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Recap: How to Give a Winning Business Pitch

Recap/Footage/PP of March 28 Workshop with John Schveibinz

A. For a Convincing Presentation, you should be
1. Clear
-Use powerful words that get your point across
-Avoid having more than one person present to avoid confusion
2. Concise 
-Be clear what you're talking about
-Have a clear flow of topics
-Avoid going into technical detail
3. Concrete
-Give facts that can be validated
-Statistics 
-They WILL ask you to verify 
4. Compelling
-Attract attention by using colorful but powerful and meaningful words
-Keep their attention by presenting the important stuff only
-It's easier to keep the crowd if there's only one person to focus on
B. Your PowerPoint 
1. Order of your slides
-Intro
-Problem
-Solution
-How it works
-The technology
-The market
-the competition
-Marketing and sales
-Financial plan
-The team
* 7 minutes max
2. Tips
-Use graphics
-Don't go into too much detail
-Use verifiable statistics
-Don't blatantly omit information because they will ask you 

**Attached is the powerpoint that explains each of these, as well as video footage of the presentation linked below**

Posted: March 31, 2016, 1:40 PM