BU121 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Elevator Pitch, Proverb, Eye Contact
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Pitching formats: pitching your business to investors because you need their money, elevator pitch: informal pre-screening. How do you plan to make money, what is your revenue model. How much funding are you looking for and what will you give up in exchange don"t. It"s a conversation, only you"re doing most of the talking forget the ask. Keys to a great pitch: be yourself, make it personal make an emotional connection, know your stuff. Its important to start and end with a bang because these are the parts of a presentation that people remember the most. Delivery: did you deliver with conviction, passion and enthusiasm, were you natural, poised and confident, were you authentic, did you practice, keys to success: Mentally can check timing or practice gestures. For real check timing, flow, gestures, pausing, emphasis, etc. Make sure you know the beginning, easier once you get going. In front of a mirror, video, in front of friends/family.
