http://www.artbizblog.com/2007/10/practice-your-pitch-with-your-pet.html for the Business of Being an Artist Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:18:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.artbizblog.com/2007/10/practice-your-pitch-with-your-pet.html/comment-page-1#comment-4255 Dr. Rachelle Disbennett Lee Tue, 09 Oct 2007 02:06:17 +0000 http://www.artbizblog.com/2007/10/practice-your-pitch-with-your-pet.html#comment-4255 Alyson: Great post and I love the picture of Penny. I actually have done this countless of times when preparing for a presentation or speech. When I was teaching at the University I would practice my course outline on my dogs. They always loved it and were more appreciative than my students, well lets just say they never fell asleep during my overviews. Great post and fun ideas. Thanks so much for sharing. Rachelle Alyson: Great post and I love the picture of Penny. I actually have done this countless of times when preparing for a presentation or speech. When I was teaching at the University I would practice my course outline on my dogs. They always loved it and were more appreciative than my students, well lets just say they never fell asleep during my overviews. Great post and fun ideas. Thanks so much for sharing. Rachelle

]]> http://www.artbizblog.com/2007/10/practice-your-pitch-with-your-pet.html/comment-page-1#comment-4254 Alyson B. Stanfield Mon, 08 Oct 2007 01:26:04 +0000 http://www.artbizblog.com/2007/10/practice-your-pitch-with-your-pet.html#comment-4254 Sheila, Barb & Helen: Thanks for sharing your pet-talking experiences. Glad to know about my fellow "crazies" out there. :) Sheila, Barb & Helen: Thanks for sharing your pet-talking experiences. Glad to know about my fellow “crazies” out there.

]]> http://www.artbizblog.com/2007/10/practice-your-pitch-with-your-pet.html/comment-page-1#comment-4253 Helen Harris Sun, 07 Oct 2007 15:33:55 +0000 http://www.artbizblog.com/2007/10/practice-your-pitch-with-your-pet.html#comment-4253 Dear Alyson, Thanks once again for an interesting link. Your knack for searching out timely articles has surely increased my internet capability and marketing knowledge. ps....my cat has been an attentive listener for years! http://pineshorestudio.blogspot.com Dear Alyson, Thanks once again for an interesting link. Your knack for searching out timely articles has surely increased my internet capability and marketing knowledge. ps….my cat has been an attentive listener for years! http://pineshorestudio.blogspot.com

]]> http://www.artbizblog.com/2007/10/practice-your-pitch-with-your-pet.html/comment-page-1#comment-4252 Barb Sun, 07 Oct 2007 14:30:04 +0000 http://www.artbizblog.com/2007/10/practice-your-pitch-with-your-pet.html#comment-4252 I agree too Alyson! Thank you for elaborating on a already great idea. I have my first presentation coming up in November and I plan on practicing in front of my dogs. Fortunately for me my one dog will be going with me to the presentation so I think this will help me even more. How lucky am I?!!? Animals, especially dogs are always put me at ease, so I feel fortunate to bring my little dog with me. I agree too Alyson! Thank you for elaborating on a already great idea. I have my first presentation coming up in November and I plan on practicing in front of my dogs. Fortunately for me my one dog will be going with me to the presentation so I think this will help me even more. How lucky am I?!!? Animals, especially dogs are always put me at ease, so I feel fortunate to bring my little dog with me.

]]> http://www.artbizblog.com/2007/10/practice-your-pitch-with-your-pet.html/comment-page-1#comment-4251 Sheila Sat, 06 Oct 2007 20:13:55 +0000 http://www.artbizblog.com/2007/10/practice-your-pitch-with-your-pet.html#comment-4251 I actually did this when asked to give a lecture to a quilt guild. I knew that something that sounds good on the page may not come across as well when spoken. Plus I needed to time it. Ok, dog, here we go; and I "performed" my speech complete with hand gestures. The dog looked at me like, what the heck are you doing? After a bit, she started looking worried (is mom going round the bend?) Fortunately, the group I spoke before showed less puzzlement and alarm. I have to agree, though, this idea of trying stuff out in front of a pet is a good one. I actually did this when asked to give a lecture to a quilt guild. I knew that something that sounds good on the page may not come across as well when spoken. Plus I needed to time it. Ok, dog, here we go; and I “performed” my speech complete with hand gestures. The dog looked at me like, what the heck are you doing? After a bit, she started looking worried (is mom going round the bend?) Fortunately, the group I spoke before showed less puzzlement and alarm. I have to agree, though, this idea of trying stuff out in front of a pet is a good one.

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