Thank you for finding The Demo Coach presentation coaching programs.
To me, giving presentations is like playing any professional sport. If you want to win and win big, you’d be smart to get the best coach available and have them work with you to achieve your loafty goals. If you ask your friends (colleagues) how you are playing (or presenting,) they’ll usually tell you everything is great! You’re doing a fine job! Keep up the good work! But, are they being honest with you?
By using a coach to hear and see what you are presenting, they should be able to give you a new perspcetive on your skills as a presenter along with the messages you are delivering. No one in your organization can do this for you because they are too close to you and the situation. As your coach, I will always be honest and up front with you because your success or failure reflects directly on you and me! Right? Get it? Why risk a blunder when such an important opportunity is at hand?
There are 3 coaching programs to choose from. They are designed specifically for people who truly want to learn how to design, script, and deliver better and more compelling presentations especially when faced with a high stakes, do or die, can’t miss opportunity. You know the kind of presentation I am talking about? It’s the one where you say it could change your life and those around you.
InvestorPitchCoaching
This is for people who are in the process of raising capital whether angel or venture. You will learn secrets to maximizing the effectiveness of PowerPoint and Keynote slides.
And, you will hear more secrets to giving compelling, exciting, and memorable presentations and product demos along with insider tips for meetings with venture capital and angel investors.
You’ll know the right number of slides to use in that first investor meeting and you’ll receive a template to work from while creating or modifying your own pitch deck.
Most importantly, you will learn how not to be the S.A.M.E. as other people pitching similar products and services.
If you are tight with cash, it is possible that I will defer some fees until you raise money. Contact me directly, if this is the approach you want to take.
ExecutivePresentationCoaching
This program is specifically designed for the CxO and VP level executives who are required to give presentations inside and outside of their company.
You will learn little known secrets to maximizing the effectiveness of PowerPoint and Keynote slides and how to give more compelling, exciting, and memorable presentations.
You will learn how to immediately win over your audience of 1 or 1,000 and what to do to keep people on the edge of their seats.
Most importantly, you will learn how not to be the S.A.M.E. as other people pitching similar products and services.
And, you will finally understand the importance of how you use your voice and body when presenting and how to make your presentations personal while leaving a lasting positive impression every time you give a presentation.
EmergencyPresentationCoaching
This program is designed for anyone who is required to give presentations inside or outside of their company and needs help right now. As in today, this minute, immediately, no matter what time it is where you live!
We start with your exact situation and coach you to the results you specifically are looking to achieve. Think of this as a “doctor-on-call.”
You can schedule time with your coach anytime, 24/7/365, to review your presentations just as you would call the doctor to arrange a emergency office visit to have them diagnose an ailment.
Be prepared for major surgery on your presentation deck and how you present it. We’ll cover techniques that you can use immediately.
You’ll also learn how to use a new presentation method that will surely raise the eyebrows or your audience and set you apart from other presenters out there today.
Fee: $10,000 includes as many sessions as needed in 90 days to make you feel comfortable and ready to pitch to any investor. ***See below.
Fee: $5,000 includes ~10 hours of coaching plus 3 months of access to your coach.
Fee: $2,500 includes ~5 hours of coaching plus 1 month of remote access to your coach.
Here’s how this usually works:
Schedule an interview/assessment. During this on-line or telephone session, we’ll get to know each other and see what you are looking to accomplish and by when. We’ll take a look at a recent presentation you gave or one that you have been working on and work from there. This is not a selling session for me. You will get the same type of coaching as if you were already a paying client and get a sense for the type of coaching I can provide for you. This is at no charge and you are under no obligation to continue. To schedule this session, go to https://my.timedriver.com/WR4VQ and pick a convenient day and time to get started.
Okay! Step 1 will have given you a sense for the type of surgery you require and the expected time it will take to recover, so to speak. What I mean is you are now aware of what needs to be done and what will require work and practice. So, pick the program you want from above and select the date you want your first session to start on.
Starting in Session 1, we will hit the ground running since we will both know what the plan is. We’ll start with your specific needs and situation and go on from there.
Coaching is typically done via phone and computer screen sharing. However, if you are in the San Francisco Bay Area, we could meet in person. Travel to you is preferred to save you time and give you more time to practice. Any additional pre-approved expenses will be billed at their actual value in addition to the fees listed above.
Let the games begin!
Although each coaching assignment is designed specifically for you and around your personal goals, here is a partial list of some of the topics we will cover during your sessions:
How to avoid a weak opening and start with a real attention grabber.
How to stop abusing PowerPoint/Keynote and how to make your slides 100% more effective.
How to tell stories that are relevant, meaningful, and memorable.
How not to be the S.A.M.E. as everyone else pitching your category of product or service.
How to stop the click-fest product demo and create memorable moments for your audience.
How to eliminate bad on-line meeting etiquette.
How to include the most important missing element in most presentations and product demos.
How your voice can be your friend or foe and how to take control of your nerves.
How to avoid the mistake that almost everyone makes before they say their first word.
How to avoid a weak closing and the secret to getting people to take action.
All coaching is given by Nathan Gold, who has personally given over 15,000 presentations and product demos in his career. He founded The Demo Coach in 2000 and has published a book named Giving Memorable Product Demos, printed in June, 2009, available on Amazon.com. Nathan has helped Glue Networks raise $4.5 from only Angels, Education.com raise $9.2 million Series B and Sim Ops Studios raise $3 million Series A. Nathan has two DEMOgod Awards from IDG Executive Forums for DEMOmobile 2000 and DEMOfall 05 and has helped 54 people win their own awards over the past 10 years. At DEMOfall 09, 4 out of 5 on stage DEMOgod Award winners and both $1M Media Prize People’s Choice Award winners were coached by Nathan. He is also the presentation and demo coach for the DLA Piper Venture Pipeline Group, Citrix Startup Accelerator, SDForum.org, Keiretsu Forum Entrepreneur Academy, and Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.
Guarantee: If you are not 100% satisfied with the results of your coaching, you pay nothing.
***Note: If you cannot afford the up front payment for Investor Pitch Coaching, please contact me for a code you can use to defer the fees until you raise your round of financing.
