

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATION & PITCH Hands-On Workshop!
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 25 Feb, 2026 at 05:30 pm – Wed, 25 Feb, 2026 at 08:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Level up your presentation, public speaking and pitch skills with this  intensive workshop, designed to boost your confidence and success!About this EventPROFESSIONAL PRESENTATION &amp; PITCH WORKSHOPTransform Your Delivery. Strengthen Your Impact. Win the Room.You have the expertise. You have the data. You have the pitch deck.But the moment you stand up to deliver—the real work begins.Most business professionals spend months refining the business plan, the financials, the strategy… yet only minutes preparing the human element that determines whether investors, customers, partners, or teams actually believe them.And in today’s world, this includes how you appear on social media video—where first impressions are made in seconds and attention spans are measured in heartbeats.This workshop changes that.Join us at the Maryland Innovation Center (MIC) for a transformative, hands-on session designed for business leaders, founders, entrepreneurs, and professionals who want to elevate their speaking skills, strengthen their personal presence, and gain a competitive edge in every pitch, presentation, or on-camera appearance.This is not a generic public speaking class.This is industry-tested, actor-informed performance training adapted specifically for the modern business environment.What You Will LearnDrawing from decades of experience in filmmaking, theatre direction, acting, casting, and professional speaking—including 17 years as a top-rated Cunard Insights lecturer—Robert Neal Marshall teaches the same core techniques that top performers use to captivate an audience:1. Become an Engaging, Persuasive CommunicatorLearn how to command attention from the first moment, shape energy, hold interest, and guide your audience emotionally through your message.2. Deliver With Confidence, Clarity, and EaseBuild the muscle memory and internal grounding that allow you to present yourself—not your nerves—as the expert in the room.3. Transform Dry Material Into Compelling StorytellingUse proven narrative techniques to bring financials, product explanations, and complex information to life.4. Master Delivery for Pitch Videos, Marketing, and Social MediaMost professionals now record videos for LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube, their websites, or customer outreach.Yet many of these videos fall flat—too dry, too stiff, too disconnected from the intended message.You will learn how to:• connect emotionally to your material• find natural ways to adjust physicality and voice• create natural, conversational delivery• increase authenticity without losing professionalism• make short-form video feel alive, not roboticYour social media presence becomes a strategic asset, not an afterthought.5. Apply Actor Techniques to Business CommunicationUse improvisation, script work, interpretation tools, and voice/body alignment to increase your impact and connection.6. Win Over Investors, Customers, Boards, and TeamsYour pitch, presentation, or leadership message becomes more persuasive, more memorable, and more effective.Who This Workshop Is For• Founders preparing for investor pitches• Entrepreneurs creating marketing or pitch videos• Executives and directors presenting to boards or large teams• Professionals in fundraising, sales, and business development• Teams improving internal communication and culture• Emerging leaders building authentic on-camera presence• Anyone whose success depends on strong, engaging communicationWhat Makes This Workshop DifferentRobert brings a rare combination of business communication expertise and professional performance training. You’ll learn practical tools used by working actors every day—adapted specifically for business professionals who must present, persuade, lead, and now, record compelling social media content.This is immersive, hands-on, confidence-building training designed to help you show up at your very best.Event DetailsPROFESSIONAL PRESENTATION &amp; PITCH WORKSHOPWednesday, February 25, 20265:30 PM – 8:30 PMMaryland Innovation Center (MIC), Columbia, MDLimited to only 15 participants to ensure individualized coaching.$125 per personMIC Members: Use MIC10 for a 10 percent discount (membership will be verified).Your InstructorRobert Neal MarshallActor (SAG-AFTRA, Equity), filmmaker, director, communication coach, casting associate (House of Cards, HBO’s Game Change), professional speaker for the Cunard Insights Program, and former Entrepreneur in Residence at the Maryland Innovation Center, corporate coach with BWTech Maryland NEW VENTURE Program, and as a presentation instructor for Howard Community College Training and Development SolutionsRobert has taught hundreds of professionals how to elevate their delivery, build confidence, communicate with presence, and create on-camera content that truly resonates.Ready to elevate your communication and become a more powerful presenter—on stage and on camera?Reserve your spot today for this high-value, hands-on professional training.“One of Robert’s most admirable qualities is his commitment to the highest standards in all that he undertakes. His work ethic not only ensures exceptional results but also inspires those around him to strive for their best.”Lawrence Twele, President Eastport Partners. Former HCEDA Execuitve Director.“An excellent public speaker adept at presenting to large and small groups, and has attracted many thousands of guests along to his presentations over the past few years.”Caroline Mathieson, Former Cunard Entertainment Managerhttps://vimeo.com/1162251186?share=copy&amp;fl=sv&amp;fe=ci  https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/65422850-0344-11f1-952b-edf25a5ec216-rimg-w1200-h327-dc000000-gmir.png   https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/656ce1d0-0344-11f1-97b0-d524e9ee82cb-rimg-w1200-h511-dc010001-gmir.jpg   https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/658d8930-0344-11f1-952b-edf25a5ec216-rimg-w987-h740-dcdfdbd1-gmir.jpg   https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/65bcaf80-0344-11f1-97b0-d524e9ee82cb-rimg-w557-h740-dcd0c8b8-gmir.jpg   https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/660921d0-0344-11f1-952b-edf25a5ec216-rimg-w987-h740-dc1a1916-gmir.jpg   https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/662b9df0-0344-11f1-ac62-eba09b58a55d-rimg-w1200-h680-dc171518-gmir.jpg https://vimeo.com/916835807  https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events2/banners/664f5290-0344-11f1-ac62-eba09b58a55d-rimg-w579-h740-dc5e4a45-gmir.jpg   https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/6678d390-0344-11f1-952b-edf25a5ec216-rimg-w1142-h740-dc302a31-gmir.jpg
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- **Event Categories**: workshops, art, theatre, business, entertainment, nonprofit, performances, literary-art, charities, public-speaking, storytelling
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- **Event Highlights**: 
  - Duration: 3 hours
  - Location: Maryland Innovation Center (MIC), Columbia Gateway Drive, Columbia, MD, USA
  - Languages: English

