Don't waste their time, be polite, and be gone. They appreciate that, and you leave with their good will for you to come in again. You're not just pitching a project, say these experts, you're pitching yourself. But by showing he has good ideas, he can return another day, call, or even fax ideas. It's not all in the pitch, insist these pitch doctors.
Great ideas are great ideas, no matter how they're pitched, who's pitching or where from they come.
It's now in development at Working Title. He once walked into Disney with author Mario Puzo and a one-word pitch. They say ideas are a dime a dozen, but they can be worth a billion dollars. It's not just an idea. Performance anxiety and fear of rejection invites failure.