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Why Is Courtney Still In This Process ? |
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Thing is they go on the show knowing that the chances of having to pitch a product at some time is bound to happen so why not rehearse, rehearse, rehearse...it's even more baffling when they put themselves forward to do it knowing they're probably / are crap at it. Then make an excuse that they didn't know the product (when they've created it!) when called out on it.
Public speaking type things do not come naturally to most people. |
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Yes, absolutely. If you know you're weak at something you will likely be called upon to do, you damn well work at it to get better! You might still never be brilliant but everyone can improve.
Public speaking type things do not come naturally to most people. I agree with Claude... " Courtney is incredibly boring, pitching is not his strength. There’s no personality, no character, no warmth, no passion coming through ” |
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If he goes forward to the final he'll have more time to prepare his pitch. I think he could write a good pitch but he just can't remember it. He needs to forget about ad libbing - he can't do it - and settle for MEMORISING his speech and then practising it until it sounds natural. Just like you'd learn the lines to a play.
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must be the worst Courtney I have ever known, Courtney Walsh and Courtney Pine were great blokes, he should be called Brian or Kevin
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He's useless and delusional. His team won because of Alana and Jess yesterday, not him. His pitching, brainstorming and decision making are awful.
Have to add... where does all this guff about him looking like Leonardo DiCaprio come from, is it a joke I've missed? |
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she isn't that bad ok she's not the best and wont win but there have been worse candidates this series
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she isn't that bad ok she's not the best and wont win but there have been worse candidates this series
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Really? I would think its pretty obvious why hes still in. Ten tasks down, only 2 losses and wasn't brought into the boardroom on either of those two occasions. Thats simply it.
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must be the worst Courtney I have ever known, Courtney Walsh and Courtney Pine were great blokes, he should be called Brian or Kevin
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I agree. I just find him bland, no memorable attributes whatsoever.
Have to add... where does all this guff about him looking like Leonardo DiCaprio come from, is it a joke I've missed? The guff is that is was Courtney who said it - so that is where the joke is. |
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How the hell did he make it to the final his interviews were abysmal! Claude was soon feeding him at one point...is it just because LS has experience in what he does?
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How the hell did he make it to the final his interviews were abysmal! Claude was soon feeding him at one point...is it just because LS has experience in what he does?
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How the hell did he make it to the final his interviews were abysmal! Claude was soon feeding him at one point...is it just because LS has experience in what he does?
It's like Claude has money on Courtney to win... |
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This really does prove the 10 weeks of tasks are pointless.
Courtney has a business plan Lord Sugar likes (at least it is potentially 'viable') but he sleptwalked through most of the tasks, and his ability to create interest and enthusiasm through a dynamic personality are zero. Some of the better performers on tasks must have had useless business plans. |
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How the hell did he make it to the final his interviews were abysmal! Claude was soon feeding him at one point...is it just because LS has experience in what he does?
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How the hell did he make it to the final his interviews were abysmal! Claude was soon feeding him at one point...is it just because LS has experience in what he does?
Poor old Courtney , I am sure he is a likeable bloke but his interviews like his pitching were cringeworthy , you felt like you wanted to watch through your fingers |
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Courtney has been put into the final because Lord Sugar's choice of business partner is Alana!
LS knows that Courtney cannot pitch well and is very likely to lose the final task, so leaving the field clear for his chosen partner, Alana. Had LS gone for Frances, Jessica or Grainne then there would have been a fair chance that Alana could have been beaten, which would not have met with LS's aims. So he played safe and chose Courtney! Alana to win! |
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Courtney has been put into the final because Lord Sugar's choice of business partner is Alana!
LS knows that Courtney cannot pitch well and is very likely to lose the final task, so leaving the field clear for his chosen partner, Alana. Had LS gone for Frances, Jessica or Grainne then there would have been a fair chance that Alana could have been beaten, which would not have met with LS's aims. So he played safe and chose Courtney! Alana to win! |
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This really does prove the 10 weeks of tasks are pointless.
Courtney has a business plan Lord Sugar likes (at least it is potentially 'viable') but he sleptwalked through most of the tasks, and his ability to create interest and enthusiasm through a dynamic personality are zero. Some of the better performers on tasks must have had useless business plans. I feel like Courtney going through was helped because of Sugar respecting his own format. Perhaps if Frances and Courtney swapped their win/loss records then things may have been different. |
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Claude was right, he does need a slap about the face with a wet fish, just to wake him up a bit
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Strange choice of words when Courtney's won 8 tasks and lost just 2.
I feel like Courtney going through was helped because of Sugar respecting his own format. Perhaps if Frances and Courtney swapped their win/loss records then things may have been different. |
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Strange choice of words when Courtney's won 8 tasks and lost just 2.
I feel like Courtney going through was helped because of Sugar respecting his own format. Perhaps if Frances and Courtney swapped their win/loss records then things may have been different. I don't recall him making a significant positive contribution to any of them. Task performance on the show is now completely irrelevant, and the producers aren't even trying to hide it any more. |
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Those are the stone cold facts. 8 times out of 10 he's been on the team that's brought in the most money or simply done better, twice as project manager.
Sugar even mixes the teams up to keep them on their toes and see how they work with different people. Opinions on his contribution to the team are just that, opinions. Making the most money and winning the task is a fact. |
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Those are the stone cold facts. 8 times out of 10 he's been on the team that's brought in the most money or simply done better, twice as project manager.
Sugar even mixes the teams up to keep them on their toes and see how they work with different people. Opinions on his contribution to the team are just that, opinions. Making the most money and winning the task is a fact. ![]() This is a far cry from the first series when one of the candidates was already a millionaire (Paul?), but thought winning The Apprentice really would make him the next Sugar. Courtney makes 8K a year, and lives with mum and dad. |
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Courtney didn't win 8 tasks - he was on the winning team for those tasks. Big difference.
I don't recall him making a significant positive contribution to any of them. |
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