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CONTEXTS:
Each student will prepare and deliver a two minute
pitch.
Students should find a need that they
identify, within their own interests and careers, and should ask of themselves:
"What is it that I really require from another (more societally privileged)
human being that will assist me in furthering my cause/career?" It
might be money that you need. But, perhaps it is not money or financial
backing that you require.... maybe it is some other kind of
'support.' You decide....
You may choose one of the following contexts, and adapt
your idea to fit into the context (similarly, adapt the context to fit your
idea).
1) You are at an interview for a job in your chosen
field, which is directly related to the program you are currently studying, and
the interview person/panel asks you to convince them to hire you as a result of
your giving a presentation of no more than two minutes (and no less than 1.5
minutes).
2) You are working at a job in a shopping mall where
you are trying to sell a product to passing shoppers. The shoppers did not
go to the mall to buy the product you are trying to sell. You work on
commission and need to sell as much product as possible, which requires that
your pitch gets the immediate attention of the passing shopper(s), keeps it and,
in no longer than two minutes (and no less than 1.5 minutes) , convinces the
shopper to buy the product. For this assignment, you are to bring a
"product" that you will use during your pitch.
3) You have an incredible business idea or
community service concept that will help
the entire world, but you need help to get it started. In raising funding
for your business venture, you have tapped out your bank account, credit cards,
relatives and friends. Yet, you know that a particular venture capital
investment firm's CEO takes the elevator from the ground floor of his/her
building after lunch, at precisely 1:00 pm, every workday. His/her
elevator trip, which you have timed, takes exactly 2 minutes to get to the floor
his office is on. You intend to pitch your incredible business idea to
him/her within the two minutes (no longer than two minutes, and no less than 1.5 minutes)
he/she is in the elevator and, at the end of your
pitch, convince him/her to give you an opportunity to continue your pitch in
his/her office, or give you an appointment on a specific date at a specific
time.
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PLEASE NOTE: All students must be present for week 15; no make up date will
be allowed.
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ESSENTIAL: PROVIDE ME WITH A
SUMMARY/COPY OF YOUR PITCH BEFORE
THE PITCH TAKES PLACE.
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ESSENTIAL: PLEASE REMEMBER THE SOCIAL
RESPONSIBILITY CRITERION....
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ESSENTIAL: DRESS APPROPRIATELY:
Are you doing a business pitch? Wear a shirt and tie. Are you a
community worker attempting to get a job? Perhaps it is not
appropriate to be overdressed. Are you a great chef trying to pitch a
fair-trade or eco-friendly restaurant? Maybe it would be dramatic and
effective to dress in your chef attire. You decide how your attire
will be crafted to the pitch you are performing.
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ESSENTIAL:
CORRECT
STRUCTURE is IMPERATIVE
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NB: NO
AUDIOVISUAL DEVICES WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR THE
TWO-MINUTE PITCH. ANY VISUALS USED MUST BE PORTABLE (e.g. a
photograph, flyer, small poster, chart, etc.)
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PLEASE
PROVIDE YOUR OWN "BUSINESSMAN/ BUSINESSWOMAN" IF YOU REQUIRE A HUMAN BEING AS A
PROP/LISTENER.
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Read
O'Leary's principles for designing the
structure of the Two Minute pitch.
http://www.chrisoleary.com/projects/Communication/ElevatorPitchEssentials/index.html
Provide to me, during the final class (prior to doing your pitch), a
one-page summary
of your pitch, demonstrating that your
structure is as O'Leary prescribes (and
as we outlined in class). This summary may be
done in point-form.
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