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Is clear and confident communication an important part of your work?
You might have to prepare something at short notice, sometimes you are put on the spot. In certain situations, like sponsoring an event or award then you may only have minutes or seconds to try and create a lasting impression that will get you a good outcome.
Get it wrong and you would have been better off saying nothing at all.
You’ll be judged no matter what and too many people spend too much time following a pitch presentation or conversation, going through the should haves, could haves, would haves.
Perhaps you’ve mistakenly thought you’ll be authentic when talking off the cuff only realising later on that when you are in those environments stress, nerves and anxiety will often cause you to be someone who you are not normally.
Maybe the best way to be authentic would have been to prepare, plan and consider what you were going to say in a different environment where you weren’t stressed or anxious and your words would have been more authentic.
Having a strategy and techniques, will help you speak clearly and confidently, to get good outcomes when you are in a meeting, on stage, talking to a small group, running business development conversations, coaching, mentoring and communicating with clients and/or teammates.
It is one of the key capabilities that will help you become an even stronger leader, and more successful in almost every area of your life. This can include negotiations personally and professionally, as well as pitching and public speaking in front of an audience, and at networking events.
One on one pitch and public speaking coaching sessions, webinars and keynotes on How to Prepare and Practice your Pitch; How to Capture Client Testimonials and Other Videos; How to Seed then Sell Successfully Online; How to Pitch in Conversation, Online and via Video; and How to Nail your Point of Difference and Make More Sales, plus small group and large audience workshops on Pitching in Conversation, Public Speaking and Training.
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About Scott Perry
Award winning Pitch & Public Speaking Coach & Mentor, Scott Perry is the Founder of ACE Speaking & Pitching, Co-Founder of TL Plumbing and Building; Inventor & Investor; MC; plus Product Development Manager for Workforce BluePrint and Career BluePrint.
Extensive experience in coaching and mentoring, product development services for education, employment, entrepreneurship programs and projects, public speaking and pitch training, workforce planning and development, career development and planning, business consultancy services.
With many years’ experience in accredited training and assessment against national industry competency standards from the Business Services, Plumbing Services and Building and Construction Training Packages, as well as training on the latest technologies not yet covered by Training Packages, Scott has a very practical approach. He has more than 27 years’ experience in running a business, supervising and training team members, sales and managing projects and more than 30 years’ experience in the building and construction industry.
Hosting delegations and facilitating entrepreneurial programs, Scott has experience working with the education sector (schools, TVET/VET and Higher Education), entrepreneurs, industry associations and peak bodies, Ministry representatives, across Bhutan, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Maldives, Philippines, Vietnam and the USA.
In his programs and talks, Scott has the ability to transform complex material into memorable systems that are so simple the audience can apply them to make real changes in their work, business and life. Scott takes complex solutions, combines elements of logical structure and engaging content, to deliver valuable presentations with an easy going and fun approach.
When it comes to coaching and training, especially in developing countries and/or with startups and small businesses, Scott is passionate about ensuring transformation is delivered, not just information. Some of the most rewarding work Scott does involves taking his award winning communication and presenting skills, adapting them for trainers and assessors and helping them deliver information in a way that maximise the transformation in their students and clients.
Scott knows that working with coaches and trainers on presentation and communication skills, techniques for demonstrating hand skills and finding ways to make the theoretical information memorable, the effects are lasting and the positive impact on people, community and countries can be life changing.
When you are ready, get in touch to arrange your 1 on 1 session or workshop, thank you.
Testimonials
Feedback on the 1 on 1 coaching sessions, workshops that are run for example, Pitching in Conversation, Public Speaking and Training, Outsourcing Work Effectively, and How to Nail Your Point of Difference and Make More Sales, has been outstanding.
"Scott is a master at pitching. He is a very passionate coach who really believes in the power of strategic communication. His authenticity as a person, and his very practical insights, inspire a lot of people including me."
"I'm very glad for the opportunity to work with Scott. Not only did I create a pitch I'm very happy with but Scott also helped me get clear about my journey story and helped reignite my passion for workplace mental health and wellbeing. A very productive session."
"Words can’t express how thankful we are for the time and inputs Scott has provided us with, and forever grateful to Wendy for making it happen. Really learnt a lot in a hour session. Another accomplishment for me infact 🤗😉"
"I had a wonderful session with Scott. It was really insightful and awakening session for me."
“Thank you for the Pitching in Conversation, Public Speaking & Training workshop today - it was brilliant!”
“First time I've seen Scott facilitate and it was very impressive – and I'm not that easy to impress! Well done.”
“It was a great workshop with a very proactive audience”
"Scott is a master at pitching. He is a very passionate coach who really believes in the power of strategic communication. His authenticity as a person, and his very practical insights, inspire a lot of people including me."
"I'm very glad for the opportunity to work with Scott. Not only did I create a pitch I'm very happy with but Scott also helped me get clear about my journey story and helped reignite my passion for workplace mental health and wellbeing. A very productive session."
