I thought your elevator pitch was great! Your tone, professionalism and knowledge about the product definitely showed and helped make your pitch stronger. A suggestion I would make is to try and not say the word "um" when talking since you already have great confidence when talking and to also shorten your elevator pitch to be closer to 90 seconds. Great job!
Your elevator pitch was very clean and well said! I would just suggest decreasing the amount of times you say "um" and other filler words to cut down your pitch to 90 seconds. I also think that you should work on your movement; it is important to move around your space to get the attention of the people in all sections in front of you, but your teetering can be a distraction to some people when they are trying to listen to what you have to say. Otherwise, great pitch!
Thank you for the feedback, Challet! I never imagined I would go over time but I definitely did. I also didn't realize I said "um" so many times; I definitely need to work on that. I think I'll need to find a different space to give my pitch in next time because I didn't have enough room there to walk so I ended up awkwardly swaying . . .
Hi Jerrett, I really enjoyed watching your elevator pitch!!. You listed statistics, looked professional, and sounded confident in your answers. Using statistics can be a good thing. However, I think the overflow of numbers became confusing towards the middle, and I began to focus on that. I would also suggest showing people the value that this problem has on their life. For example, making the problem more relevant to the audience can really bring people in.
1) Read through your posts from this semester. Recall all of the experiences you've had a long the way -- the highs, the lows -- the fun moments, and the moments of drudgery, and even the moments of dread. While the assignments in this class are rarely difficult or terribly time-consuming, the volume makes them somewhat tedious. I definitely experienced dread a few times, primarily because I have two jobs, one of which requires me to travel quite a bit on the weekends. This possibly abnormal occupational requirement was only an issue because the cupcakes were only open on the weekends and closed at NOON (really, Dr. Pryor?). But, I think the class was beneficial overall. I did enjoy completing most of the assignments. All but a few were fairly insightful and thought-provoking. 2) What sticks out to you as the most formative experience? The experience that you'll remember years later? What was your most joyous experience? What experience are you most proud of y...
3A – Your Entrepreneurship Story My parents started their first companies in their early twenties and their second in their late thirties. I grew up as the only son on a family farm and therefore have been working most of my life (since age seven). I have seen the ugly side of entrepreneurship and the illusion of freedom it flaunts. My parents often work over 80 hours a week. Sometimes that is 80 hours of extremely stressful situation management coupled with intense physical labor. Others it is the overwhelming amount of legwork to keep a company going. The planning, accounting, PR, employee relations, marketing, root-hog-or-die, put everyone about you and your family and the company above it all side of entrepreneurship that most individuals never get to see. It's an absolutely incredible thing for an individual or group to risk it all, put in every drop of effort they possess, risk their reputation and future on a dream. That dream is ofte...
I'd like you to describe your prototypical customer in that segment with as much detail as you can. Include pictures, too. Tell us their story! What kind of hobbies does your customer have? What kind of car do they tend to drive? (What color is it?) What TV shows do they watch? Do they have children? Are any of them adopted? What are their favorite books, and who are their favorite politicians? How old are they? How old do they feel? And so on. The richer the detail, the better. After you have created this customer avatar, I'd like you to answer this final set of questions: What do you have in common with the customer avatar? If you have anything in common with the avatar, do you think that is a coincidence? Why? I think my prototypical customer is a husband with 15-20 chickens or a small aquacultural operation. They will typically be hobbyist with "real" jobs away from home. Their children will be heavily involved in animal care and the farming portion...
I thought your elevator pitch was great! Your tone, professionalism and knowledge about the product definitely showed and helped make your pitch stronger. A suggestion I would make is to try and not say the word "um" when talking since you already have great confidence when talking and to also shorten your elevator pitch to be closer to 90 seconds. Great job!
ReplyDeleteThank you for the feedback, Jacqueline!!
DeleteYour elevator pitch was very clean and well said! I would just suggest decreasing the amount of times you say "um" and other filler words to cut down your pitch to 90 seconds. I also think that you should work on your movement; it is important to move around your space to get the attention of the people in all sections in front of you, but your teetering can be a distraction to some people when they are trying to listen to what you have to say. Otherwise, great pitch!
ReplyDeleteThank you for the feedback, Challet! I never imagined I would go over time but I definitely did. I also didn't realize I said "um" so many times; I definitely need to work on that. I think I'll need to find a different space to give my pitch in next time because I didn't have enough room there to walk so I ended up awkwardly swaying . . .
DeleteHi Jerrett, I really enjoyed watching your elevator pitch!!. You listed statistics, looked professional, and sounded confident in your answers. Using statistics can be a good thing. However, I think the overflow of numbers became confusing towards the middle, and I began to focus on that. I would also suggest showing people the value that this problem has on their life. For example, making the problem more relevant to the audience can really bring people in.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for the feedback, Ashlyn!
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