Ten tips for a great pitch

Having a succinct story for your business will not only get you business, but will help you make smarter decisions in your business, says Mark Robotham.

Craft your message

When it comes to pitching, your first meeting with Mr Big, you never know when you are going to be cut off. Don’t leave it to chance, get your important big WOW statements out first.

Conversation Starters

When you’re in those first time networking situations it’s great to have a list of conversation starters and topics that are linked back to you and your business.

Wood Sculpture Live

The 6th Wood Sculpture Live 2011 event is now on. With four days carving already completed you can start to visualise the end result transform under your eyes.

Does your message POP

"I don’t have a short attention span . . . oh look, a kitty.” – popular t-shirt saying

Artist you should know – Nick Boyd

Impact of TVNZ7 demise

Confirmation there will no further funding for TVNZ7 from next year is a blow for public service television and will have an impact on the independent screen production industry, says SPADA.

Impossible Choreographies

Gregory Bennett and Michael Hodgson are using digital animation at an architectural scale to re-invent the Eastern façade of Smith & Caughey building, as part of Living Room 2011.

Boys' Life

The NZ Premiere of this Pulitzer Prize-nominated battle of the sexes. A "bitingly funny post-modern comedy of manners".

Cultural Storytellers: Sam Berkley

Sam Berkley is the writer of Flightless Birds, a new play premiering at Musgrove Studio next week. Renee Liang spoke to him about writing, acting, and being part of Catalyst Theatre.

Arts e-learning research

Dance and drama learning traditionally involves face-to-face tuition, but Victoria University research suggests online tuition may be just as effective.

Theatreview Weekly: 07/04/11

A selection of recent reviews from Theatreview from the last week.