How to Captivate Any Audience in Less Than 30-Seconds

This is my personal recommendation for Nathan Gold. He's an amazing coach. I met him during a bootcamp at UC, Berkeley and after his presentation on pitching I was amazed. So I did the first thing that came into my mind: try to connect him to The Founder Institute so he can provide his knowledge to aspiring entrepreneurs. Having Nathan Gold in your network is a must. He's experience, coaching and knowledge are as valuable as pure gold! Thanks Nathan!

"When I first saw Nathan Gold was presenting “How to captivate any audience” at an Innovation Norway event I was attending, I must admit I was skeptical. I have been to many seminars where presenters talk about how to do great presentations, and I guess I was tired of hearing the same stuff over again. Nathan told us many things that other trainers also will tell you, but he told it with such precision, so many great natural examples, his wealth of experience and with such a genuine interest in his audience that I was totally amazed. After his presentation we all got to practice some of his techniques, and the way Nathan walked around the room and carefully guided and coached every one of us was what convinced me that this is a man who really teaches what he lives. Therefore he would be my first choice of a person to coach me on how to deliver compelling presentations and product demonstrations!”

I met Nathan about two years ago through Sam Zaid, founder of GetAround. Nathan helped Sam win TechCrunch Disrupt in 2011 (Sam raves about Nathan). When we applied for Disrupt, we were fortunate enough to be able to engage him, and eventually with his help, we won Disrupt in 2012. First and foremost, Nathan is an incredibly nice person - he is very patient, he doesn't give up, and he is always trying to find ways to work with you rather than force his ideas on you. Secondly, he is extremely good at what he does (two disrupt wins in 2 years is not luck). Not only he can help with the big picture (the right story to tell), but he also cares deeply about the little things - how you stand, how you move, how you pronounce different words, how to build inner excitement before you present, how you dress and much more. I had no idea how much goes into making a great presentation. Nathan genuinely cares about making his clients successful. I have worked with him twice and benefited greatly from him expertise and his willingness to help. If I ever hear anyone looking for help with pitching, I always recommend Nathan.

Have you ever seen one of those presenters that just nails it, from content and delivery to audience engagement? Nathan builds that by taking ideas and very complex technical concepts and turns them into extremely compelling and engaging presentations. His style is warm and helpful as he teaches the compilation, techniques, and delivery methods to elevate any discussion into a true and compelling stage presence.

I have known Nathan my entire career. When we first worked together, he did an outstanding, professional job in growing and supporting an increasing number of high-profile customers, while at the same time supporting a growing organization. One of the outstanding traits he still has is the ability to help people clearly understand how technology, old and new, can have a direct, immediate and positive effect in support of their objectives.

The next time we had the opportunity to work together, Nathan was providing tactical and strategic leadership in a successful startup. Here, both attention to detail and strategic vision were clearly integrated as the company led the industry, and Nathan helped shape the industry through many public and industry venues.

I know Nathan to be an honorable man who has never gone back on his word - coming from someone who lives in Texas - this says it all. I look foward to the day when we might have the opportunity to work together again.

I have worked with many great executives in the World's best technology companies, and Nathan belongs at the very top. His presentation skills are inspirational, and leave customers, partners, and colleagues in awe of his contribution. If you need to win business, Nathan makes the difference, he is a superb talent, and one that clients ask for time and time again.

Nathan was great. Short lead time, we decided to try for Demo God WAY too late. He was terrific. We got a solid demo put together, one that told the story well, and he really made it easy to get into the flow of the event.

Passionate, exciting, clear, enlightening are all words people use to describe the best demo and presentation jock I have ever met. He can sell sand to the arabs, no one does it better.

Nathan is one of the most energetic, passionate and professional persons I have ever come across. I would hire him any day if he was available! It is a true pleasure to work with him!

As a producer at Demo, I helped Nathan prepare a company for launch at the event. i was impressed with his professsionalism, dedication and creativity. It was as a direct result of these attributes that Nathan and his company received a DemoGod award for their presentation on stage and for their work in the Demonstrator Pavilion.

Jim Forbes
Escondido, CA