Girls in tech San Francisco - The Art Of Pitching

The Art Of Pitching

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Mistakes entrepreneurs do when pitching

- they have no pitch- share overwhelming information to their audience- they don’t practice their pitch

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Mistakes women entrepreneurs do when pitching

- use negative sentences & filler words- don’t clearly articulate their story- don’t ask



We are constantly pitching



Delivering a pitch can happen anytime, anywhere, with anyone

- A pitch is meant to be told and shared by others- A pitch is adapted to your audience- A pitch needs to be perfect - only once



My name is ___ and I am the ___.



- Articulate- Slow down- Clearly enunciate in a simple sentence what you do



How do you start your pitch?



Here’s what I have achieved ___



Here’s what’s new ___



Here’s the problem we are solving ___



Storytelling



- Struggle- Turning point - Transformation



- Struggle (the Storm)- Turning point (the Rainbow)- Transformation (the Pot of gold)



Here’s how we do it ___



I am the best at ___ because I ___



Here’s what I’d like you to do for me ___



- Takeaway- Introduction- Buy-in



Hello, my name is ___. I am an ___ .

I am creating/building/developing a ___ that does ___ for ___.I have observed that ___. Here’s what I propose___.The timing is great because the market ___ orbecause we have had ___ growth or we had ___ backing us.

I have credibility because ___this is why I am/we are good at doing this. What I am asking you is ___



- Keep it simple:

- Get to your point quickly

- Be precise

Key takeaways



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