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The Pitch with Amy Summers

A skillful and strategic pitch can land you an interview, new job, promotion, or help you close that next deal. Pitching is a life skill, rooted in the art of communications that can bring you success in business and life. Technology has advanced the way we communicate with each other providing convenience, speed and more reach, but the true art of communication is often sacrificed in the process. “The Pitch” provides skills to help you improve getting your message across more effectively using today’s technology combined with classic communications techniques from Amy Summers, founder of Pitch Publicity® and INICIVOX®, who has more than 20 years experience in the field of public relations as a communications expert and high-performance entrepreneur with a proven track record of pitching success. Amy Summers’ career unfolded in a rapidly evolving communications landscape. Since 2003 and throughout the 20-year-history at Pitch Publicity®, Amy has executed hundreds of campaigns that hav

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  1. 100

    Encore Episode 755 - Distance The Naysayers

    Mentally mute them. Learn how to surround yourself with encouragers to get to the next level. #ThePitch #INICIVOX #VirtualMentorship

  2. 99

    Encore Episode 783 - Keep Open-Ended Openings

    You don’t need it now, but you will. Learn how to alleviate the stress of change before it happens. #ThePitch #INICIVOX #VirtualMentorship

  3. 98

    Encore Episode 813 - Listen To The Voices In Your Head

    Don’t ignore it. Learn how to trust your intuition. #ThePitch #INICIVOX #VirtualMentorship

  4. 97

    Encore Episode 801 - Update Your Personal Position

    It’s time for a change. Learn how to create a filter for good decision making. #ThePitch #INICIVOX #VirtualMentorship

  5. 96

    Encore Episode 641 - Mastering Skills Takes Time, Not Talent

    Consistency counts. Learn how to quickly improve and gain new skills. #ThePitch #INICIVOX #VirtualMentorship

  6. 95

    Encore Episode 763 - Collaborate Wherever You Can

    It’s a free education. Learn how to be a student of success. #ThePitch #INICIVOX #VirtualMentorship

  7. 94

    Encore Episode 773 - Ask For More Responsibilities

    Let it be known you are ready for the challenge. Learn how to advance by asking for it. #ThePitch #INICIVOX #VirtualMentorship

  8. 93

    Encore Episode 814 - Tap Into Your Second Brain

    It doesn’t just tell you when you are hungry. Learn how to maintain a healthy gut for better decision making. #ThePitch #INICIVOX #VirtualMentorship

  9. 92

    Encore Episode 819 - High Stakes Needs A Strong Intuition

    I’d still be without a home if I didn’t do this. Learn how to trust your intuition under pressure. #ThePitch #INICIVOX #VirtualMentorship

  10. 91

    Encore Episode 757 - Make A What If List

    Let your mind wander. Learn how to make your big idea even more innovative. #ThePitch #INICIVOX #VirtualMentorship

  11. 90

    Encore Episode 667 - Before You Agonize, Get Organized

    Don’t let Flo Kennedy’s false eyelashes and pink sunglasses fool you! Learn how to channel outrage into an organized plan for change. #ThePitch #INICIVOX #VirtualMentorship

  12. 89

    Encore Episode 636 - Prioritize By Feeling

    Do you force your workflow or do you go with the flow? Learn how to more efficiently get to the bottom of that to-do list. #ThePitch #INICIVOX #VirtualMentorship

  13. 88

    Encore Episode 675 - Find Safety In Structure

    Winnie doesn’t need an alarm. Learn how a routine can lead to peace and productivity. #ThePitch #INICIVOX #VirtualMentorship

  14. 87

    Encore Episode 669 - Pursue The Process

    Stop focusing on your end game. Learn how to find fulfillment each step of the way. #ThePitch #INICIVOX #VirtualMentorship

  15. 86

    Encore Episode 657 - Create Pre-Registration Urgency

    Travel deals and hotel blocks don’t work in the virtual world. Learn how to get attendees to sign up early so you can start event planning. #ThePitch #INICIVOX #VirtualMentorship

