Pitching for Business
Pitching for Business
Make Every Pitch Count
In today’s competitive marketplace, the quality of your pitch presentation can make the difference between winning and losing an important piece of business.
Pitching for business is not just about putting a potential client in the room and telling them about your proposal (even if it is a brilliant one). Securing commitment involves capturing the attention of your clients, and pitch presentations often fail for reasons that have little to do with the quality of the proposal itself.
At LDL we have a clear, proven methodology to help you prepare for your next pitch presentation. Through interactive practice and coaching, you’ll learn to craft a compelling narrative, hook your audience, answer objections, and deliver your pitch with presence.
To see how this programme connects with our broader suite of presentation and communication offerings, explore our Presentation Skills Training page.
In today’s competitive marketplace, the quality of your pitch presentation can make the difference between winning and losing an important piece of business.
Pitching for business is not just about putting a potential client in the room and telling them about your proposal (even if it is a brilliant one). Securing commitment involves capturing the attention of your clients, and pitch presentations often fail for reasons that have little to do with the quality of the proposal itself.
At LDL we have a clear, proven methodology to help you prepare for your next pitch presentation. Through interactive practice and coaching, you’ll learn to craft a compelling narrative, hook your audience, answer objections, and deliver your pitch with presence.
At the end of the course participants will:
- Know how to prepare and tailor a pitch presentation
- Know how to deliver their pitch effectively
- Have received focused tuition on their individual presenting style
- Feel more confident when presenting a business pitch
- How to prepare a pitch presentation.
- How to tailor to a particular audience.
- How to prepare notes.
- How to structure ideas.
- How to control nerves and deliver confidently.
- How to mix verbal and non-verbal communication.
- How to stand, how to use body language.
- How to use your voice.
- How to use particular words to direct and capture attention.
- How to engage your audience and grab their attention from the start.
- How and when to use visual aids.
- How to practise and rehearse.
- How to handle questions.
- How to close for action.
A targeted workshop designed to help individuals and teams craft and deliver persuasive business pitches — whether sales proposals, investor presentations or internal project bids.
Business owners, sales professionals, startup founders, account teams, or anyone who needs to pitch ideas, solutions or projects.
Skills you’ll develop include:
- Structuring a pitch for clarity and persuasion
- Capturing attention with a strong opening
- Telling a story that connects logically and emotionally
- Handling objections, interruptions and tough questions
- Delivering with presence and confidence
- Adapting your style to different audiences
- Using data, narrative and proof effectively
We adopt the Skill+Will™ approach: a strong pitch needs both the tools and structure (skill) and the confidence and mindset (will) to deliver it convincingly. This programme develops both.
This programme is on request only, available in-person or virtual, and tailored to your sector and pitching context.
Yes. We adapt the pitch context, examples, objection types, and audience scenarios to your business, market and challenge. Find out more on our tailored solutions page.
As this is a bespoke in-company programme, it can be delivered for groups of up to 12 participants to ensure interaction, discussion and effective coaching.
Experienced LDL consultants skilled in sales storytelling, presentation and persuasive communication.
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Tailored for Your Business
This programme is built exclusively for your organisation — customised in content, format and delivery to match your proposition, your team and your market.
Get in touch to arrange a no-obligation discussion. We’ll review your pitching challenges, design the right approach and schedule delivery at a time and place that suits you.