David Kean

We all pitch all the time - our ideas, vision, products and services. Honing this skill can not only transform your life at work, but it can also help you bring people around to your way of seeing the world, build your confidence and allow you to progress and cooperate with others in new and unforeseen ways.This book gives you clear, concise, actionable advice on how to pitch in a way that gets you what you want. Walking you through pre-pitch preparation, identifying and leveraging different personality types, getting on the same wavelength, the rehearsal process and, of course, the intricacies of the pitch itself, this invaluable guide will help you become pitch perfect.The Work Smarter series:Our books provide shortcuts, tips and life-hacks for the development of essential business skills. The books bring together accomplished industry experts who have learned their trades at the coalface. They teach the skills ambitious businesspeople need in order to tip the playing field in their favour. It is the pirate equivalent of business advice; the antidote to conventional wisdom; 'smarter' practice over 'best practice'.

Master the art of networking on your own termsTailored for those who prefer thoughtful, meaningful connections over small talk, this book transforms the often-dreaded experience of networking into something approachable and enjoyable.For introverts, business development, prospecting and networking can feel intimidating, but it doesn't have to be. You don't need to be someone who works the room but someone who builds genuine relationships. Louisa Clarke and David Kean have built successful businesses doing just that - creating authentic connections and turning them into lasting business opportunities and even friendships.Packed with illustrative anecdotes, hard-won wisdom and a step-by-step methodology, Networking for Introverts shows you how to build meaningful relationships, find new clients and grow your business - all without pretending to be someone you're not.If you need more clients to buy your services and you're not sure how to find them, convince them or win them, this is the book for you. Follow this approach and new business will come. It won't make it effortless, but it does make it easy.'A manual for winning business in today's economy, recommended to anyone who wants to grow their client base. Networking for Introverts is brimming with great advice and inspiration' - Annette King, CEO Publicis Groupe UK

Some people are born with a natural 'go-get-'em' approach. For most of us, however, selling does not come naturally. This book demystifies the art of getting people to buy - whether it is as simple as convincing your friends to agree to your restaurant recommendation, or as complex as getting people to buy your million- dollar proposal at work.The book is a toolkit for self-exploration, analysis, learning and action plan development framed in a 5-week programme for building your unique sales self. Setting a clear objective for every week, it takes the reader through a simple 5-step programme: - Setting the foundation: the main principles of sales- Rational aspects of sales - Emotional aspects of sales - Connecting the dots: closuring and continuation of the sales cycle - Creating your personalised action plan and toolbox with aide memoires, frameworks and life hacks to use every dayEach chapter concludes with a summary of do's and don'ts. The last chapter includes practical tools for analysing and planning your own self-development and business development. It will accelerate your understanding of and ability to sell by raising both your self-awareness and selling self-confidence.The 'Work Smarter' series:Our books provide shortcuts, tips and life-hacks for the development of essential business skills. The books bring together accomplished industry experts who have learned their trades at the coalface. They teach the skills ambitious businesspeople need in order to tip the playing field in their favour. It is the pirate equivalent of business advice; the antidote to conventional wisdom; 'smarter' practice over 'best practice'.

Catalyst will transform your approach to networking, making it fun and infinitely more effective. A good business developer, prospector and networker knows how to create a positive connection with the people they meet. They are the catalyst that creates a chemical reaction between strangers, and they know how to convert these opportunities into new business.Louisa Clarke and David Kean have spent their careers catalysing strangers into contacts and converting contacts into clients - and even into friends. They have built successful businesses together using the proven techniques in this book, and they have helped hundreds of companies around the world win billions in new business by applying the same methods. Catalyst is full of illustrative anecdotes, hard-won wisdom and a step-by-step methodology. Whatever industry you work in, if you need more clients to buy your services and you're not sure how to find them, convince them or win them, this is the book for you. Follow this approach and new business will come. You might even make some friends along the way. For many people, networking, prospecting and selling are scary. If the word 'networking' makes you recoil, if the word 'prospecting' conjures up terrifying spectres of endless cold calls, and if you run for the hills at the mention of 'sales', this book will be balm for you. Because, whilst it doesn't make it effortless, it does make it easy. 'Catalyst is a manual for winning business in today's economy, recommended to anyone who wants to grow their client base. Catalyst is brimming with great advice and inspiration' - Annette King, CEO Publicis Groupe UK