The Pitch Doctor Teaches

During two sessions on July 10th and July 17th, Steve Bowman, “The Pitch Doctor” and President/CEO of BizClarity Consulting, held presentation coaching sessions for the DreamIt companies. Steve is a professional writer, teacher, and public speaking coach that specializes in preparing entrepreneurs for pitches to angel investors and venture capitalists.

During his first session, Steve reviewed the “Three Deadly Sins” of presentations—or common mistakes entrepreneurs make when presenting to investors. He also shared the “Five Commandments for PowerPoint Slides” and general format so that the Innovators could begin to sharpen their pitches.

During his second session, Steve had three DreamIt teams with whom he’d previously worked present to the group to illustrate the evolution of the pitch as well as to show different styles. The discussion included a variety of topics including when to include product demonstrations versus screenshots and guidelines for showing revenue growth and business activity.

Next, Steve will meet with each team individually to refine their pitch.

Again, we’d like to that Morgan Lewis for sponsoring Steve.