How to pitch
1 like164 views
The document provides tips for pitching a project or business idea. It recommends keeping presentations simple with 7-10 slides that can be presented in 10 minutes. Speakers should design slides with few words so they can describe concepts, as listeners cannot read slides and listen at the same time. Presentations should follow a basic flow covering the problem, solution, product, business model, metrics, competitors, and benefits while emphasizing the human and authentic qualities of the speaker.
How to pitch
- 2. MAKE IT LEGIBLE MAKE IT SIMPLE MAKE IT OBVIOUS
- 3. UNDERSTOOD AT A GLANCE LESS IS MORE, KEEP IT SIMPLE AND STUPID: LISTENERS, USUALLY, DON’T HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO LISTEN TO YOU…
- 4. DON’T MAKE ME THINK I DON’T WANT TO INVEST TO MUCH COGNITIVE EFFORT TO UNDERSTAND YOUR PROJECT: KEEP IT SIMPLE!
- 5. DEMO DAY SLIDES IDEALLY HAVE ONLY ABOUT 7-10 SLIDES
- 6. TIME IS AGAINST YOU YOU MUST BE ABLE TO PRESENT ALL CHARTS IN JUST 10 MINUTES
- 7. DON’T GIVE A SPEECH, PUT ON A SHOW! BE YOURSELF, STAY AUTHENTIC, BE HUMAN!
- 8. I DON’T READ SLIDE I LISTEN TO YOU I’M NOT ABLE TO READ CHARTS AND LISTEN TO YOU AT THE SAME TIME! SLIDES SHOULD BE DESIGNED WITH FEW INFORMATION: THE SPEAKER MUST DESCRIBE THE FLOW AND COMMUNICATE ALL THE CONCEPTS
- 9. A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSANDS WORDS PRESENT SOME INFOGRAPHICS, CHARTS, DATA OR PICTURES WITH JUST ONE SENTENCE
- 10. THE FLOW
- 11. THE PROBLEM
- 12. THE WHY
- 14. THE SOLUTION
- 15. THE PRODUCT
- 19. GO TO MARKET
- 20. THE PILOT
- 22. THE TEAM
- 23. BACK UP SLIDES