Session Eleven: Pitch

June 14, 2017 - DePaul Entrepreneurship Center

Instructor - Kara

TAs - Jerliyah, Nithun, Justin, Oscar, Asha

Session Goal:

To Prepare a pitch for our MVP

Session Schedule:

Welcome:

• Announcements

Review

• Feedback
  • Likes, Criticisms, Questions, Ideas
• Github Pages Deployment

Intro to Pitches/Presentations:

• formats of pitches:
  • Elevator Pitch
    • Quick sales pitch
  • Lightning Talk
    • talk/presentation, under 5 mins
  • Pecha Kucha
    • 20 slides @ 20secs each
  • Chicago’s 20x2
    • 20 presentations, 2mins each

Activity: Write a Pitch! - Use a Google Slides pitch template - Take screenshots of your MVP!

### Presentation Skills:

• Three Channels of Communication
  • Verbal
  • Vocal
  • Visual
• P’s of Presentations
  • Preparation
  • Projection
  • Pitch (tone)
  • Pace
  • Presence
  • People

Activity: PECHA KUCHA TIME! - We will practice presenting our slides in auto-advance, and giving eachother feedback on our presentation.

Resources:

• Pitch Idea Template
• Startup Pitch Decks & Wha) You Can Learn
• 20x2 Chicago
• Guy Kawasaki’s 10 Slides you need in your pitch

Homework:

• [ ] Practice your pitch 2 more times!
• [ ] INVITE 2 FOLKS TO YOUR DEMO!