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Pitch Anything: An Innovative Method for Presenting, Persuading, and Winning the Deal
 
 

Pitch Anything: An Innovative Method for Presenting, Persuading, and Winning the Deal [Kindle Edition]

Oren Klaff
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ADVANCE PRAISE FOR THE PITCH ANYTHING FORMULA:

“Fast, fun and immensely practical.”
—JOE SULLIVAN, Founder, Flextronics

“Move over Neil Strauss and game theory. Pitch Anything reveals the next big thing in social dynamics: game for business.”
—JOSH WHITFORD, Founder, Echelon Media

“What do supermodels and venture capitalists have in common? They hear hundreds of pitches a year. Pitch Anything makes sure you get the nod (or wink) you deserve.”
—RALPH CRAM, Investor

Pitch Anything offers a new method that will differentiate you from the rest of the pack.”
—JASON JONES, Senior Vice President, Jones Lang LaSalle

“If you want to pitch a product, raise money, or close a deal, read Pitch Anything and put its principles to work.”
—STEVEN WALDMAN, Principal and Founder, Spectrum Capital

Pitch Anything opened my eyes to what I had been missing in my presentations and business interactions.”
—LOUIE UCCIFERRI, President, Regent Capital Group

“I use Oren’s unique strategies to sell deals, raise money, and handle tough situations.”
—TAYLOR GARRETT, Vice President, White Cap

“A counter-intuitive method that works.”
—JAY GOYAL, CEO, SumOpti

About the Book:

When it comes to delivering a pitch, Oren Klaff has unparalleled credentials. Over the past 13 years, he has used his one-of-a- kind method to raise more than $400 million—and now, for the fi rst time, he describes his formula to help you deliver a winning pitch in any business situation.

Whether you’re selling ideas to investors, pitching a client for new business, or even negotiating for a higher salary, Pitch Anything will transform the way you position your ideas.

According to Klaff, creating and presenting a great pitch isn’t an art—it’s a simple science. Applying the latest findings in the field of neuroeconomics, while sharing eye-opening stories of his method in action, Klaff describes how the brain makes decisions and responds to pitches. With this information, you’ll remain in complete control of every stage of the pitch process.

Pitch Anything introduces the exclusive STRONG method of pitching, which can be put to use immediately:

Setting the Frame
Telling the Story
Revealing the Intrigue
Offering the Prize
Nailing the Hookpoint
Getting a Decision

One truly great pitch can improve your career, make you a lot of money—and even change your life. Success is dependent on the method you use, not how hard you try. “Better method, more money,” Klaff says. “Much better method, much more money.” Klaff is the best in the business because his method is much better than anyone else’s. And now it’s yours.

Apply the tactics and strategies outlined in Pitch Anything to engage and persuade your audience—and you’ll have more funding and support than you ever thought possible.

About the Author

Oren Klaff is Director of Capital Markets for the investment bank Intersection Capital, where he raises tens of millions of dollars from investors and institutions. Intersection Capital has grown to $250 million of assets under management by using Klaff’s pioneering approaches to raising capital and incorporating neuroscience into its capital markets programs. He is a specialist in financial modeling and the codeveloper of Velocity, a capital markets product that has raised more than $100 million of private equity and venture capital.


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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Last week I was approached by McGraw-Hill to review Pitch Anything by Oren Klaff and I keenly accepted the offer. Having finished the book last night I'm happy to report this is one of the more interesting AND entertaining business books that I've read.

In Pitch Anything Oren introduces his S.T.R.O.N.G theory to teach us why our pitches are failing, how to reach out to the inner brain and offer our audiences what they really want. He provides many techniques in how to avoid the obvious traps that put us at a disadvantage and he uses personal examples to help us understand. He confirms one of my popular beliefs that brevity is king, he points out the obvious (numbers are dull) and suggests how we can cause desire from our pitches.

The book is relatively short at 200 pages, which is a blessing and a curse. I dislike long, heavy business texts, preferring books like Pitch Anything that focus in on one business element. However, early in the book Oren states that his methods could be used far beyond multi-million dollar business pitches, but they're never discussed in this book. I would like to have had a few less personal stories about obtaining missing millions of dollars and more information on how the every-man could use Oren's technique to pitch a pay rise, or how to effectively position yourself in large group meetings. This book would then become relative to a much wider audience.

The highest accolade I can give this book is that I WANT to recommend it to others, but I WON'T, as I don't want them using these techniques against me!
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Very intriguing 12 Oct 2011
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
I bought this book following a recommendation by Ed Dale, a Australian Internet marketer . I really enjoyed it and there are a lot of great ideas to help shape your thinking Some of the recommended actions I felt needed to be taken with a pinch of salt but overall I'd say this is a valuable contribution to those looking to improve their business development skills.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Fun and Practical 18 Dec 2011
By Laura De Giorgio TOP 500 REVIEWER
Format:Kindle Edition
I read this book in one day. Couldn't put it down. It is engaging, fun to read and practical. I found it viscerally satisfying and fulfilling.

If you've been involved in copywriting, advertising, or selling, you're already familiar with the adage "first aim for the heart, then go for the mind" or "people buy for emotional reasons and then justify their purchase rationally". The interesting information bits that Oren shares from neuroscience about how the brain processes incoming information fit like beautiful pieces of a puzzle.

Oren begins by pointing out how when we prepare pitches we are creating them in neocortex, whereas the listener is first processing the message through his reptilian or, as the Oren calls it, croc brain. While neocortex processes complex information and is involved in problem solving, the croc brain deals with the basics of survival. It just wants to know whether what we are facing is good for us, or a threat to us - should we eat it or mate with it.

Oren then delves into frames. A frame is a perspective from which you look at the situation. As you change the way you look at something, different solutions become possible and when you communicate with others, different frames enable you to engage people in different ways, from different positions. Oren explores power frames, time frames, analysis frames, intrigue frames, and morality frames. You learn how to play with frames - how to create or bust them, how to deframe and reframe them, and how to collide and stack them. The more skilled you become with flipping frames, the better you are able to create conditions that are conducive to obtaining your desired outcomes. Near the end of the book, Oren gives suggestions for practicing frame games so that you can become a frame master.

After you've set the stage with frames, Oren shares ideas on controlling different elements of the pitch - how to create and maintain the attention of your listeners, how to elicit just the right balance between desire and tension to hold one's attention; how to change your situational status, and how to construct your pitch - from the point of introducing yourself and the big idea, explaining the budget and the secret sauce, offering the deal, and then stacking frames for hot cognition. He points out what to do to make it all easier on yourself and to get faster results.

Throughout the book, Oren illustrates the points he is making with many instructive and entertaining stories.

Oren uses the acronym STRONG to sum up his formula: setting the frame; telling the story; revealing the intrigue, offering the prize, getting a decision. As he guides you through each stages, he points out the most likely places where you may stumble or trip yourself, and tells you what to do to recover, so that you can create the perfect pitch.
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