Preparation for the semi-finals (of Miller Lite Tap the Future event in Houston with Daymond John).

Cory Warfield
Jul 21, 2017 · 2 min read

I am not terribly nervous about flying to Houston, TX to pitch an audience of several hundred in a few days — I just pitched an auditorium of roughly the same a few weeks ago in Telluride, CO (link here) and it went great. I am not nervous to pitch my favorite “shark” Daymond John — his money isn’t on the line and we have a lot of similarities and synchronicities. What I am nervous about, however, is my pushing the envelope, realizing that this is as much entertainment and selling myself as it is selling my company, ShedWool (free online shift scheduling platform), and proclaiming myself as a freestyle rapper and offering to “bust a flow” at the end of my presentation. I hope that the deviation from our business plan and pitch, and my willingness to put myself out there and be spontaneous and take risks, pays off with the crowd and judges.

I recently overcame my doubts about the memory method known as “memory mansion” (compartmentalizing and visualizing, leveraging pneumonics) and tried it — and it turns out that, at least for me, it’s wildly effective and helps me memorize any speech and content, and makes me more confident when it comes to public speaking. I am currently both memorizing my pitch for the #TapTheFuture semi-finals in Houston, and working on my freestyle skills. At 39 (maybe slightly greying and balding too) years old, and rusty to say the least, I hope that I’m able to overcome this self-inflicted challenge, and that it plays well to the crowd, and gives ShedWool the competitive advantage we need to win the competition. I will update with an article here on Medium detailing how the event went.

If you have questions about the memorization technique, our free staff scheduling apps, our company growth and milestones, or just want to say hi, my name is Cory, and I’m available 24/7 at cory@shedwool.com.

Thanks for checking out this article — have an amazing weekend and week ahead. Cheers!

cory

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