Sentences with phrase «took the pitch in»

Santos have drawn their last two matches and have spent a lot of the season rotating in some of their young talent, but expect their veteran players to take the pitch in this match.

It will not be an easy game because they have nothing to lose and will put everything they have from the beginning, so we have to take the pitch in good spirits and, if we can score an early goal to make the tie difficult for them and put them in a tough position», he explained.

Not exact matches

Along with Harris, the two pitched the idea of a standalone political news and commentary site to the Washington Post in 2006 but were ultimately disillusioned with the response, so they took the idea to Allbritton — and eventually hired more than a few senior reporters and editors away from both the Washington Post and other newspapers.

So, there's a tremendous amount of standard business wisdom about how you need to have an elevator pitch, a small nugget that will encapsulate what it is you do with the amount of time it takes to pitch your business to a theoretical once - in - a-lifetime investor in a chance elevator encounter.

In The Circle, Eggers doesn't so much take his best swing at technology as ignore its pitches entirely and chase after it with his bat.

This strategy takes a bit more preparation and effort, but if you can contact the trade show's management team in advance and pitch yourself a spot on a discussion panel, you'll be on your way to positioning yourself as a thought leader in your industry.

To be taken seriously, avoid high - pitched, nervous chatter or twittering giggles in your speech.

If you aren't the owner or haven't been tasked by management to come up with some new marketing solutions, now's the time to take all you've learned, compile it into a robust pitch and get the buy - in you need.

If you have made it to the stage where you have convinced investors to take a look at your pitch, you are already deep in the investment process.

It will take some time to perfect the message, but when it's honed in just right, it will provide you with a much more effective marketing pitch.

find, pitch, and oversee coverage of visuals - heavy stories in the New York area and globally by using commissioned photographers, as well as taking original photos.

It's a pitch - perfect afternoon in late October when Robofest takes place.

In this edition of the CB Elevator Pitch, editor - in - chief James Cowan suggests companies need to take a hard look at the number of meetings employees are having — or being forced to attenIn this edition of the CB Elevator Pitch, editor - in - chief James Cowan suggests companies need to take a hard look at the number of meetings employees are having — or being forced to attenin - chief James Cowan suggests companies need to take a hard look at the number of meetings employees are having — or being forced to attend.

«You have to know what you're going for, and do it with your eyes wide open,» says Francisco Dao, founder and president of The Killer Pitch, a firm based in Tarzana, California, that helps companies and entrepreneurs refine their message, and former business coach and columnist for Inc. «Look at yourself in the mirror and ask yourself what it's going to take to achieve your goals.»

Amazon took in 238 proposals from cities vying to host its second headquarters, and many turned to video to hammer their pitches home.

In any case, it's generally a good investment of the modest amount of time it takes to pay attention and be polite unless the people pitching haven't done their homework, don't appreciate or want to hear about the magnitude or difficulty of what they're setting out to do, or just aren't really prepared to effectively present and defend their ideas.

Have you taken a cold, hard look at all of the issues naysayers may have in response to your pitch?

• We've taken a deeper dive on OLED laptops before, but in short, the X1 Yoga's 14 - inch screen is tremendous, with pitch blacks and lush colors.

«Sons of working moms see everybody in the household pitching in — they don't see mom taking care of everything,» McGinn says.

In the beginning, I used to make a huge list of journalists and send a common mail to all the them without taking time to personalize the pitch.

Rather than its narrowly - framed focus on wealthy individuals taking unfair tax advantage, people are beginning to wonder whether the proposals will hit more broadly than pitched, and whether that in itself is unfair.

But a slide on your pitch deck showing that the press has taken notice shows your investors that you know how to handle journalists, get publicity, and tell your story in a way that's compelling to reporters.

When you pitch funding anywhere in Europe, they take a hard look at you, while in the U.S. people are eager to know what the opportunity is.»

As months turn into years, you may find that staying in the office is less risky than taking a chance on pitching your business to potential clients or expanding to a new location.

