How to Manage Your Stage Fright like a Stand-Up Comedian

How to Manage Your Stage Fright like a Stand-Up Comedian

Here’s the thing I’ve learned about stage fright. Everyone gets it. If not always, at the very least from time to time.

And if anyone ever tells you they never get stage fright, they’re lying. Put that person in the right context, where the stakes are high enough, and they will get stage fright.

We get stage fright because we want to do well and be accepted. We get stage fright because we care.

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Embarrassed On Stage Holding a Dead Mic 💀 Sales Tips from Comedians

Embarrassed On Stage Holding a Dead Mic 💀 Sales Tips from Comedians

My first ever stand-up gig was at the beloved Comedy Works. All new comics are given 2-minutes max. After that, if you don’t exit the stage, they cut the spotlight and mic on you.

It doesn’t matter if you are Chris Rock-level killing the room. If you go over your time, you will be abruptly cut off and embarrassed on stage.

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Fluid Truck Gears Up with Story Selling from Pitch Lab

Fluid Truck Gears Up with Story Selling from Pitch Lab

Great storytelling is memorable, emotional and works on a different part of your brain than facts and figures.

In fact, great stories are memorable enough to give birth to a sales technique known as story selling.

And story selling is now a go-to tactic Pitch Lab put into play for Fluid Truck—with the aim of generating an additional seven figures to their bottom line.

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Pitch Lab Helps Miami Marlins Solve Major League Sales Challenges

Pitch Lab Helps Miami Marlins Solve Major League Sales Challenges

The Miami Marlins understand the importance of home-field advantage.

But it’s not just about the fans, teams also need the support of their local community to succeed – something that Derek Jeter has been improving over the past couple years.

Pitch Lab stepped in to help, bringing the communication and presentation skills the Miami Marlins’ sales team needs to turn it around. The result?

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Why It's Okay to Say: "I Don't Know"

Why It's Okay to Say: "I Don't Know"

“I don’t know but I’ll find out.” “I’m sorry, I was wrong.” “We messed up and we’re going to fix it.”

These aren’t just words but the genuine, unpretentious approach from Tom Foster and his stellar sales team at The Receptionist Denver. A team of this caliber doesn’t make mistakes often, but when they do, they own up to it, fix it and move forward.

How do you adapt your sales approach to emulate Tom’s?

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5 Stand-up Comedy Tips to Become a Better Presenter!

5 Stand-up Comedy Tips to Become a Better Presenter!

My dream has been to one day get Pitch Lab into a comedy club. And it’s taken years.

That’s why partnering with TEDxMileHigh Adventures & Voodoo Comedy Playhouse to give back to Denver has been a highlight of our journey so far.

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Passion Is for Amateurs. What to Focus on Instead.

Passion Is for Amateurs. What to Focus on Instead.

Three years ago I left a company I loved, with the hope of doing something more with my career.

I had just turned 40. I was tired from being on the road so much. I wanted more time with my family. It was time for a change, but I didn’t know what was next.

And while I’m far from figuring it all out. I did discover a few gems that have helped me tremendously and will hopefully help you, too.

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CDPHE Improvisation Workshop!

CDPHE Improvisation Workshop!

Communication. Collaboration. Innovation.

These skills are no longer nice to have – they are paramount in today’s workplace.

And they can be learned.

We were beyond excited when the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment approached us to produce a team-building workshop.

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Slack's Origin Story & The Importance of Building Real Connection

Slack's Origin Story & The Importance of Building Real Connection

At Pitch Lab, we believe that when it comes to selling, you are the differentiator.

This is especially true in the ultra-competitive startup world. To this end, we open our entrepreneur-focused public speaking workshops by sharing Slack’s origin story.

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