I have to face up to one of my biggest fears on Wednesday, when I pitch Alfred to a crowd in person for the first time, and I need your help.
I only have 1 minute to do the pitch, but I’m keen to know what you think about what I’m planning to say, or just get some general public speaking advice.
Wish me luck and thanks in advance!
Have you ever beat yourself up for what you ate, or starved yourself trying to lose weight quickly?
Well my start-up is called Alfred, and we help people lose weight sustainably by making calorie counting take just 1 minute per day.
Users either send a photo of their meal, or text if they forget, and nutrition students calculate the calories, which means no more weighing food or searching huge food databases.
Over 140,00 meals have been tracked using Alfred, and we’re currently supporting 110 people to sustainably lose weight.
I think how much energy you have matters, and too much of my energy was wasted beating myself up for not eating perfectly and carrying around extra weight.
But thanks to the education I got from tracking what I eat, I don't anymore, and have spent the last 6 years trying to make it easy for anyone to do the same.
So if you do, download Alfred from the App Store and start your free trial today.
Cheers.
Love it mate. I would strengthen the end with Esse's suggestion. You're passionate about this and that will shine through.
Good luck Ben! I went to a Toastmasters club for 2 years to banish my public speaking demons... here are some things I found useful from that experience.
1. Try not to memorise *exactly* (word for word) what you are going to say, but know the subject well enough to speak about it (you know Alfred back to front so I bet this is not an issue).
2. Keep a palm card with some short bullet points on it just in case (even in your pocket). You probably won't need it, but sometimes having it makes you feel better.
3. Rehearse it out loud multiple times in front of someone, or even by yourself. Make sure it's out loud - not just reading the words in your mind - this helps because you have done it before... you can do it again.
On the content itself, the only thing I thought would be good is if you have a short paragraph with a small story about your own struggles up front of the presentation. This communicates your "why" and stories tend to engage the audience.
Hope that helps - and good luck. You've played in front of tens of thousands at a heaving Twickenham, you got this 😀
Cheers,
Ben