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pitching

German translation: Bleibe bescheiden/Stell dich nicht in den Vordergrund

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English term or phrase:Avoid pitching yourself
German translation:Bleibe bescheiden/Stell dich nicht in den Vordergrund
Entered by: Steffen Walter

15:40 Feb 7, 2008
English to German translations [PRO]
Marketing - Advertising / Public Relations
English term or phrase: pitching
Avoid pitching yourself
Speaking engagements build awareness of and credibility for your organization.
The best speakers (and those invited back frequently) know that being perceived as an expert through delivering quality content for the benefit of event delegates is far better than delivering a hard sell.
Keep your company profile and contact information down to one or two slides.
Your audience will thank you and you will stand a far better chance of being invited back to speak at XXX.
Kathi Stock
United States
Local time: 22:54
Bleibe bescheiden
Explanation:
Notice that my suggestion is for the whole phrase. I would otherwise translate the term "(to) pitch oneself" as "sich anpreisen" or "angeben".
:)
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Derek Gill Franßen
Germany
Local time: 05:54
Grading comment
Danke!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
2 +4Bleibe bescheiden
Derek Gill Franßen
3Indirekte Werbung wirkt besser
hazmatgerman (X)
3Eigenwerbung
Sabine Voigt


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Avoid pitching yourself
Bleibe bescheiden


Explanation:
Notice that my suggestion is for the whole phrase. I would otherwise translate the term "(to) pitch oneself" as "sich anpreisen" or "angeben".
:)

Derek Gill Franßen
Germany
Local time: 05:54
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Danke!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Stendhal
2 mins
  -> Thanks! :)
agree  Nadine Hegmanns
27 mins
agree  Carolin Haase
1 hr
agree  Bernhard Sulzer: gefällt mir sehr gut; im Sinne von "sich selbst nicht in den Vordergrund stellen."
9 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Indirekte Werbung wirkt besser


Explanation:
Sugestion tries to rephrase heading to a reader-enticing half-sentence. Also nicht "makrtschreierisch auftreten", sondern dezent seine Qualifikation kundtun.

hazmatgerman (X)
Local time: 05:54
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Eigenwerbung


Explanation:
Vermeidung von Eigenwerbung



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Note added at 35 mins (2008-02-07 16:15:17 GMT)
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oder

Eigenwerbung vermeiden.

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Note added at 10 hrs (2008-02-08 01:53:49 GMT)
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oder

Auf vordergründige/offene Eigenwerbung verzichten.

Sabine Voigt
United States
Local time: 23:54
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  hazmatgerman (X): Wenn man dies wörtlich nimmt, wäre ja auch die indirekte E. durch die Vortragsqualität zu vermeiden, oder? @Voigt: dann paßte Ihr "vordergründig" natürlich auch schön.
1 hr
  -> Na ja, diesen Vorwurf könntest Du auch dem Autor machen. Dass die Präsentationen, um die es sich hier handelt, nicht aus reiner Nächstenliebe geschehen, ist schon klar ...;o)
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