{"id":89,"date":"2010-01-19T19:14:00","date_gmt":"2010-01-19T19:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brucethompsoncoaching.com\/main\/?p=89"},"modified":"2011-01-09T21:41:28","modified_gmt":"2011-01-09T21:41:28","slug":"a-short-pitching-masterclass-by-charles-harris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/brucethompsoncoaching.com\/main\/a-short-pitching-masterclass-by-charles-harris\/","title":{"rendered":"A Short Pitching Masterclass by Charles Harris"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Some of you may know my friend Charles Harris as a writer and TV director, and the power behind <strong>Footloose Films<\/strong>.  You should also know he is also a master at getting his point accross in a few sentences.  Among his many skills, he runs runs Pitching Masterclasses, and has kindly agreed to list a few pointers here for people who are looking to succeed as a writer, director or producer in film or TV, or just preparing an elevator pitch.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to get powerful at pitching, you need to put in the work. The professional pitch is best started with just a few words, so your pitch should be no more than two to three sentences. There are a few steps neded to hone your skills and grab the attention of industry professionals in just a few words.  These are the basics that you should get to know first:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Pitching is like talking &#8211; think of it like a conversation<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Keep it short &#8211; Two to three sentences<\/li>\n<li><strong>Know what you want<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Know what they want<\/li>\n<li><strong>Get in the mood<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Be clear &#8211; state what needs to be said up-front<\/li>\n<li><strong>Put in the work<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Practice Makes Confident<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As an experienced writer and director in TV, theatre and cinema, Charles Harris has worked with a number of the top names in cinema and TV, from James Stewart to Spike Milligan. A film editor for BBC and Channel Four, he moved on to direct TV and theatre, winning awards around the world.<\/p>\n<p>To read the full article from which this short list was distilled, and to find out how to make your pitching even better <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/brucethompsonevents.com\/blog\/pitching-with-power-by-charles-harris\/\" title=\"click here to read Pitching with Power by Charles Harris\">click here to read Pitching with Power by Charles Harris<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/chasharrisfootloose.wordpress.com\" title=\"Click here to visit Charles' blog\">Click here to visit Charles&#8217; blog<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.footloosefilms.com\/\" title=\"Click here to visit Footloose Films\">Click here to visit Footloose Films<\/a><\/strong> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some of you may know my friend Charles Harris as a writer and TV director, and the power behind Footloose Films. You should also know he is also a master at getting his point accross in a few sentences. Among his many skills, he runs runs Pitching Masterclasses, and has kindly agreed to list a &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/brucethompsoncoaching.com\/main\/a-short-pitching-masterclass-by-charles-harris\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;A Short Pitching Masterclass by Charles Harris&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,71],"tags":[32],"class_list":["post-89","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-pitching","tag-pitching"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/brucethompsoncoaching.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/brucethompsoncoaching.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/brucethompsoncoaching.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/brucethompsoncoaching.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/brucethompsoncoaching.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=89"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"http:\/\/brucethompsoncoaching.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":161,"href":"http:\/\/brucethompsoncoaching.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89\/revisions\/161"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/brucethompsoncoaching.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=89"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/brucethompsoncoaching.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=89"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/brucethompsoncoaching.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=89"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}