I love being in front of an audience, making them laugh, think and act! Whatever the event, the length or the size of the audience, let me ignite the listeners and give them actionable insights that can transform the way they work. All speeches can be turned into workshops with hands-on training, customized for your unique needs.
Pitch Perfect – Top 10 Tips for a 10 Minute Pitch
You have the chance of a lifetime to present to Investors, Potential Partners or Clients– you’re told to keep it brief…
Hey, no pressure there, right?
How on earth do you explain your venture briefly?
A common mistake that entrepreneurs make is to try to tell EVERYTHING in that first meeting…
So what should be in the pitch? How do you tell your story in a way that is clear, captivating and drives to results?
Donna Griffit, a Corporate Storyteller, will talk about the winning ingredients of a brief, powerful pitch – both in content and delivery. A few participants will then have an opportunity to deliver their pitch and receive valuable feedback from the group and Donna.
Even if you are a seasoned presenter, walk away with insights and clarity.
Length – 1.5 Hours
Audiences – Accelerators, fundraising startups
Book NowQuick Pitch – Don’t be Caught Pitchless!
You might be called up on stage to pitch…
You might be at a networking event…
You might even strike up a convo waiting line for a coffee and realize – hey – I need to pitch!
Bottom line – you never know if the next person you meet could change your startup! You want to be armed with the perfect story of your venture at any given moment.
Donna Griffit, an International Corporate Storyteller with over 15 years of experience will share insider tips for getting your story straight and sounding great telling it. Time permitting – a few lucky teams will get to pitch their story and get expert feedback from Donna.
Length – 1.5 – 3 hours
Audiences – Accelerators, fundraising startups, Pitch competitions, conferences
Book Now“Sticking to My Story” – The Magical Influence of Storytelling
Storytelling is all the buzz – but what does it mean? And how can the simple yet powerful principles of storytelling be harnessed to enliven any message, pitch or presentation to drive to desired results whether you’re a seed stage startup or a seasoned organization? Learn how to apply the simple principles of the age-old art of storytelling to your modern-day messages to win the hearts and minds of your audience.
Donna Griffit, a Corporate Storyteller of over 15 years, will talk about the winning ingredients of a brief, powerful story and how it can be formatted into any type of oral or written presentation. You will emerge with a simple, yet powerful tool to create stories of many formats, repeatable with any type of content for any medium.
Length – 45 min – 1.5 hours
Audiences – Keynotes, Organizations of all sizes, teams within organizations who want to improve the storytelling abilities of their employees, at all levels.
Book NowPitch Perfect – Top 10 Tips for a 10 Minute (or less) Pitch (Corporate)
You have one shot to present your idea, your innovation, your project to key stakeholders – you’re told to keep it brief…
Hey, no pressure there, right?
How on earth do you explain your idea briefly?
A common mistake that people make is to try to tell EVERYTHING in that first meeting…
So what should be in the pitch? How do you tell your story in a way that is clear, captivating and drives to results whether you have 10 min or less?
Donna Griffit, a Corporate Storyteller, will talk about the winning ingredients of a brief, powerful pitch – both in content and delivery. Make sure you come with an idea of something to pitch because participants will have an opportunity to deliver their “quickpitch” and receive valuable feedback from the group and Donna
Even if you are a seasoned presenter, walk away with insights and clarity.
Length – 1.5 Hours – 5 hours
Audiences – Organizations of all sizes, teams within organizations who want to improve the messaging abilities of their employees, at all levels
Book NowThe X Factor – Know Your Value – and Make Sure Everyone Else Knows it!
In ever changing times one thing is certain – you must know how to identify what sets you apart and know how to communicate this to others in a powerful way. If you don’t know how to sell your own value, nobody else will…
We all bring something special to the table – skills, knowledge, talents, etc. But there’s that elusive “X Factor” – who we truly are and what our real value is to the company that we work for, or a company we want to work for. But how do we discover it? And once we do – how do we communicate it in a powerful way that shows our unique, indispensable value?
In this workshop participants will:
1) Identify their core knowledge, talent and skills – the obvious and not so obvious
2) Find out what their “X Factor” is
3) Get the tools to create their own personal “X Factor” statement and practice delivering it – a minute version, 30 second version and even a 1-2 liner.
Your X-Factor Statement can be for internal reviews, networking, job interviews, pitching and more.
Length – 1.5 Hours – 5 hours
Audiences – Organizations of all sizes, teams within organizations who want to improve the messaging abilities of their employees, at all levels. Perfect for women focused activities or for International Women’s Day
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