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How to
Perfect
Your Pitch
How to Perfect Your Pitch
How to Perfect Your Pitch
1. Do your homework
How to Perfect Your Pitch
2. Set the stage
• How long do I have?
• What are the three most important things you can
learn?
• Can you hold questions until the end?
3. Tell a story
4. Take off like an F-18
5. Observe the 10/20/30
Rule
• 10 slides
• 20 minutes
• 30 point font
• Black
• 10 slides
• 20 minutes
• 30 point font
• Black
6. Let one person do the talking
7. Get to 1,000 feet and stay there
8. Answer the little man
9. Pitch constantly
10. Shut up, take notes, regurgitate,
and follow Up
11. Start From scratch

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