Stephanie Palmer

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name = Stephanie Palmer

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occupation = Author, Consultant, Management expert
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url = [http://stephaniepalmer.com/ stephaniepalmer.com]

Stephanie Palmer is a business consultant. She is the creator of the "Good in a Room" Pitch (filmmaking) method.

She grew up in Alexandria, Virginia and started her career in the entertainment industry as an assistant at Jerry Bruckheimer Films and worked on Armageddon and Enemy of the State [ Stephanie Palmer, Profile [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1386743 IMDB Profile] Internet Movie Database] . She went to college at Carnegie Mellon University [Stephanie Palmer, Profile of the Pros [http://www.finaldraft.com/writers-resources/ask-the-pros/profiles-of-the-pros.php Ask the Pros: Screenwriting] Ask the Pros] where she received a B.F.A in Theatre Directing in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

After working as a studio executive at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer pictures, she begin to help people break into the industry and was featured in Variety [ Jeff Sneider [http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117953336.html?categoryid=2432&cs=1 Bizzers give film students pitch pointers] Variety ] for her work with prospective filmmakers, producers and scriptwriters. She has also been featured on National Public Radio [ National Public Radio [http://www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/tb/tb051031never_coming_to_a_th "Ken Turan"] Good in a Room ] for her book.

Good in a Room features several tips and tricks for anyone who has to pitch and sell anything, whether it be business plans, movie scripts or themselves. The technique breaks down the "pitch" into parts and explains how to progress through a meeting and avoid "dealbreakers." [ Steve Kayser [http://skbigm.googlepages.com/tentipsforbeing%22goodinaroom%22 Ten Tips for Being Good in a Room] Steve Kayser Blog ] .

She currently lives in Burbank, California.

References

Further reading

*cite book | author=Palmer, Stephanie | title=Good in a Room | location=New York | publisher=DoubleDay Business | year=2008 | id=ISBN 0-385-52043-3

External links

* [http://stephaniepalmer.com/ Stephanie Palmer website]
* [http://www.goodinaroom.com Good in A Room website]
* [http://www.amazon.com/dp/0385520433 Amazon Books]
* [http://screenwritingfromiowa.wordpress.com/2008/04/02/learning-to-be-good-in-a-room/ Screen Writing From Iowa]
* [http://rougewave.blogspot.com/2008/03/good-in-room.html Rougewave Blog]