Today we had our pitch. I was really really nervous as it was not only in front of tutor Richard, but also in front of John Swallow and two volunteers from the charity. I was well prepared and had notes in front of me with the slides on so I could see what was on each slide without having to look at the powerpoint. i walked in and I was really nervous but I managed to deliver my presentation okay and got across my point and idea to the panel. I wanted it to go well because I worked really hard getting my idea together and on the pitch. I didn't mind if my idea didn't get picked, I just didn't want the pitch to be like how it was last time as I could hardly talk and was shaking all the way through it.
I also had a treatment prepared to give to the client and to give to Richard and they read that whilst I was setting up my powerpoint.
Looking back I was really glad that I had the treatment as a handout for them as they understood the idea more and exactly how I wanted it to look.
Overall the pitch went quite well and I wasn't as nervous as last time. I think I have learned from the past that you have to put your nerves to one side and not let them get to you so you can deliver your idea and get it across in the way that you intended.
I will be doing pitch's for other project in the future no doubt, and this pitch really helped me learn quite a lot. i know that in the future I should give the panel a handout of some sort with a clearer understanding of my idea before I deliver the pitch, so the idea makes more sense when they listen to the pitch. I just need to stop being so nervous and get so panicky about the pitch because there is no need and it well go a lot more well if I am more confident in myself, the idea and the pitch.
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| This is the treatment that I gave the panel to read through whilst I was setting up my powerpoint. This really helped as it made the pitch run more smoothly and helped buy time whilst i was setting up my powerpoint and getting everything together. |
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| This is my powerpoint that I put on the TV to show the panel. I think that the Powerpoint looked quite good as it had everything on it that it needed but not too much text so that I could expand on the points. |
