2. What is an Elevator Pitch?
• Short: 20s – 3min
• Sweet: interesting and acts like a
‘hook’ (it needs to achieve the ‘tell
me more’ effect)
3. When to do a Pitch?
• Context: Business, Social,
Interview, etc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuDrQ7pdk2A
• Environment: Formal/informal
• Audience
4. Why do you need to do a Pitch?
• People have no time!
• Get your point across (what do you
want? what can you provide?)
• Capture attention of your
audience
• Create a good impression
5. Insights from the SEED Fund...
Advertisement time!
http://see.arts.ac.uk/opportunities/seedfund/seedfunda
wardees/voist_tilley_harris/
http://see.arts.ac.uk/opportunities/seedfund/seedfunda
wardees/cleoferinmercurycleoferin/
6. Insights from the SEED Fund...
• Do show your product (if you have)
• Do record in a conducive environment
• Do practice and time!
• Don’t create silent videos (unless
intentional)
7. What do you say in a Pitch?
• Who you are?
• What do you do? Inspirations?
• What are you trying to achieve?
• Why?
• Who is your audience/customers?
• Why you?
• Personality & Professionalism
8. What do you say in a Pitch?
•WHO ARE YOU?
• IS THERE A NEED?
• WHY YOU?
9. What do you say in a Pitch?
• [name of company] is a [type of company] specialising in
[industry/discipline], particularly in areas of
[industry/discipline].
• Our primary aim is to provide [unique products/services]
to [profile of customers] through [unique approaches],
because...
• We are [professions] with expertise in [specific
skills/experience]. We are passionate about...
10. What do you say in a Pitch?
• Structure
• Timing: 10-80-10
• Summarise main points (no more
than three)
11. • Practise!
• Record!
• Pitch on behalf of someone else
• Recap:
http://www.shell-livewire.org/videolounge/?video=1302190425.803
How can you improve?
Notes de l'éditeur
This is your ‘ elevator pitch ’ - you need to grab the evaluators ’ attention very quickly and communicate your ‘ Unique Selling Points ’ . Focus on what you are offering (why it is unique/special), to whom, and why you are the best person/team to deliver it.