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Life's a Pitch (Paperback)

by Stephen Bayley (Author), Roger Mavity (Author)
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  • Paperback: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Bantam Press (14 Feb 2007)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0593056434
  • ISBN-13: 978-0593056431
  • Product Dimensions: 21.8 x 18.2 x 2.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 43,623 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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The pitch is the absolute essence of modern business. Ideas are the most valuable commodity in the modern economy and it is human skill which develops them. In pitching for new business, ideas and emotional intelligence dominate. However the skills of the pitch are not only relevant to the world of business, rather they apply to just about every significant personal transaction in your life..."Life's a Pitch" is the ultimate how-to book - a mixture of mechanics and magic. Nothing like it has been written before. A mixture of mentoring, graphics, anthropology, market research and modern Machiavellianism, this book will prepare you for success. So whether at a sales conference in corporate conference room hell or over lunch at a glamourous restaurant, "Life's a Pitch" tells you how to handle human transactions. A pitch is not a meeting, it's a drama. A pitch is not about transferring information, it's about transferring power. It is business, but it is also theatre. And the results of a successful pitch are - quite simply but rather persuasively - money and power. Part inspirational manual for business, part guidebook to a successful and happy social life, "Life's a Pitch" is written as the result of an accumulated half century of (mostly successful) pitching by the authors. Ground-breaking and genre-busting, it will transform the way you think about the art of persuasion for ever.

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The pitch is the absolute essence of modern business. Ideas are the most valuable commodity in the modern economy and it is human skill which develops them. In pitching for new business, ideas and emotional intelligence dominate. However the skills of the pitch are not only relevant to the world of business, rather they apply to just about every significant personal transaction in your life...

Life's a Pitch is the ultimate how-to book - a mixture of mechanics and magic. Nothing like it has been written before. A mixture of mentoring, graphics, anthropology, market research and modern Machiavellianism, this book will prepare you for success. So whether at a sales conference in corporate conference room hell or over lunch at a glamourous restaurant, Life's a Pitch tells you how to handle human transactions. A pitch is not a meeting, it's a drama. A pitch is not about transferring information, it's about transferring power. It is business, but it is also theatre. And the results of a successful pitch are - quite simply but rather persuasively - money and power.

Part inspirational manual for business, part guidebook to a successful and happy social life, Life's a Pitch is written as the result of an accumulated half century of (mostly successful) pitching by the authors. Ground-breaking and genre-busting, it will transform the way you think about the art of persuasion for ever.

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The Power of Persuasion, 26 Mar 2007
By Dr. P. F. Kiernan (Oxford, UK) - See all my reviews
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Aristotle and Shakespeare had a name for it - they called rhetoric the art of persuasion, and like Bayley and Mavity, knew that to persuade involved passion, emotion and getting your audience's imagination fired up.'Life's a Pitch' is different from all those boring business How-To-Succeed books because it shows how every transaction in life involves the emotions, whether you're pitching for a new client, asking for a mortgage, or negotiating a tricky sex life. The book's design is a joy to behold, and the style sparkles with wit and passion, seducing the reader -perfect examples of the book's subject - the power of persuasion.
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5.0 out of 5 stars something quite different, 26 Mar 2007
By I. M. Nettleship (london) - See all my reviews
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this book is something quite different - if you're nervous about pitching (yes, I am, how about you?) it tells you how, it gives you the info and the confidence. But it's also very funny, witty and beautiful to look at. I loved it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Life's a Pitch, 24 Mar 2007
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This is a brilliant book. It's so wittily instructive whether you're in business or not. Beautifully designed too. I would recommend the book to all young people starting out after university or college as well as anyone selling anything to anyone.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Energizing
'A pitch is made and won in the theater of the heart, not the library of the mind.'

Barring the starting section of Part 2, this book is an engrossing read... Read more
Published 13 months ago by N. Marik

3.0 out of 5 stars Mixed Bag
Weird piece of work this. The first half is really good. It's mildly annoying - ad people seem to be unable to stop themselves sounding smug, but the advice is good, basic common... Read more
Published 13 months ago by W. J. Grist

1.0 out of 5 stars Life - Lite
This book is how to do life 'lite'. Beautifully presented with varied fonts and large type to fill the empty pages and cover the facts that it is intellectually and value light... Read more
Published 22 months ago by Fran Todd

5.0 out of 5 stars Inspiring
This book inspires you to do better pitches with its fresh perspective on the process. It is also rich in content and provides tips you can use from the first day that you begin... Read more
Published 23 months ago by Sea Breeze

4.0 out of 5 stars The Prince
When he first saw the book my husband hooted with disdain - "Ha! A self-help guide by a poser who's beyond help". But now I can't get it back from him. Read more
Published on 31 Mar 2007 by Yasmin Alibhai-Brown

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