pitch Archives - Speakipedia https://speakipedia.com/tag/pitch/ The Presentation & Storytelling Encyclopedia by Dave Bricker Tue, 11 Nov 2025 14:58:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://speakipedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/cropped-puzzle-globe-60x60.jpg pitch Archives - Speakipedia https://speakipedia.com/tag/pitch/ 32 32 Rock Your Talk – Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025 – 11AM https://speakipedia.com/rock-your-talk/ Tue, 28 Oct 2025 10:43:07 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=617409 Master The Art of the Short Talk Craft Your Winning Pitch Dominate Toastmasters Contests Leap From the Page to the Stage   Dave Bricker, Rosemary Ravinal, and the City of Doral invite you to join an intimate group of creative … More ☛

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]]> Three Person Dialogue? https://speakipedia.com/three-person-dialogue/ Wed, 05 Feb 2025 15:38:18 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?p=616914   So many presenters miss the opportunity to engage their audiences with dialogue. Speaking is live performance; why share the words as written prose? Consider this dialogue excerpt from Steinbeck’s Grapes of Wrath: “If you wanta pull in here an’ camp it’ll … More ☛

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]]> Speakipedia Podcast #33: Lucille Ossai https://speakipedia.com/speakipedia-podcast-33-lucille-ossai/ Fri, 03 Jan 2025 05:13:11 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=616854 Transcript:  Dave Bricker (00:02) Want to expand your speaking and storytelling skills and grow your influence? This is Speakipedia Media brought to you by speakipedia.com. I’m your host, Dave Bricker, bringing you straight talk, smart strategies, and amazing stories from … More ☛

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]]> Speakipedia Podcast #31: Tamsen Webster https://speakipedia.com/speakipedia-podcast-31-tamsen-webster/ Thu, 05 Dec 2024 03:56:11 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=616704   Transcript Dave Bricker (00:06) Want to expand your speaking and storytelling skills and grow your influence business? This is Speakipedia Media brought to you by speakepedia.com. I’m your host, Dave Bricker, bringing you straight talk and smart strategies from … More ☛

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]]> Speakipedia Podcast 30: Patricia Fripp https://speakipedia.com/speakipedia-podcast-30-patricia-fripp/ Sun, 24 Nov 2024 16:42:53 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=616632 Transcript Dave Bricker (00:07) Want to expand your speaking and storytelling skills and grow your influence business? This is Speakipedia Media brought to you by speakepedia.com. I’m your host, Dave Bricker, bringing you straight talk and smart strategies from visionary … More ☛

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]]> Speakipedia Podcast #27: Marilyn August https://speakipedia.com/speakipedia-podcast-27-marilyn-august/ Fri, 25 Oct 2024 18:52:15 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=616391  Transcript  Dave Bricker (00:05) Want to expand your speaking and storytelling skills and grow your influence business? This is Speakipedia Media brought to you by speakepedia .com. I’m your host, Dave Bricker, bringing you straight talk, smart strategies, and … More ☛

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]]> Speakipedia Podcast #22: Paula Rizzo https://speakipedia.com/speakipedia-podcast-22-paula-rizzo/ Thu, 12 Sep 2024 21:22:49 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=615880 Transcript Dave Bricker (00:07) Want to expand your speaking and storytelling skills and grow your influence business? This is Speakipedia Media brought to you by speakipedia .com. I’m your host, Dave Bricker, bringing you straight talk, smart strategies, and amazing … More ☛

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]]> Speakipedia Podcast #19: Humphrey Bower https://speakipedia.com/speakipedia-podcast-19-humphrey-bower/ Mon, 26 Aug 2024 17:07:14 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=615759 Dave Bricker (00:00) Want to expand your speaking and storytelling skills and grow your influence business? This is Speakipedia Media brought to you by speakipedia .com. I’m your host, Dave Bricker, bringing you straight talk, smart strategies, and amazing stories … More ☛

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]]> About The Influencer Tools (Members Only) https://speakipedia.com/about-tools-members/ Sun, 28 Jul 2024 13:54:59 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=615453 You need to be logged in to view this content. Please Log In. Not a Member? Join Us

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]]> Speech Annotator (Demo) https://speakipedia.com/speech-annotator-free/ Sun, 28 Jul 2024 10:49:02 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=615413 Load a demo and view the generated results. By Dave Bricker Great words fail without great delivery, yet so many speechwriters deliver a manuscript and leave the performance up to the (often-inexperienced) speaker. Paste your speech into the box below … More ☛

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]]> About The Influencer Tools https://speakipedia.com/about-tools/ Wed, 26 Jun 2024 11:26:17 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=613590 The Speakipedia Influencer Tools are based on careful study of story structures. It’s easy to ask AI to “write a story” or “create an introduction for my next speech,” but unless we provide specific information and careful instructions, the AI … More ☛

