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How do we pitch our idea? Entrepreneurship Characteristics: Objective: • Planning To enable learners to plan and deliver a pitch for their enterprise. • Working with Others • Presentation Introduction: • Communication This activity should provide learners with an opportunity to draw on their • Competitiveness previous learning to plan a ‘fun’ pitch event for their business. The activity could Curriculum Links: include decorating the classroom, making presentations and / or include a launch • WBQ party. • EES Activity: Provided Resources: 1. Using the Pitch Planner, teams plan their launch day and allocate team roles • Pitch Planner and responsibilities. • Business Worksheet 2. Each team decorates an allocated space / display area for the launch of their business. 3. Each team makes a product launch speech / presentation, using materials Other Resources: created in previous activities. • Items for launch day 4. Speeches / presentations could be judged by the class or invited guests. If so, • ICT you will need to draft a letter of invitation and create scoring sheets. Will you • Art materials provide refreshments? Learning Outcome: 5. Learners record their launch event using Business Worksheet. Learners are able to work together as a team and have developed planning Plenary: and communication Learners’ achievements are recognised and celebrated. skills. Lesson Plan How do we pitch our idea? TOP TEN TIPS Pitch Planner When planning your pitch, your team should 1. Be Yourself: This is YOUR chance– your views, consider: what you think, what are the benefits? 2. Eye contact: Making regular eye contact with • Do you need to create a timetable? E.g. what the audience will maintain their interest. time will it start, what time do you need to be 3. Structure your talk: A clear outline or framework there to organise, what will happen and when? will assist you in remembering what you want to • Will you have an area for storyboards/marketing say and assist your audience in understanding materials/handouts? your message. Make sure it has a clear beginning, • Will you have a team outfit/uniform? middle and end: • Opening –A strong start really helps you to hook Responsibilities: the audience. Issue a challenge, make a joke, ask Who will be responsible for what? a question. Will everyone in your team do a little of • Body – have three key points to your talk everything, or will • Conclusion – finish confidently and with you allocate specific roles to everyone in your conviction – your audience will remember best team? what they hear last. 4. Keep it simple: Tailor your speech to your Pitching Your Ideas audience. Introduce team members and announce 5. Remember the power of the Pause: In speaking company name. the power of silence can add to the impact of your Briefly describe the product/service (could show talk. Taking a deep breath is more effective than drawings/design boards). “um” or “er” Summarise activities undertaken by the team. 6. Speak from the heart and with enthusiasm: Where your ideas came from show your passion. Be excited about your Who you think your customers will be message, bring it alive. Who your competitors are 7. Animation, use your voice (vary pitch, pace, How the product/service will be sold pause and volume) and body (gestures) to How much the product/service will cost the enhance performance company and how much it will cost the 8. Keep to time –Know your time limit and don’t customer to buy overrun: give your talk/make your point(s). Help Card 9. Speak Up! and Speak Out! Elevate your voice. Future Opportunities (other ideas) Close presentation and thank audience/panel. Project your voice so the audience can hear. 10. Rehearse: Practice. Practice. Practice. – Try out your speech in front of the group. Remember experience is everything– always say YES! to a speaking opportunity How do we pitch our idea? Business Worksheet How were team roles allocated? How did you decide on what to include in your pitch? Which parts of your pitch do you think were most effective? Why? Worksheet
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