Pitch Practice To Clients

Before today, my only practice in pitching in front of a client was the pitch of my initial idea to lecturers. After that initial pitch I was given some feedback that I took on today when creating a presentation on a classmate to develop my pitching skills.

After spending a short amount of time interviewing my classmate, Dan, I had made notes and written about the points I wanted to include which were: name, age, location, awesome facts and future ambitions. My aim was to make the pitch short, snappy and informative.

When creating the presentation, the main piece of advice that I remembered from my previous feedback was that I should minimise the amount of text on the slides and add more visual elements. Each slide had just a few words, with the main attraction being an image.

I presented my pitch to the class and got some positive feedback. The things my classmates and teacher complimented were my confidence in presenting- I was sure about what I wanted to say and din't show nerves. Also, I moved around just the right amount so that I didn't look awkward of fidgety. 

There was however some feedback suggesting some room for improvement. It was suggested that I could use the space in the room more to engage and involve the audience rather than remaining in the small amount of space around me. Another point was that I came across a little too smiley and friendly, for a serious pitch that may come across slightly unprofessional.

For my final Bath Chronicle pitch I will use my time to practice the way I move to engage the audience as well as some more tactics to involve them. When presenting to the Bath Chronicle team I think I will naturally act more professional due to the environment and nature of the topic.