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Need help with your elevator pitch? The ‘Pitch Doctor’ is coming to The Mill

Put down the notes. It's time to sharpen your quick pitch skills.

Tynisha Lomax of Levitea. (Courtesy photo)

Philly-area consultant and BizClarity president and CEO Steve Bowman earned his nickname “The Pitch Doctor” over the 15 years he’s worked as a coach for entrepreneurs who are preparing to pitch to venture capital investors. Before that, he taught business, including at The Wharton School.

On Monday, Sept. 9, Bowman will be offering a free pitching workshop at The Mill from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., and it’s open to all entrepreneurs, according to Horn Entrepreneurship’s recent newsletter.

From a description of the workshop on BizClarity’s website:

“Steve has a different approach to the ‘elevator speech’ and new ideas on how it should be taught. The elevator metaphor is over-done and too limiting. That’s why this workshop is called ‘How to Quick Pitch.’ Rather than stressing the writing and memorization of a short speech, he teaches a fresh approach that fits the wide range of circumstances where entrepreneurs have a fleeting opportunity to start a conversation or answer ‘what do you do?’ The workshop is interactive, hands-on, and includes on-the-spot coaching.”

(re: the out-of-touch elevator metaphor: No one told Robin Hood Ventures.)

In the meantime, here is some virtual advice from Bowman:

Questions? Contact hornprogram@udel.edu.

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