- Start off with a teaser (hook the audience, then reel them in)
- Emphasize elements that will keep audiences coming back for more
- Pitch with conviction and passion (your idea must be infectious)
- Humor helps (used sparingly and in the right situations)
- Pitch from a common frame of reference (use of terminology)
- Show your ability to create hybrid entertainment that can be franchised to other mediums such as television or books (think of the ancillary rights and merchandizing possibilities)
- Concentrate on the most exciting aspects of your project, rather than all the minor details
- Try not to resort to reading notes (if you can’t eat, sleep, and breathe your pitch, you’re probably not ready to deliver it to a room full of people)
- Take command of the room (confidence sells)
- Have fun! (don’t take a pitch meeting too seriously; many great ideas are rejected the first time they are offered to others; keep your chin up, smile, and try again another day)
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