Business Pitching Skills

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Why Business Pitching – Pitching your business Skills? This Pitching skills course is aimed at non-native speakers of English seeking to improve their ability to present clearly and effectively in English.  You may have an excellent level of English already but lack the confidence to speak in front of larger groups.  Or, you may wish to expand your repertoire of language to give your Pitching skills more impact and coherence.  Anglo audiences may have quite different expectations and attitudes to a home audience and you will need to adapt your Pitching skills accordingly.
IBA Global’s Pitching Skills course, Presenting in English, will help you to develop the necessary language and presentation skills to express your ideas as well as techniques for the effective structuring of your speech.

Our Pitching skills training courses also tackle issues such as using visual aids, cultural influences, body language and creating rapport. So whether you intend to introduce your company to visitors from the U.S. or make a formal presentation in Cape Town, IBA Global will be able to provide you with the Pitching skills training solution you need.

Benefits

IBA Global’s Pitching course will provide you with:

  • Greater confidence when giving speeches and presentations
  • New techniques to enhance your existing presentation skills
  • The opportunity to practise and assess your current strengths and presentation skills
  • The ability to use and control your voice more effectively when giving presentations
  • A wider range of appropriate language for giving presentations in English

Who should attend

Pitching training will be of benefit to you if:

  • You would like to adapt your existing presentation skills to suit English speaking audiences
  • Your role involves or will soon involve presenting to large international or English speaking audiences
  • You regularly make formal presentations or speak at meetings
  • You deliver internal training or induction programmes in English

Course content

All of our Pitching Skills training courses are designed to meet the specific needs of our clients depending on their personal/organisational requirements and existing skills set. The IBA Global pitching skills course, Presenting in English, includes:

  • Key linguistic devices for improved presentation skills
  • Structure and signposting in formal presentations
  • Effective use of voice: pacing, pausing, rhythm and intonation
  • Preparing your presentation
  • Using slides and visuals
  • Managing questions
  • Using humour and anecdote
  • Non verbal communication
  • Practice activities and feedback

Approach

Pitching skills training is available seven days a week, 365 days a year, either at one of our training centres or at your offices in any location worldwide.  We usually recommend a one or two day course but can also offer a more flexible format to suit your schedule.
Suitably tailored materials will be used throughout your course and your trainer will film or record your presentations in order to provide you with detailed feedback.
The most appropriate training format, content and approach for your presentation skills course will be discussed during your diagnostic consultancy.

Pitching Skills Course Trainer

Your Pitching skills trainer will be assigned to you following the results of your diagnostic consultancy according to your objectives and areas of focus.