Pitch Pointers

Tuesday 30th November 2010
As we are pitching our video on Tuesday 7th then I thought these tips would come in handy :)
Rules for a good pitch,
Eye Contact- Always look your audience in the eye! This makes your pitch more professional and formal.
Confidence- Have confidence and don't be shy. If you have confidence you will be able to use eye contact.
Rehearse- If there's time! Don't be under rehearsed. Make sure you are well prepared. Make sure you know when everybody is speaking and what everybody is doing.
Taster- Give your audience tasters of your video. Give them snippets of information from your video but not all, to make them want more and be more intrigued.
Quotes- Use quotes from teachers, the public or even somebody famous found in a book or on the Internet. This makes the idea of your video seem realer.
Facts, Figures and statistics- Include some of these when giving your pitch as it makes you sound more professional and makes it seem like you have researched this evidence well.
Audience Participation- Involve your audience! Ask them questions, there opinion and anything else. If you include them then they feel like they are part of your video and it makes them more intrigued.
DON'T LIE!- Its alright when practicing pitching ideas to make something up but you cannot lie in the real thing! If you tell your audience there is something in your video when in fact there is not then they will not be impressed and make score you lower because of this.
Use props- If you use props that are related to your video, then this shows you have thought about it your pitch. You can even use props such as a video camera or show which editing software you used etc... Your audience will be intrigued to find out how your video was made and what processes you had to go through.
Tell them, don't be afraid- Tell your audience what you had issues with, tell them how much effort you put into this video and tell them of any problems with anything involved in making your video. If you don't then they may not consider you for winning because they may believe it was a walk in the park for you... Which it certainly was not!
If you use these tips then your pitch will certainly not fail!