Can You Laugh Your Way to Better Sales Presentation Skills? @ Inflow

Can You Laugh Your Way to Better Sales Presentation Skills? @ Inflow

Have you ever bailed on buying a product or service because you didn't like the salesperson? Have you ever bought something you didn't need because you really liked the salesperson?

Us too. At Pitch Lab we believe that when it comes to sales, you are the differentiator. Especially in professional services.

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If You Blow the Pitch, You Won’t Win Regardless of the Idea @ Regis University!

If You Blow the Pitch, You Won’t Win Regardless of the Idea @ Regis University!

The Innovation Center is a great opportunity for budding entrepreneurs to hone their ideas and build their teams, culminating with a massive Innovation Challenge where entrepreneurs get to present their ideas in front of hundreds of potential investors.

Knowing that public speaking is a weakness for most Dr. Ken Sagendorf, Professor and Director at Regis University Innovation Center, thought it would be beneficial to equip his entrepreneurs with the skills necessary to “nail” their pitches.

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8 Hard-Hitting Questions for Pitch Lab Improv Coaches, RJ Owen & Joel Lutz!

8 Hard-Hitting Questions for Pitch Lab Improv Coaches, RJ Owen & Joel Lutz!

We live in an unscripted world. If you mean to make an impression, you have to be able to think on your feet, hurl yourself into the moment and improvise.

And like a great improv troupe, successful businesses must rely on similar tools to succeed.

We caught up with Pitch Lab’s own RJ Owen and Joel Lutz to ask them 8 important questions about their origin story, Dad jokes, and why you should sign up for their upcoming improv comedy workshop at General Assembly.

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How One TEDx Speaker Found His Purpose Through Storytelling

How One TEDx Speaker Found His Purpose Through Storytelling

Giuseppe Pizano: From Being Homeless & Living Under the Bleachers to Fighting for Underprivileged Kids Everywhere

Abandoned by his mother and left homeless at the age of 14, Giuseppe overcame incredible odds and is now an accomplished speaker and champion for homeless children.

He shares his story in “Changing Sight,” a TEDx he hopes will help people see things differently.

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Stand Up for Staffing @ Robert Half Technology!

Stand Up for Staffing @ Robert Half Technology!

Whether speaking to board-room of peers or pitching services to a prospective client, public speaking can be a challenge even for the most seasoned sales professional

That’s why we invited Pitch Lab to come work with our team at Robert Half to talk about how to become more engaging speakers using principles of stand-up and improv comedy.

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Pitch Lab's Origin Story

Pitch Lab's Origin Story

JD Lopez is one of the hardest working comics in Denver.

I had a blast reliving my glory days as one of the biggest names in Denver Unpaid Comedy as well as telling the origin stories of Pitch Lab & Have-Nots Comedy.

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MBA Students Learn the Art of the Pitch @ CU Boulder Leeds School of Business!

MBA Students Learn the Art of the Pitch @ CU Boulder Leeds School of Business!

In a unique, professional development workshop, Leeds MBA students learned how to harness public speaking techniques used by their favorite comedians.

In collaboration with Dr. Peter McGraw, Pitch Lab helped incorporate communication, creativity, and charisma lessons into CU’s already stellar Marketing Management course.

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Pitch Lab @ Women Who Startup Headquarters!

Pitch Lab @ Women Who Startup Headquarters!

Working with Lizelle and Women Who Startup was one of the highlights of our year!

Not only did Toni Mays kickoff the workshop with a story about the importance of women in leadership, but we had the opportunity to share the stage with comedy great Nancy Norton!

It was so much fun learning from Nancy's 20+ years of stand-up comedy experience and hearing her amazing personal stories about comedy legends like Mitch Hedberg, Dane Cook and Ellen DeGeneres!

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How To Be A More Engaging Storyteller @ General Assembly!

How To Be A More Engaging Storyteller @ General Assembly!

In this workshop hosted by General Assembly Denver, Pitch Lab helped a diverse group of professionals from DaVita, Monarch and Company & Ibotta learn how to be more confident, engaging storytellers.

Tim Shisler, founder of RackFocus, was on hand to share a decade worth of startup storytelling experience he's gained from working with organizations like Techstars, Denver Startup Week and TEDxBoulder.

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Public Speaking: Terrifying or Terrifyingly Funny? Pitch Lab @ Moore Communications Group

Public Speaking: Terrifying or Terrifyingly Funny? Pitch Lab @ Moore Communications Group

Pitch Lab joined Moore for an afternoon to improve pitch delivery while intertwining interactive exercises to build new strengths for their customer facing team.

The workshop concluded with a few brave members of the MCG team being put to the test by presenting a humorous, fictional product pitch for 3D Cheese Printers!

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