If you're thinking I'm not in sales or I'm not a creative, I'm never going to pitch anything, think again!
As my guest for this episode, Dave Noll, says, life's a pitch, life's a series of pitches...whether it's love or work or anything important. Selling anything, creating anything, anything important in life comes with a pitch.
Dave knows what he's talking about. He and his partner, Cleve Keller, are the mega-successful creators and producers of Chopped (the most successful show in the history of the Food Network) and America Says (the most successful show in the history of the Game Show Network) plus 60 other shows that went from idea to successful pitch.
Dave lives by these Four P's: Positive, polite, persistent, professional.
More Dave nuggets:
- Research, research, research! It's the end all and be all of a great pitch
- Rehearse what you are pitching
- Rehearse your pitch in front of someone and ask them to flag anything negative that seeps in
- Reframe any negatives into positives
- Identify that one thing that is going to make you memorable and be clear on that one thing
- One extraordinary idea can change your life
- Always ask: What about this...?
Dave's book, The Visionary in Charge, comes out fall 2023.
Enjoy Dave explaining the power and impact of positivity in this episode of Camera Ready & Abel.
Connect and follow Dave at www.linkedin.com/davenolltv
Dave recommends two of his favorite books: Jerry Weintraub's When I Stop Talking, You'll Know I'm Dead and The Last Great Ride by Brandon Tartikoff, former NBC programming chief.