  16. 85

    Encore Episode 630 - Document Your Every Move

    Don’t rely on your memory or feelings for this one. Learn how to steer strategy with good data. #ThePitch #INICIVOX #VirtualMentorship

  17. 84

    Encore Episode 633 - Plan With Purpose

    It was one of her best Thanksgiving celebrations ever, despite being a thousand miles apart. Learn how to build out a creative plan to avoid the default “winging it” strategy. #ThePitch #INICIVOX #VirtualMentorship

  18. 83

    Encore Episode 924 - Support Growth

    No one works for me for more than three years. Learn how to develop and elevate talented team members to the next opportunity. #ThePitch #INICIVOX #VirtualMentorship

  19. 82

    Encore Episode 855 - Save The Thanks For When It’s Done

    No advance notice needed on this one. Learn how to remove the demanding tone out of your graciousness. #ThePitch #INICIVOX #VirtualMentorship

  20. 81

    Encore Episode 874 - Be Curious

    Living in your own industry bubble? Learn how to be more versed and diversified in your own space. #ThePitch #INICIVOX #VirtualMentorship

  21. 80

    Encore Episode 857 - Downgrade Your Demands

    Going forward… Learn how to find your softer side. #ThePitch #INICIVOX #VirtualMentorship

  22. 79

    Encore Episode 942 - Zero In On Positives First

    Become greater than you are now. Learn how to believe in your own abilities. #ThePitch #INICIVOX #VirtualMentorship

  23. 78

    Encore Episode 881 - Get Real-Time Feedback

    Fear not. Learn how to be brave and ask for it. #ThePitch #INICIVOX #VirtualMentorship

  24. 77

    Encore Episode 851 - Just Send It Again

    Eye roll… Learn how to do it again without giving a guilt trip. #ThePitch #INICIVOX #VirtualMentorship

  25. 76

    Encore Episode 800 - Drop The Parameters For Possibilities

    You could be missing your full potential. Learn how to be open to the unexpected. #ThePitch #INICIVOX #VirtualMentorship

  26. 75

    Encore Episode 848 - Bump It Up

    Maybe your email is just buried. Learn how to get someone’s attention. #ThePitch #INICIVOX #VirtualMentorship

  27. 74

    Encore Episode 817 - Know What You Want

    Your instincts could be bouncing off of someone else’s aspirations. Learn how to distance yourself from advice to discover what you really want. #ThePitch #INICIVOX #VirtualMentorship

  28. 73

    Encore Episode 877 - Develop Go-To Mentors

    Having more than one can be to your advantage. Learn how to develop mentors that meet your needs when you need them. #ThePitch #INICIVOX #VirtualMentorship

  29. 72

    Encore Episode 847 - Refrain From Being Reactive

    There’s a major advantage with written communications. Learn how to be patient with responding. #ThePitch #INICIVOX #VirtualMentorship

  30. 71

    Encore Episode 843 - Close The Loop

    A simple “thank you” will do it. Learn how to be a leader in responsiveness. #ThePitch #INICIVOX #VirtualMentorship

  31. 70

    Encore Episode 842 - Make The Call

    Don’t click reply so fast. Learn how to decode confusing messages quicker. #ThePitch #INICIVOX #VirtualMentorship

  32. 69

    Encore Episode 816 - Email Checks With Boundaries

    If I go against my intuition I miss the interview. Learn how to set up boundaries with permissions to break your own rules. #ThePitch #INICIVOX #VirtualMentorship

  33. 68

    Encore Episode 678 - Reframe Frame of Mind

    Maybe you need to change the picture frame. Learn how to find the positive perspective before defaulting to the negative. #ThePitch #INICIVOX #VirtualMentorship

  34. 67

    Encore Episode 736 - Make It Clear You Want It

    It’s not a first date, so don’t hold back. Learn how to leave the interview from your most powerful position. #ThePitch #INICIVOX #VirtualMentorship

  35. 66

    Encore Episode 754 - Scrap Plan B

    If you have a fallback plan, you will fallback. Learn how to put the pressure on to succeed. #ThePitch #INICIVOX #VirtualMentorship

