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Thor Holt on perfecting presentations and pitches and killing confirmation bias - MAF118
My guest in this show is Thor Holt.
We chat about how to perfect a presentation or a pitch. We also look at how to kill confirmation bias. You know, the phenomenon which means people only consume content that confirms their own beliefs.
And what this means for the stuff you\'ve been reading about Trump and Brexit and what the public think about industries like financial services.
Welcome to episode 118 of the Marketing and Finance Podcast.
We chat about:
Who Thor Holt?
Thor believes every individual and every business can make a bigger splash!
His mission as a coach is to help you make more impact. He does this by listening to you, helping you discover and then build on your own (often quietly remarkable) strengths.\\xa0 He helps people prepare winning pitches, presentations and job interviews.
On the "Write with Courage Podcast" Thor interviews authors and journalists to extract their tips and tricks for better writing.
Links and Show Notes.
For links to the books and apps mentioned by Thor, please visit\\xa0http://rogeredwards.co.uk/MAF\\xa0for the show notes.
What is the Marketing and Finance (MAF) Podcast?
The podcast for ideas and inspiration on marketing your business and growing your business, and for discussing topics on all things finance.
The\\xa0MAF Podcast\\xa0is a\\xa030 minute\\xa0radio show you download from\\xa0http://rogeredwards.co.uk/MAF, iTunes or Stitcher Radio.
Each week you\'ll hear interviews with business experts, marketers,\\xa0entreprenuers\\xa0and journalists. Interviews to listen to in the car, on the train or on the treadmill. Or even in the bath!
We talk about:
You\\u2019ll take away one or two big ideas that you can apply to your business. So you can keep marketing your business to keep growing your business.
I\\u2019m your host, Roger Edwards.
A marketing guy from Edinburgh, Roger helps people keep their marketing simple in a world where complexity threatens to stifle business success.
An experienced marketing professional helping businesses with their marketing strategy, content and social media.
Roger clocked up many years in the \\u2018big corporate\\u2019 world as marketing director of several UK financial services brands before setting up his own consultancy. Some of you might remember me as the Marketing Director and Managing Director of Bright Grey and Scottish Provident.
He now uses his expertise to guide his clients in designing engaging campaigns and is known as a prolific content creator, podcaster and a speaker.
Please subscribe to the Podcast on iTunes and I\\u2019d be grateful if you would leave a review.\\xa0http://rogeredwards.co.uk/itunes
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