24 ms·
After starting with Dale Carnegie’s book I’d move to something more about the storytelling aspects so you can construct your pitches well in addition to interac
by yodon 9y ago
After starting with Dale Carnegie’s book I’d move to something more about the storytelling aspects so you can construct your pitches well in addition to interacting well.
I don’t have a “great” book to recommend there, but an example that pops to mind might be Say it in six[0]. This sort of book tends to be more formulaic, less universal, and every book advocates a completely different formula so you need to find the approach and style that works for you. That said, understanding that a pitch is a structured story and thinking about how to structure them is incredibly valuable.
Simon Sinek’s Ted talk[1] is also really fun and well worth watching (and worth deconstructing how he makes his pitch about how to make pitches), but it’s more about high level consumer brand design than the inside the company project pitching like I think you’re asking about.
[0] https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1629833.Say_It_in_Six https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1629833.Say_It_in_Six
[1] https://www.ted.com/talks/simon_sinek_how_great_leaders_inspire_action/up-next https://www.ted.com/talks/simon_sinek_how_great_leaders_insp...