Creative Pitching: Nerve Bundle To Boardroom Wrecking Ball

Event ID: PP1162219

Mon, Mar 16, 2026 | 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Venue: Rio Grande Ballroom 1 (Courtyard Marriott)

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Summary

Next time you’re nervous pitching to a client, ask yourself, “What’s my wrecking ball here?” It could be your tone, your brevity or your charisma. FACT: Most creative folk don’t get proper pitch/prezo training. They wing it. What if you could learn to tell/sell energising stories that sprinkle magic dust all over the client? Did you know this is an often-overlooked, age-old art form? Long-time SX advisor & keynote speaker Jon Burkhart has combined forces with 6x TEDx speaker Natalia Talkowska to create a program that will help you deliver & destroy in boardrooms & on stages the world over.

Contributors

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