How Perfectionism Holds Us Back

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How perfectionism holds us back and how to overcome it. Channon colleagues on preparedness over passion. Christian banan colleagues on fing voice. Alison firgal on the power of powerless speech. Dana conzian colleagues on asking women not to lose. Denise falchetian colleagues on framing novel ideas. Justinberg and eliza ew on getting the picture too late. And pat saterstram's co authors, macala caresey and julia de bignino, on voice cultivationbut anything else you want to pictr me, wait. I ag, i dont have one. Can you grow a beard, daddy? I don't kep y saving tols o it

Great pitches can seem like genius or magic. But you don’t have to be a great salesperson to give a great pitch. Whether you’re floating an idea at a team meeting, looking for investors for your startup, or applying for your next job, life is full of pitching moments. In this episode, we bust myths about what it takes to drum up excitement–and share insights from Hollywood and Silicon Valley on ways to improve your chances of getting your audience on board. This is an episode of WorkLife with Adam Grant, another podcast in the TED Audio Collective. To hear more episodes on the science of making work not suck, follow WorkLife with Adam Grant wherever you're listening to this. For the full transcript of this episode, visit go.ted.com/WL44.