Pitching for investment coaching
Learn how to articulate your company’s value and demonstrate credibility when pitching for investment.
Improve your pitching skills
Pitching for investment can be a nerve-wracking experience. Faced with significant time constraints and fierce competition, you’re tasked with persuading savvy investors to take a chance on you and your business. All this while demonstrating your knowledge, credibility and self-belief.
The high-stakes context of an investment pitch can cause even the most experienced presenters to falter. Striking the right balance between personable and professional can feel like an impossible task. Many people struggle to talk about their successes while coming off as sincere and likeable.
Pitching for investment coaching can help you articulate the value of the opportunity on offer to prospective investors. We’ll work on every aspect of the pitching process, from preparing your key messages to delivering an engaging presentation and fielding challenging questions.
The Maryanne Johnston team can help you clearly define your value proposition, gain stronger presentation skills and develop a more natural speaking style, gearing you up for success in your next investment pitch.
What to expect from pitching for investment coaching
More successful pitch outcomes
Improve your chances of securing investment.
Stronger messaging
Bring clarity to your pitches to achieve cutthrough.
Complete investment pitch toolkit
Practical guidance for every stage of the pitching process.
Maryanne is engaging, thorough and great at what she does. With her support, I feel more confident in my pitching skills, and am ready to go out and raise capital.
Nicole Wagner
President & CEO, LambdaVision Inc
The impact from the pitching workshop was immense. Maryanne showed us where to make improvements around the message, content and presentation. It also added huge value to the process of raising and went way beyond what we’d expected to gain.
The pitch got the investors’ interest and we successfully raised our first VC backed investment within months. I am confident that this would not have been the result without the benefit of Maryanne’s workshop.
Bob Lawson
Director, Kumulos (later acquired by Optimove)
I recently wrapped up a whirlwind few weeks that included a 2 min pitch and a 6 min pitch. I’ve received glowing feedback. I’ve heard things like “You absolutely crushed the presentation last night”, “I’m sure you’re flooded with people trying to reach you after your pitch” and “I understood every word you said”. There was SO much audience engagement – it was a thrill and genuinely enjoyable experience. I know I have your program to thank for how this has turned out and for how I will continue to grow.
Shannon Brown Fedenko
Co-Founder & CEO, Aloft Biotechnologies
What pitching for investment coaching could look like
All of our coaching options are tailored to your support requirements. While there’s no one-size-fits-all approach, we’ve outlined some of the areas we could cover as part of pitching for investment coaching.
Learn how to communicate the value of your opportunity to both generalist and specialist investors.
We may cover:
- Differentiating yourself and identifying your USP
- Communicating attractive opportunities for different investor types
- Contextualising past successes to help investors understand the viability of your business
Learn how to get your point across succinctly.
We may cover:
- Crafting a concise ‘elevator pitch’
- Identifying key points to communicate in each discussion
- Tailoring your messaging to individual investors
Learn how to appear relaxed and self-assured when pitching for investment.
We may cover:
- Confident body language, posture and facial expressions
- Pace and inflection
- Speaking clearly and calmly
Learn how to deliver the strongest investment pitch in any setting.
We may cover:
- Different pitch types and how to approach them
- Altering the content of your pitch for each investor
- Reusable components to suit a wide range of pitch formats
Learn how to navigate challenging questions and give answers that stand up to scrutiny.
We may cover:
- Anticipating questions and making sure you’re prepared
- Communicating financial projections in a credible manner
- Reframing concerns as opportunities
How is pitching for investment coaching structured?
All of our support options are completely tailored to your requirements. Before we get started, we’ll discuss the goals you hope to achieve and where you need most support.
After that, we’ll recommend a series of around four to six sessions, depending on your needs. Coaching sessions last around two hours each, and are ideally held at weekly intervals to give you enough time to put your learnings into practice.
Coaching can be delivered in-person or online in a one-to-one or small group setting.
Similar support
Client skills
Elevator pitch masterclass
Presentation masterclass
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