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]]> Speakipedia Podcast # 11:Will Bowen https://speakipedia.com/speakipedia-podcast-11will-bowen/ Tue, 25 Jun 2024 16:29:11 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=613569 Transcription Dave Bricker (00:06) Want to expand your speaking and storytelling skills and grow your influence business? This is Speakipedia Media, brought to you by Speakipedia .com. I’m your host, Dave Bricker, bringing you straight talk and smart strategies from visionary … More ☛

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]]> Speakipedia Podcast # 9:David H. Lawrence the XVII https://speakipedia.com/speakipedia-podcast-9david-h-lawrence-the-xvii/ Fri, 21 Jun 2024 19:18:52 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=613517 Transcript Dave Bricker (00:01) Want to expand your speaking and storytelling skills and grow your influence business? This is Speakypedia Media brought to you by Speakypedia .com. I’m your host, Dave Bricker, bringing you straight talk and smart strategies from … More ☛

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]]> Elevator Pitch Witch (Demo) https://speakipedia.com/elevator-pitch-witch-simulator/ Thu, 20 Jun 2024 10:39:30 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=613495 by Dave Bricker Load a demo and experience the AI-generated results. Get Started Opening Prompt Intro Call to Action Pitch! We’ve all suffered through the round-robin ramble—where meeting participants each deliver a boring, too-long, me-focused, exposition on who they are … More ☛

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]]> Nonfiction Writing and the One-sided Sales Conversation https://speakipedia.com/nonfiction-writing-one-sided-sales-conversation/ Thu, 13 Jun 2024 13:12:19 +0000 http://theworldsgreatestbook.com/?p=611570 Business, technology, and how-to books can be viewed as one-sided sales conversations. Though the author may hope to sell products or services, what’s usually being sold directly to the reader is an idea—a strategy or philosophy that can be used … More ☛

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]]> Verbs: Spice Up Your Writing with Verbs that Rock https://speakipedia.com/verbs/ Thu, 13 Jun 2024 13:12:19 +0000 http://theworldsgreatestbook.com/?p=611652 Verbs are the engines that move your writing and your readers, but many authors don’t spend enough time choosing the right ones. If your writing was an electric guitar, your verbs would be the volume, tone, and distortion controls that … More ☛

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]]> Want a Traditional Publishing Contract? Do Your Homework https://speakipedia.com/traditional-publishing/ Thu, 13 Jun 2024 13:12:17 +0000 http://theworldsgreatestbook.com/?p=611549 This article discusses the pros and cons of traditional publishing. Abandon your biases, study the business of publishing, and choose the publishing method that best suits you and your book. Perhaps the biggest myth in publishing is that as a … More ☛

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]]> The Perfect Book Sales Page https://speakipedia.com/perfect-book-sales-page/ Thu, 13 Jun 2024 13:12:15 +0000 http://theworldsgreatestbook.com/?p=4531 Tom Morkes published The Perfect Book sales Page on his blog. I’m usually the first person to reject formulaic approaches to book marketing. Many well-written books are horrible products. But what I like about Tom’s template is that it forces … More ☛

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]]> How to Produce Audiobooks with Amazon ACX https://speakipedia.com/acx/ Thu, 13 Jun 2024 13:12:13 +0000 http://theworldsgreatestbook.com/?p=4333 This article explains how to produce and market a professional quality audiobook using Amazon ACX. Through ACX (Audiobook Creation Exchange), I was able to audition voiceover talent, choose a professional producer, review the work in progress, and make my audiobook … More ☛

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]]> Pacing https://speakipedia.com/pacing/ Wed, 12 Jun 2024 22:44:17 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=9127 Pacing is the speed at which a story unfolds or information is delivered. It plays a crucial role in maintaining audience engagement and building suspense and intensity in narratives and speeches. Many speakers think of the word “dynamics” as referring … More ☛

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]]> Rhetoric https://speakipedia.com/rhetoric/ Wed, 12 Jun 2024 22:44:14 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=612387 Rhetoric is the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, particularly the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques. Rhetoric involves three main strategies known as ethos, pathos, and logos. Ethos appeals to ethics, pathos to emotions, … More ☛

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]]> Influencer Dashboard Terms & Conditions https://speakipedia.com/influencer-dashboard-terms-conditions/ Sun, 02 Jun 2024 17:04:15 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=8777 Let’s keep things simple. Your Name and Contact Information Will never be shared with any third parties for commercial purposes. Mailing List Your registration will subscribe you to the Speakipedia email list. You are free to unsubscribe without losing your … More ☛

