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BusinessZONE - 9-Jul-2008
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Dress code
Dan Martin, 29 July 2008 @ 15:02 PM
Henry, pleased to hear you enjoyed watching the videos. I focus on the subject of what entrepreneurs should wear in my blog. Peter Martin, one of the contestants in The Pitch, has commented. Feel free to add your views.
Dan Martin
Editor, BusinessZone.co.uk
Dress to Pitch
henry henry, 03 July 2008 @ 23:21 PM
I was fascinated to watch videos of the pitches to business people on this site. With so many wonderful people to learn from on Businesszone, other forums, business sites, books and so on, I am surprised that the presenters dressed so inappropriately. They might also have acted as though they really believed their idea could take off.
It is easy to understand why UK businesses struggle to find their feet. On the one hand the people who are behind them look and act like losers, whilst on the other side, the 'experts' act like they don't want them to succeed! They do not help the presenters to relax and bring out the best in themselves or their products.
It would be so much nicer for all, if the presenters were given a talk and assisted to make the most of their presentation, several days before the interview. and the 'experts' were told to do all they could to 'break the ice' instead of acting like tin gods. There were some good ideas presented, but they had no chance of being considered when the basic rules of presentation were so obviously being ignored.
Now that it is going to be even harder for any business idea to get off the ground, I would like to offer the stongest plea to all who intend to make a presentation, to consider viewing it through the eyes of an 'expert', and vice-vesa. I am happy to help anyone who needs it. This post is not a swipe at presenters or 'experts', it is to state the obvious which is being overlooked because both sides are so unwilling to show the passsion and emotion of sincere involvement. 'It's not doing the extraordinary, but doing the ordinary extraordinarily well'.
