No one pitches better than Steve Jobs. No one. He owns it.

Too often, I see pitches and presentations that are too detailed, too technical, and too boring.

Some PowerPoint slides have so much text, they would not pass the Twitter 140 character limit test.

One presentation by Steve Jobs that is particularly effective is the iPod Nano introduction.

In a word: brilliant.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GRv-kv5XEg

The few slides he uses that actually have text is minimal. Less is more.

And the genius 13 seconds from 1:47 to 2:00 in this clip will give even the PC crowd goosebumps.

Keep it focused, simple, and engaging. Throw in the unexpected, like pulling 1,000 songs out of the tiny pocket in the front of your Levi’s, and you have a winning pitch.

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