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]]> Speakipedia Podcast #1: Bruce Turkel https://speakipedia.com/speakipedia-podcast-1-bruce-turkel/ Thu, 09 May 2024 12:00:32 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=8184  Transcript Dave Bricker (00:06) Want to expand your speaking and storytelling skills and grow your influence business? This is Speakipedia Media brought to you by speakipedia .com. I’m your MC Dave Bricker bringing you straight talk and smart strategies … More ☛

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]]> Elevator Pitch Witch https://speakipedia.com/elevator-pitch-witch/ Thu, 07 Mar 2024 11:35:42 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=7570 You need to be logged in to view this content. Please Log In. Not a Member? Join Us

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]]> Speech Annotator https://speakipedia.com/speech-annotator/ Mon, 29 Jan 2024 12:22:49 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=6980 You need to be logged in to view this content. Please Log In. Not a Member? Join Us

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]]> Round-Robin Introductions https://speakipedia.com/round-robin-introductions/ Fri, 19 Jan 2024 18:06:53 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=5466 We’ve all been to meetings where everyone in the room gets a turn to introduce themself. And we know how agonizing this can be! Most people take the commonsense approach. They state their name and they tell everyone what they … More ☛

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]]> How to Sell from the Stage? https://speakipedia.com/how-to-sell-from-the-stage/ Wed, 10 Jan 2024 17:10:39 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=4760 Selling makes many of us uncomfortable. We receive thousands of BMS (Buy My Stuff) emails, and the last thing we want is to be part of a captive audience, forced to listen as a speaker closes their program with a … More ☛

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]]> A Pitch is Not a Mini-Website https://speakipedia.com/a-pitch-is-not-a-mini-website/ Wed, 10 Jan 2024 15:11:14 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=4696 It’s pitch day and five big construction contractors show up, each of them hoping to convince the university that they should be the ones to build the new STEM building. One by one, each contractor drags the selection committee through … More ☛

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]]> Voices and Accents https://speakipedia.com/voices-and-accents/ Mon, 08 Jan 2024 22:48:41 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=4380 If you want to discover what the human voice is capable of, listen to Humphrey Bower narrate the audiobook version of Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts. In that book, Mr. Bower emulates the voices of men AND women from India, … More ☛

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]]> Speechwriting: Rhyme https://speakipedia.com/speechwriting-rhyme/ Mon, 08 Jan 2024 18:27:27 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=4122 Many of us can recite poems and lyrics we first heard when we were children. Rhythm and rhyme are beyond memorable. So why don’t we use them more often when we speak? I was bored with my elevator pitch and … More ☛

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]]> Consulting https://speakipedia.com/consulting-2/ Mon, 08 Jan 2024 13:50:42 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=4073 Preparing for a presentation? Ask about support with contest speeches, TEDx talks, and the big pitch. Rock your talk with a full gamut of services from writing to delivery coaching to follow-up strategy. Inquire:

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]]> Public Speaking Dymamics: Vary Your Tempo https://speakipedia.com/public-speaking-dymamics-vary-your-tempo/ Fri, 05 Jan 2024 21:48:33 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=3892 Tempo is speed, and it’s an important element of dynamic speaking. On a basic level, be aware of whether you’re speaking too fast, especially if you have non-native English speakers in your audience. We speed up our speaking when we … More ☛

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]]> Public Speaking: Vary Your Pitch https://speakipedia.com/public-speaking-vary-your-pitch/ Fri, 05 Jan 2024 19:13:49 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=3864 Dynamics means “change,” and yet so many speakers think “dynamic speaking” means being loud and emphatic. Being a dynamic speaker means you change your volume, speed, emotional intensity, and other factors. And “Pitch” is one of those important dynamic variables. … More ☛

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]]> Practice Big and Then Tone it Down https://speakipedia.com/practice-big-and-then-tone-it-down/ Fri, 05 Jan 2024 18:23:50 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=3853 Speaking is theater but many speakers are afraid they’ll look “theatrical” or “over-the-top.” They hold themselves back and stay in the dynamic “safe zone.” And it’s true that we’re likely to deliver a bigger performance on a keynote stage than … More ☛

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]]> How to Evaluate a Speech https://speakipedia.com/how-to-evaluate-a-speech/ Thu, 04 Jan 2024 18:49:10 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=3583 If you want to become a great musician listen to great music. If you want to become a great speaker listen to great speeches. So what makes up a great speech? Here are a few things to look for: One: … More ☛

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]]> Dynamics Means “Change” https://speakipedia.com/dynamics-means-change/ Wed, 03 Jan 2024 21:14:18 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=3441 So many speakers think a “dynamic” speaker should use their FM radio rock and roll DJ voice all the time. [DJ voice] They never speed up. They never slow down. Their pitch never goes up. Their pitch never goes down. … More ☛