Pitch and Public Speaking Coaching, Keynotes, Webinars and Workshops
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Speaking
- Aussies Scaling Up to the World Meetup in Sydney, October 2023
- Linking Australia & APAC – EdTech, Talent & Transformation + Networking, October 2023
- Sea to Valley Startups Meet up Port Hughes, September 2023
- Back of the Napkin Lunch – Gawler, September 2023
- Meetup Port Pirie Sea to Valley Startups, August 2023
- Meetup Port Broughton Sea to Valley Startups, August 2023
- Inspiring Business Stories – AUKUS & Export, Events & Sport + Networking, August 2023
- CX, SXSW & Sister Cities 40 Years Celebration from Adelaide SA to Austin TX, July 2023
- Back of the Napkin Lunch - Share what you are working on & idea referrals - Port Pirie, July 2023
- Back of the Napkin Lunch - Share what you are working on & idea referrals – Balaklava, July 2023
- Get Stuff Done – Idea or Business, Financials, Marketing & Social Media, July 2023
- Back of the Napkin Lunch – Share what you are working on & idea referrals, Nuriootpa, July 2023
- Back of the Napkin Lunch – Business Markets Local, National and International, June 2023
- Regional Innovation Reverse Pitch Night, May 2023
- Founders in the Forest 29 – 30 May - Bundaleer Forest, Jamestown, May 2023
- Radical Collaboration Dinner Hosted by Wendy & Scott Perry, May 2023
- Capital & Cashflow, Crowd Funding & Investment Event, May 2023
- Sea to Valley Startups Meetups Across The Yorke Peninsula, April 2023
- Back of the Napkin Lunch – Scaling Up Efficiently and Effectively, April 2023
- Austin, Texas x Adelaide, Australia – Sister City Meetup, March 2023
- Get Ready for 2023 across Yorke Peninsula, February 2023
- Back of the Napkin Lunch – Products, Experiences, Services vs Customers, February 2023
- Car’s, Beats and Old School Kool #shoplocal at Pizza Meccanica, February 2023
- Pitch Event & Xmas Party with Networking, December 2023
- Sea to Valley Startups Meetup and Networking in Wallaroo, July 2022
- #ReigniteSA 2022 Dinner, June 2022
- Bootstrap to Boom Program, January – April 2022
- Developing your Story 1 on 1, January 2022
- 1 on 1 Pitch Coaching with Entrepreneurs Scaling Up in Bhutan, December 2021
- How to Prepare and Practice your Pitch Webinar, December 2021
- Pitching, Presenting and Public Speaking 1 on 1, December 2021
- Pitching, Presenting and Public Speaking 1 on 1, November 2021
- Pitch Night, October 2021
- Open Mic Pitch Night, July 2021
- Switch Start Scale 2021 Awards, MC, June 2021
- How to Capture Client Testimonials and Other Videos, May 2021
- Switch Start Scale Program, 2020
- How to Seed then Sell Successfully Online, May 2020
- How to Pitch in Conversation, Online and via Video, May 2020
- Pitching, Presenting and Public Speaking 1 on 1 – Crafting your Story, May 2020
- Pitching, Presenting and Public Speaking 1 on 1, March 2020 (x 2)
- Pitching, Presenting and Public Speaking 1 on 1, February 2020 (x 2)
- Pitching, Presenting and Public Speaking 1 on 1, January 2020 (x 2)
- Bright Tank 19, December 2019
- How to Nail your Point of Difference and Make More Sales, 2019
- Pitching in Conversation, Public Speaking and Training Workshops (x2), 2019
- Get Stuff done – Outsource Work Successfully, 2019
- Bootstrap to Boom program for SMEs and engaging young people in digital capabilities, 2017
- Taking business to the Next Level - A course for leaders, entrepreneurs and innovators of technology enabled start-ups in Indonesia, 2017
- Mentor for the New Venture Institute, Venture Dorm program, Flinders University 2014-17
- Australia Awards Program, QUT 2016
- 21st Century Capabilities and Careers Program, including careers, jobs and a capability framework out to 2030, ASMS and high schools around Australia 2016
- Connected to Youth – Be a Jobmaker Program, New Venture Institute, Flinders University 2016
- Pitch during SXSW at the International Pitch Accelerator, Austin, Texas 2016
- Discussion with Indian delegation on skilling needs Jan 2016
- Workplace Training And Assessment Approaches, TAFE NSW Jan 2016
- City of Monash, Business Skills Needs Analysis 2015-2016
- Speaker at LIVEX on Entrepreneurship in Philippines 2015
- Winner, Finders University Venture Dorm gold eNVIes including a trip to the USA – San Francisco, Austin, SXSW and LA 2014
- Don Pritchard Award, Master Plumbers and Mechanical Association of Victoria 1994
- Swan Hardware Journeyman’s Award, for top exam result, Holmesglen College of TAFE 1994
Experience
- 30 years’ experience in the building and construction industry as an employer, supervisor and trainer.
- More than 16 years’ experience in accredited training and assessment against national industry competency standards from the Business Services, Plumbing Services and Building and Construction Training Packages, as well as training on the latest technologies not yet covered by Training Packages.
- International award winning pitcher, inventor, coach and entrepreneur.
- 27 years’ experience in running a business, supervising and training team members, customer service, sales and managing projects.
- More than 15 years’ experience in providing product development services for education, employment, entrepreneurship programs and projects, public speaking and pitch training, workforce planning and development, career development and planning, business consultancy services.