Word: pitching
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...break a fire regulation if you don't have to? Singing with Kuumba will cultivate your spiritual side and improve your pitch at the same time. Known for their energetic concerts that combine music, song and dance, Kuumba is entertainment to the outside eye and family to its participants. No auditions are needed to join but there are smaller singing groups within Kuumba that are chosen on a selective basis...
...Wilford showed off more than his arm during the game, rushing for the Crimson's final touchdown midway through the third quarter. Off an option left, he faked the pitch to senior running back Chris Menick, which froze linebacker Patrick Colgan, allowing him to dart into the end zone...
...doing this," says Herrin. But there are still moments when it confronts them. When she walked into a meeting with Kleiner Perkins, Lefcourt "looked around and thought, 'This room is huge and filled with men.' It occurred to me then that I must be a woman." And yet their pitch was convincing precisely because they could explain the nuances of wedding registries to highly credulous men. "We had an instinctive understanding of something they didn't really get," Lefcourt says...
...that p.r. executives--who are as powerful in Silicon Valley as they are in Hollywood--demand stock in their clients' start-ups. But even stock may not be enough. Simone Otus, 39, co-founder of p.r. firm Blanc & Otus, takes on only companies that offer status. "We want to pitch the really hot companies to build our own brand value," she explains from her ancillary San Francisco office overlooking the Bay Bridge. "We look like we're cool because we have TiVo," she adds, referring to the new digital VCR company...
Chin pops into his office long enough to check his e-mail before he meets with the founders of TimeDance, a schedule-planning website that is looking for a second round of venture funding. While he listens to the company's pitch, Chin sips a diet Coke and leans back in his chair, hands clasped behind his head. He interjects constantly with enthusiasms. "This is just dynamite," he says at one point. "I could use this website 50 times a day. This could be ubiquitous." He arranges a second meeting...