## Ticket Details

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- **Ticket Price Range**: min: 135.23, max: 135.23, currency: USD

## Event venue details

- **city**: Columbia
- **state**: MD
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Maryland Innovation Center (MIC), Columbia Gateway Drive, Columbia, MD, USA
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- **long**: -76.8015413
- **full address**: Maryland Innovation Center (MIC), Columbia Gateway Drive, Columbia, MD, USA, United States

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- **organizer**: Robert Neal Marshall Productions (https://allevents.in/org/robert-neal-marshall-productions/23366385)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Wed, 25 Feb, 2026 at 05:30 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Maryland Innovation Center (MIC), Columbia Gateway Drive, Columbia, MD, USA, United States
- **Q**: What is the ticket price?
  - **A:** starting from 135.23 up to 135.23 USD
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Robert Neal Marshall Productions
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** workshops, art, theatre, business, entertainment, nonprofit, performances, literary-art, charities, public-speaking, storytelling
- **Q**: What is the duration of the event?
  - **A:** 3 hours
- **Q**: What is the location of the event?
  - **A:** Maryland Innovation Center (MIC), Columbia Gateway Drive, Columbia, MD, USA
- **Q**: What is the languages of the event?
  - **A:** English
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His credits include Assistant Camera and Production Management on multiple Industrials for Chicago based Jack Lieb Productions Chicago based Jack Lieb Productions. Robert was Post Production Manager for the late Shirley Clarke on ORNETTE COLEMAN: MADE IN AMERICA for Caravan of Dreams.Robert’s documentary documentary BACK FROM THE LIGHT is available online and via streaming video as well as his DVD THREE QUEENS-AN INTERNATIONAL RENDEZVOUS, released in 2008 to coincide with the final journey of the QE2. His documentary, MR. OCEAN LINER, about the life and times of maritime historian and author Bill Miller (which had its World Premiere aboard Queen Mary 2), proudly joins these ranks and made its Lincoln Center and New York City premiere in High Definition as part of “Cinematic Passages: The Ocean Liner on Screen” at the Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center.In the early 1980‘s Robert had the opportunity to move into theatrical production in the West End of London as Assistant to late producer Richard Armitage on several hit shows, including ME AND MY GIRL starring Emma Thompson & Robert Lindsay, HIGH SOCIETY starring Natasha Richardson, directed by Richard Eyre, THE ENTERTAINER, and Rowan Atkinson’s one man show A NEW REVUE. While in London Robert produced and directed the successful West End debut of IS THERE LIFE AFTER HIGH SCHOOL? at the Donmar Warehouse.His musical RUMPELSTILTSKIN’S DAUGHTER was presented at the prestigious Assembly Rooms at the Edinburgh Festival and has seen regional productions in Maryland, for Theatre IV in Richmond Virginia and at the Earl’s Court Festival in London, UK. Robert’s dramatic play adaptation 41N 50W based on the 1912 Titanic US Senate hearings showcased at the St. James Theatre in London, at the SeaCity Museum in Southampton, England. Both project are currently under renwed development for larger production in both the United Kingdom and the United States.As Producer/Tour Manager he traveled with Richard Pryor’s daughter, Rain Pryor, on her one woman show FRIED CHICKEN & LATKES, also producing initial workshops of AFTER ALL for Tony Award nominated actress Anita Gillette.A member of Dramatists’ Guild, Screen Actors Guild/AFTRA and Actors’ Equity, Robert is no stranger in front of the camera and on stage. He recently appeared in a principal role in the final season of HOUSE OF CARDS and a co-starring role as producer William Selig in BILL TILGHMAN AND THE OUTLAWS. Other credits include FDNY Capt. Jay Jonas in the Emmy Nominated COUNTDOWN TO GROUND ZERO for the History Channel, as Captain Richard Phillips of the Maersk Alabama in SOMALI PIRATE TAKEDOWN for The Discovery Channel, and both the Off-Broadway and Baltimore Hippodrome productions of Ken Davenport’s hit interactive comedy AWESOME 80’S PROM.Since 2009 Robert has enjoyed much time at sea as one of the top rated Guest Lecturers on board Queen Mary 2 with the Cunard Line’s award winning Insights® Enrichment Programme. His topics on film and theatre include a retrospective of the Newsreels with rare color footage of the D-Day invasion in Normandy and the Liberation of Paris captured by his Grandfather as a newsreel cameraman during WWII, plus a very unique conversation about his 2013  “Widow Maker” heart attack, Near Death Experience, resuscitation, and subsequent documentary film BACK FROM THE LIGHT about the aftereffects of surviving an NDE.In 2012, Columbia Fesitval of the Arts then Executive Director, Nichole Hickey, recruited Marshall from Pat Moran Casting to act for a season as Programming Manger. Marshall eventually returned to CFA in 2020 as Executive Producer of the Columbia Film Festival, as part of the larger Festival. When the Covid pandemic hit, Marshall was made Exective Director of the parent Columbia Festival of the Arts after he transitioned the films to an  all virtual platform, allowing CFA to survive and eventually recover with a return to their full scale Arts programming. After a three year tenure with CFA, Marshall is excited to return to his independent productions and projects. A 30 year Howard County resident, Marshall lives in Columbia with his Husband of 37 years, and a 5lb rescue Chihuahua (who he met on a film set) that has more Instagram followers than he does!"
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