Business Pitch Perfectionist Gifts

"I practiced my networking elevator speech on an escalator, which messed with my timing."

Monster Baseball. The team's continuing to have some problems this season. Jekyll is good one day and bad the next. Dracula only shows up for night games. The Mummy is always covered in bandages and on the injured list. And King Kong can't keep his mind on the game --- Whenever he sees a pretty woman, he climbs up into the stands after her! At least Frankenstein has been pitching great again, just like when he was young! Yeah, he has a completely new arm!

"I'm going to bombard you with graphs until you agree with me."

'And were there a point to your proposal, Henderson - What would it be?'

"I was hoping this presentation would be more interesting upside down."

Brian wanted to call the presentation "Synergy". Paula wanted to call it "Cooperation". They could never agree.

"I'm razzled, but not dazzled."

"Fantastic presentation! All of the investors loved it."

How to deliver a successful presentation.

"Any questions?"

"You're a genius, Shaw. This is an idea whose copyright has expired."

"Great plan. Could we get some more details?"

"Quit stalling, Smithers. Where's the SALES chart?"

'It appears the 'What?'s have it.'

'I've given a lot of thought to giving some thought to your latest proposal.'

'Ted, I really wish you'd update your presentation software so we could do away with the 3-D glasses.'

"Peterson proposes we move out of the mountains."

The Importance of Planning Thoroughly in Advance

"Good invisible exports figures this quarter, sir."

Hanging off every word...

"I'll be glad when they invent PowerPoint."

"He's got great velocity but his trajectory needs work."

'This prediction has a margin of error of plus or minus fifteen...fifteen class-action suits brought against the company.'

"That's a very difficult problem to address, Ted, could you restate it as a solution?"

"In layman's terms, it's £12,750."

'Can't he ever use a different kind of chart?'

'At this juncture in my presentation, I'd like to dispense with the illusion of coherence.'

"Remember that optimistic, slightly crazy, throw a dart at the wall forecast? We beat it."

"In response to your request for better communications, I'm going to increase my lengthy explanation by 50%."

'I feel confident about our presentation. If there is any blowback, don't worry. We're both wearing our flak jackets under our suits.'

Change Management: Change can be ruf.

'I hope you made the prospect say no three times before you gave up.'

Presentation Skills: 1. Be Prepared.

"I can't tell you how it ended. That would ruin the sequel."

"May I recommend our Seared Filet with Lobster Cream Sauce? It's very photogenic."