Catherine's Book

Get your idea across!

Catherine's book The Pitch Coach is an indispensable guide to presenting, interviewing and public speaking. In 240 concise pages, Catherine interviews a wide range of industry experts on pitching, presenting, interviewing and public speaking. She combines their tips and advice with her own experience of training and coaching in effective communication and presentation skills since 2002.

The Pitch Coach is ideal for anyone who needs to speak in public, especially anyone with a fear of public speaking. Whether you are presenting yourself at a job or media interview, pitching your startup business, presenting an idea to a CEO or delivering a speech at an important event, this book will guide you from a blank canvas to a positive end result.

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Here, read reviews of The Pitch Coach, and associated media coverage:

Need to nail that job interview?

It's not about what you say, it's about what the interviewer wants and needs to hear in order to give you the award or position. More >>

Helping 500 to tell their story

'Irish people are going to struggle with that two-minute pitch' was Catherine's first thought about working with Dragons' Den. More >>

Getting to know The Pitch Coach

'People tend to over-complicate their pitch; I try to get them to think of their pitch as a story, then just practice telling their story. More >>

It's not just what you say, but how you say it...

In this podcast from its Ready Business series, Brian Purcell of Independent.ie speaks to Catherine about storytelling, mindfulness and body language. More >

Down to business with your pitch...

Don't over-complicate your story: that's the important message Catherine gave Bobby Kerr on his Down to Business programme on Newstalk FM. More >

Dealing with speaking nerves

How do you overcome fear of public speaking - 'glossophobia'? Knowing your story, clarity and calm delivery will set you on the path to success. More >>

Tailor your pitch to your audience

When it comes to grabbing the attention of your audience, it is your job to engage and entertain them from the start and right the way through. More >>

What they say...

CATHERINE DRAWS on her own career path, and extensive experience in pitch training. In 'The Pitch Coach', she has delivered a practical and easy-to-read book which benefits everyone from the startup business person to the individual who wants to improve their presentation skills in work or college.
- Richard Curran, presenter, Dragons' Den

CATHERINE HAS been supporting us on New Frontiers since 2015. She brings a unique and very valuable pitching methodology which she delivers as both a seminar to the full class or in one-on-one sessions with start-up promoters.
She has a particular skill in getting people relaxed and fluent in delivering their start-up pitches. The simplicity of her approach belies the deep thinking that Catherine has invested in honing her methodology.
She is an expert on the very human challenges of improving communication in business. Her combined experience — with people like us in New Frontiers, her Dragons' Den support work, her media work, and her research on what makes a quality pitch (which resulted in her book) all combine I think to make Catherine probably one of the thought leaders on communication in business in Ireland at the moment. I’m sure she is also up there with the best in Europe.
- Nick Allen, Programme Manager, New Frontiers, Athlone IT