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]]> Find the Music in the Words https://speakipedia.com/find-the-music-in-the-words/ Wed, 03 Jan 2024 21:52:28 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=3456 Writing an eloquent speech is 98% of the work. Delivering that speech in an engaging way is the other 98%. Some speakers take years to discover this. They talk about being afraid or angry but they don’t speed up or … More ☛

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]]> ​​Be BIG! Your Audience Has Forgotten How! https://speakipedia.com/be-big-your-audience-has-forotten-how/ Tue, 02 Jan 2024 22:53:52 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=3356 For the most part, your audience has forgotten how to SHOUT unless they’ve lost their temper. They’re afraid to SING the way they did when they were kids. They rarely slow down or speed up or raise their pitch. Many … More ☛

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]]> Take the Twerking Out of Networking! https://speakipedia.com/networking/ Tue, 05 Sep 2023 13:01:23 +0000 https://storysailing.com/?p=4663 Another agonizing networking event! You walk around the room, introduce yourself to the next stranger, ask them what they do, and pray they’ll offer anything remotely relevant to you. Great! Another realtor! Wow! Another financial manager! Nice to meet you … More ☛

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]]> What is “Dynamic Speaking?” https://speakipedia.com/dynamic-speaking/ Tue, 16 May 2023 14:01:54 +0000 https://storysailing.com/?p=4421 We often hear about “dynamic speaking,” but what does that mean? The dictionary defines “dynamics” as “the forces or properties which stimulate growth, development, or change within a system or process.” Essentially, “dynamics” means “change,” and if you want your … More ☛

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]]> Punch Up Your Pitch With Storytelling https://speakipedia.com/punch-up-your-pitch-with-storytelling/ Tue, 18 Apr 2023 14:01:41 +0000 https://storysailing.com/?p=4369 You’ve been asked to pitch a big project. You and your teammates Shelly and Barbara sit at your conference table discussing next week’s big presentation. “It’s impossible to know how the competition is going to position themselves,” says Shelly. “We … More ☛

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]]> Punch Up Your Elevator Pitch https://speakipedia.com/elevator-pitch/ Sat, 04 Mar 2023 15:00:12 +0000 https://storysailing.com/?p=4266 The “elevator pitch” is an essential professional tool—a tool that should be kept razor sharp and as ready to deploy as a handshake and a smile—and yet, most professionals are woefully bad at introducing themselves. Have you ever attended a … More ☛

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]]> Inspire Prospects to ASK You to Sell! https://speakipedia.com/inspire-prospects-to-ask-you-to-sell/ Tue, 16 Aug 2022 13:27:34 +0000 https://storysailing.com/?p=3440 Inspire prospects to ask you to sell to them. Many years ago I was out sailing on Biscayne Bay with an old sailor friend. The conversation drifted from how to adjust the sails to light talk about our personal lives, … More ☛

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]]> Selling the Story: Storytelling for Skeptics https://speakipedia.com/selling/ Tue, 22 Jun 2021 15:00:53 +0000 https://storysailing.com/?p=1385 “Storytelling…? I don’t know.” A troubled look flashed across Sally’s face. “You’ll have a hard time selling me on your topic. Last year’s speaker was a dud. I need to deliver some wow-factor this year or I might not be … More ☛

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]]> Pitch Trolls in the NidekniL Marketplace https://speakipedia.com/pitch-trolls/ Tue, 08 Dec 2020 16:00:51 +0000 https://storysailing.com/?p=2313 Nideknil Marketplace was all hustle and bustle. Colorful signs above the merchant stalls proclaimed the advantages of endless products and services. Businesspeople crowded the aisles, picking up samples and literature and talking to the vendors. The pitch-trolls were out in … More ☛

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]]> Potent Verbs Spice Up Your Storytelling https://speakipedia.com/verbs/ Tue, 18 Aug 2020 15:00:21 +0000 https://storysailing.com/?p=1113 Verbs are the engines that move your writing, your speaking, your readers, and your audiences but many authors ands presenters don’t spend enough time choosing the right ones. If your writing was an electric guitar, your verbs would be the volume, … More ☛

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]]> Speak Standing Up! https://speakipedia.com/speak-standing-up/ Tue, 14 Apr 2020 14:00:12 +0000 https://storysailing.com/?p=2435 I’ve been videoconferencing for years; this will be easy! I thought as I began my first virtual speech. When it was over, I was surprised at my lackluster performance, and by the number of filler words I used—ums, ers, and … More ☛

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]]> Public Speaking Tip: Use Your Full Speaking Range https://speakipedia.com/speaking-range/ Mon, 25 Nov 2019 16:00:04 +0000 https://storysailing.com/?p=2098 Speaking range is as important to a presentation as musical range is to performance. Actors refer to the combination of body and voice as an “instrument.” A piano has an eight-octave range of pitch, and the piano was originally named … More ☛

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