Here's the Pitch. What you need to know to gain the confidence to sell yourself, your company and your idea.

THE ART OF THE PITCH

The pitch is truly one of the most powerful development tools in the selling process and of course, it is the most important tool you can use to accomplish your ultimate goal – selling yourself, your company, your idea, or all three.

Because pitches are so important, the presentation of yourself, your company, and your idea demands a great deal of fine tuning. Naturally, being a good public speaker helps as you’re going to need to sell the “funny” as well as the “emotional.” But even if you’re not comfortable in front of a crowd, you can craft and format your pitch in such a way that makes it easy to present, easy to follow and easy for you to pull people in and get them emotionally invested in you and your project.

Before you even enter the room, the pitch development process is a must. Solid stories of people, companies, and ideas almost always pitch themselves. By understanding the process, you’ll see the holes more easily, identify awkward spots and track key moments in your career or your project – all of which will get your pitch to a place where you have the best possible opportunity for a sale.

Pitch Coaching Services

Private Coaching

Whether your pitch needs a simple polish or your project needs a complete renovation, Jill Gilbert of One Plus Productions can help.

With over eighteen years of experience in Hollywood, Jill Gilbert is an expert pitcher with a high success rate of selling individuals, companies, and projects by creating emotional connections with audiences. Jill’s private coaching includes:

Working with the client to create an autobiographical pitch – the story of you and your company.
Developing and refining project and product pitches.
Rehearsing clients so they are comfortable presenting in front of an audience.
Preparing clients on how to get meetings.
Advising clients on how to manage both best case and worst case scenario meetings.

Seminars

Does your company need some guidance on pitching? Does your school enjoy having outside speakers to come talk about pitching in Hollywood? Are you holding an event that includes seminars? Then Jill Gilbert’s "Here's the Pitch" Seminar is right for you.

In an hour and a half, Jill Gilbert will share her pitching philosophies and techniques with those eager to learn but who are not able to participate in private coaching. The “Here’s the Pitch” Seminar is informative, simple, and a fun experience. Past seminars have been held at UCLA Extension, Emerson College, College of the Canyons, the Taiwanese International Animation Festival, Women in Toys, and private companies.

Jill Gilbert also hosts monthly “Here’s the Pitch” Seminars for individuals who might not have access to a seminar at a company or organization. Below are dates and details about the seminars..

WHEN Wednesday, April 7th 2010, 7:00pm – 8:30pm
WHERE: Blankspaces, 5405 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90036
FEE: $20 in advance, $25 at the door (cash only)
RSVP to info@oneplusproductions.com to reserve your spot
or call 310.275.3190.

WHEN Thursday, May 13th 2010, 7:00pm – 8:30pm
WHERE: Blankspaces, 5405 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90036
FEE: $20 in advance, $25 at the door (cash only)
RSVP to info@oneplusproductions.com to reserve your spot
or call 310.275.3190.

Give us a call at +.310.275.3190 to discuss how we can help you pitch perfect.

"I first met Jill Gilbert a few years ago when prepping for a Warner Bros pitch. Working so closely for six months, our team got caught in a development loop with an embarrassment of riches that we had difficulty editing into a 10 minute pitch. After hearing our concept and learning about the characters...for TWO hours...Jill recited our story back to us in five minutes better than we had ever heard it ourselves. She is our muse and I will never go to another pitch without meeting her first. "

Dina Benadon
CEO/Executive Producer
Super78

"We writers have a tendency to get bound up in detail; we're so close to our own ideas that we can't see the proverbial forest for the trees. Jill knows how to cut through that thicket; she's the Paul Bunyan of pitching! Jill is brilliant at helping writers find the unique hook and core emotional idea in their stories. She's also an exceptional performance coach. We developed pitches and stories together at Disney; she taught this stumbling overexplainer how to pitch with confidence, and I enthusiastically recommend her."

Tom Rogers {Writer}

"Jill's tutelage was invaluable. I learned more about the art of the pitch from her in one meeting than I did in a LIFETIME of working in the animation field. Her knowledge and expertise has given me a confidence that I never had before. She expelled all of the 'myths' and 'mysteries' surrounded in pitching to a major studio."

David Chlystek {Director}