When we were pitching in Silicon Valley, we definitely felt objectified and not taken as seriously as we should have been.

Diesel took the mic and sang a moving rendition of Bill Withers» classic «Lean on Me,» in a high - pitched chipmunk voice.

It may take a little extra effort, but pitch in to help your co-workers over a hump.

Go running (or in my case, biking) around town chasing down investors and startups all at the same time, simultaneously pitching your strategy and executing it, taking money from one hand and putting in the other as you both fundraise and prove out your strategy by deploying capital... and forget having an income for at least a year.

We were all there together to accomplish the same goal, and everyone pitched in and did what it took to make it happen.»

If a potential customer senses desperation or neediness in a pitch, the salesperson becomes prey to being taken advantage of.

The first RBC Fast Pitch Competition takes place and involves 12 student teams competing for more than $ 100,000 in cash and in - kind prizes.

The pitch deck provides a useful starting point for evaluating a company, but investors should also take the time to review the other materials provided in the data room.

With the three - run lead, Trent Sobolewski pitched a scoreless sixth and Thomas took the Titans (17 - 2) down in order in the seventh for the save.

It takes guts — perhaps even a touch of madness — to pitch the region, especially now when, from all appearances, every other Arab country is in the throes of yet another heartbreak.

Most important, take the time to put in real work and earn the right to pitch people.

Canada's largest health startup showcase takes over MaRS Discovery District in Toronto on May 7 Last year's winners scaling their companies internationally, raising more than $ 36 million in combined funding On May 7, MaRS HealthKick 2015 gives 39 health startups the chance to pitch cutting - edge health technologies and products to an audience of more than 350... Read More

After all, lots of companies can put up a website and make a sales pitch and offer big promises for what kinds of results they can deliver, but to truly stand out from the crowd in this industry, it takes hard work, a smart strategy, a consistent process, and rock - solid integrity to do business the right way.

He will also help take We Are Unlimited to other clients by pitching for other accounts in 2018.

Its pitch was simple: If you have a bit more than walking - around money, instead of buying ETFs, you can just buy single stocks, and take advantage of your single - stock losses more efficiently, lowering your tax bill in exchange for some small amount of tracking error.

On a lazy day, I like to place a large bowl twenty feet from my back porch, take a seat in my porch rocking chair and pitch a deck of playing cards one at a time to see how many will spin just right and go into the bowl.

Lawmakers are pitching a fit, led by Senator Harry Reid (D - Nev) who said, reasonably, «they should take all the uniforms, put them in a big pile and burn them.»

The first Digital Lab event will be taking place on Saturday 24th February 2018 in central London, where people will have the opportunity to network before pitching ideas to a panel of industry experts.

Arousal is provoked, preserved and brought to a pitch by the stealth and secrecy in which the crossing of such bounds takes place.

It's that he pulls down those of us in the Church who do without offering to pitch in, heal the divisions and take a stand for the poor and sick.

«When he had brought about the purgation of sins, he took his seat at the right hand of Majesty on high, raised as far above the angels, as the title he has inherited is superior to theirs... and he has taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of Majesty in the heavens, a ministrant in the real sanctuary, the tent pitched by the Lord and not by man.»

«My advice, as I said earlier, is: First, that their synagogues be burned down, and that all who are able toss sulphur and pitch; it would be good if someone could also throw in some hellfire... Second, that all their books — their prayer books, their Talmudic writings, also the entire Bible — be taken from them, not leaving them one leaf, and that these be preserved for those who may be converted... Third, that they be forbidden on pain of death to praise God, to give thanks, to pray, and to teach publicly among us and in our country... Fourth, that they be forbidden to utter the name of God within our hearing.

Pope Francis added that the Church is ready to take such steps but «political communities and civil societies» need to pitch in to for the initiative to become a reality.

Four exhibitors will pitch their foodservice - ready products to a panel of specialty food buyers in this live competition taking place in front of an audience of show attendees.

«My brother Harry also pitched in by taking care of the accounting.

I take these to every fall and winter pitch - in at work.