  36. 65

    Encore Episode 784 - Provide Three Options

    They will pick one. Learn how to help someone else in the decision making process. #ThePitch #INICIVOX #VirtualMentorship

  37. 64

    Encore Episode 682 - Confront Intimidation With Preparation, Planning, Practice

    Katharine Graham was the subject of one of the best-known threats in American journalistic history, but that didn’t stop her. Learn how to face adult bullying. #ThePitch #INICIVOX #VirtualMentorship

  38. 63

    Encore Episode 654 - Keep Your Overhead Low

    Advice from my dad that I can’t get out of my head. Learn how to cut costs quickly to reduce stress. #ThePitch #INICIVOX #VirtualMentorship

  39. 62

    Encore Episode 653 - Reflect and Renew What Works for You

    What will you keep from last year? Learn how to adopt unexpected life lessons into your new lifestyle. #ThePitch #INICIVOX #VirtualMentorship

  40. 61

    Encore Episode 661 - Believe It To Be It

    Susan Taylor claimed her fame by naming it. Learn how to make your career wishes come true. #ThePitch #INICIVOX #VirtualMentorship

  41. 60

    Encore Episode 664 - Bring A Folding Chair To The Table

    Don’t wait for an invitation. Learn how to be like Shirley Chishom and get that door ajar to pave the way even if it’s not for you, today. #ThePitch #INICIVOX #VirtualMentorship

  42. 59

    Encore Episode 670 - When Love Disappears, Leave

    Take a note from Nina Simone and don’t worry about being a people pleaser. Learn how to stay focused on your passions without constant praise and applause. #ThePitch #INICIVOX #VirtualMentorship

  43. 58

    Encore Episode 679 - Press On Past The Haters

    If Maria W. Stewart was living today, she would have had to deactivate her Instagram account. Learn how to look past popularity to pave a new way. #ThePitch #INICIVOX #VirtualMentorship

  44. 57

    Encore Episode 676 - Start Last To Be First

    Marlene Sanders’ failure in theater paved a new path for women in television. Learn how to find purpose in the trenches. #ThePitch #INICIVOX #VirtualMentorship

  45. 56

    Encore Episode 647 - Change For Yourself

    Changing the world was so 2019. Learn how to change yourself through one powerful word. #ThePitch #INICIVOX #VirtualMentorship

  46. 55

    Encore Episode 685 - Push Status Quo To See Where You Go

    Newsweek’s former “mail girl,” Nora Ephron, ended up on top. Learn when to revolt. #ThePitch #INICIVOX #VirtualMentorship

  47. 54

    Encore Episode 750 - Seek Approval From Self

    No one is programmed for disapproval. Learn how to become who you really want to be. #ThePitch #INICIVOX #VirtualMentorship

  48. 53

    Encore Episode 752 - Embrace Imperfections

    I have learned so much from my screw ups. Learn how to learn from mistakes by processing the why behind why you are doing it. #ThePitch #INICIVOX #VirtualMentorship

  49. 52

    Encore Episode 677 - Focus Needs More Focus

    If you don’t practice this, it will fade away. Learn how to retrain your brain to stay on track. #ThePitch #INICIVOX #VirtualMentorship

  50. 51

    Encore Episode 686 - Know Yourself Before Money Defines You

    Money makes you more of this. Learn how to be a good steward of your wealth. #ThePitch #INICIVOX #VirtualMentorship

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A skillful and strategic pitch can land you an interview, new job, promotion, or help you close that next deal. Pitching is a life skill, rooted in the art of communications that can bring you success in business and life. Technology has advanced the way we communicate with each other providing convenience, speed and more reach, but the true art of communication is often sacrificed in the process. “The Pitch” provides skills to help you improve getting your message across more effectively using today’s technology combined with classic communications techniques from Amy Summers, founder of Pitch Publicity® and INICIVOX®, who has more than 20 years experience in the field of public relations as a communications expert and high-performance entrepreneur with a proven track record of pitching success. Amy Summers’ career unfolded in a rapidly evolving communications landscape. Since 2003 and throughout the 20-year-history at Pitch Publicity®, Amy has executed hundreds of campaigns that hav

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