4 sentences, 25 seconds

FREE Pitch Resources

Learning Points

In this course, you’ll learn how to;

  • Take some time to prepare your handshake pitch, in a structured way
  • Tell what you do and what’s special about how you solve customer problems in just four sentences
  • Feel confident at every network event – or social meet up – you ever go to
  • The Handshake Pitch is a platform for a meaningful connection – in business and personal life.

FAQ's

The course starts now and never ends! It is a completely self-paced online course – you decide when you start and when you finish.

How does lifetime access sound? After enrolling, you have unlimited access to this course for as long as you like – across any and all devices you own.

We would never want you to be unhappy! If you are unsatisfied with your purchase, contact us in the first 30 days and we will give you a full refund.

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David Beckett

David Beckett is an international Pitch Coach, who has spoken at numerous events and conferences around the world, delivering interactive keynotes on pitching. He is entertaining, full of energy and delivers practical takeaways that the audience can put into place in their next pitch. David Beckett has trained over 850 Startups to win over €210 […]

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