The Challenge
$47 AUD
Top features
- All 20 daily video lessons
- Weekly live calls
- Pitch email templates and fee scripts
- Challenge community and leaderboard
A 30 day live challenge with Jaimie Abbott. Starts Tuesday 1 September.
Send your first paid speaking pitch in 7 days. Have 20 out the door by day 30.
(no big audience, no showreel, no perfect website required)
The Pitch Perfect Challenge is 30 days of finding real gigs, sending real pitches and asking for real fees. Daily 10 minute lessons, weekly live calls and a leaderboard that keeps you honest.
You are brilliant at what you do. So why is nobody paying you to speak about it?
Right now, event organisers have no idea you exist.
So you sit in the audience watching someone less qualified get paid to say what you could say better.
Your speaking is not the problem. Your pitching is. Speakers who do not pitch do not get paid. It really is that simple.
This challenge is for you if
- You keep saying yes to free gigs and quietly resenting it
- You have been meaning to pitch yourself for months and have sent exactly zero emails
- You have no idea where the paid gigs hide or who to contact
- You freeze when someone asks what your speaker fee is
- You know accountability is the only way this will actually happen
What you get inside the 30 days
Daily 10 minute video lessons
Monday to Friday. Short, bingeable and always paired with one action for the day.
My pitch email templates
The exact emails my speakers use to land paid gigs.
The gig finder system
Where paid speaking opportunities actually hide and how to reach the person who says yes.
Weekly live calls with hot seat pitch reviews
Bring your pitch and get it sharpened in real time.
Daily check ins inside the challenge community
Accountability so you keep showing up.
Fee scripts
Exactly what to say when they ask your fee, and what to say when they claim there is no budget.
The pitch leaderboard
Most pitches sent by day 30 wins a private 1:1 session with me.
A working pitch pipeline
Finish the month with 20 plus pitches out and a system that keeps them coming.
How the month runs
Week 1 (1 to 6 September)
Lock your topic and positioning. Get clear on what you speak about, who books it and why they would pay for it.
Week 2 (7 to 13 September)
Build your pitch kit. A one page speaker sheet, a bio that sells you and a fee you can say out loud without flinching.
Week 3 (14 to 20 September)
Pitch week. Find gigs and send a pitch every single day. This is where the leaderboard heats up.
Week 4 (21 to 30 September)
Follow ups, fee conversations and keeping your pipeline warm long after the challenge ends.
Hosted by Jaimie Abbott
I have spent more than 20 years speaking for a living across media, politics and defence. Former journalist, RAAF Wing Commander and the trainer behind over 300 speakers through my Paid to Speak program.
I have sat on both sides of the booking email. I know what makes an organiser say yes and what makes them hit delete.
For 30 days, I am handing you all of it.
Pick your lane
FAQ
I have never done a paid gig. Is this too advanced for me?
No. Week 1 starts with your topic and positioning from scratch. This challenge is built to get your first pitch out, not your fiftieth.
How much time does it take each day?
15 to 20 minutes for the lesson and daily action. Pitch week takes a little more because you will be sending real pitches to real people.
What if I miss a day?
Everything is recorded and the community keeps rolling. Catch up on your own schedule. The leaderboard, however, waits for nobody.
When are the live calls?
Wednesdays at 12pm AEST. Every call is recorded if you cannot make it live.
Is this the same as Paid to Speak?
No. Paid to Speak is my full speaker training program. The Pitch Perfect Challenge is 30 days focused on one thing only: getting pitches out the door.
Do you guarantee I will land a gig?
No, and be suspicious of anyone who does. What I can promise is that you will finish September with real pitches in front of real organisers, which is the only way gigs ever happen.
Doors close midnight Monday 31 August AEST
We kick off Tuesday 1 September. Every day you do not pitch is a paid gig someone else gets.