"Look out for that fastball"




After the first pitch assignment, I received some feedback from two of my classmates.  I also provided my own internal feedback for completing the current assignment.  From my classmates I learned that I should practice the delivery to alleviate a few “Uh “and “Ums” that crept into my pitch.  I was also told that I had some dead space, which is probably where I was trying to remember my previous bullet points.
For this pitch, I decided to conduct several more trial runs than the previous video.  I also worked with fewer bullet points.  I knew the point that I was trying to deliver, and my only bullet points were actual statistics.  I am confident with delivering an impromptu speech, as I do it constantly at work.  So, for the video I went with a more impromptu style of delivery.  I know the product better now than before.  Especially since we have been doing our own market research over the past several weeks. I also chose not to discuss the price of the service, as each person is going to be different depending on need.  My goal for the video was just to get you interested.  I mean isn’t that how sales work in general.

Comments

  1. I believe your video was very empowering on the personal finance sector of the Finance industry and how people need to start saving at an early age to develop compounding interest, which is a very underutilized thing by many people, living paycheck to paycheck. I personally believe at a young age you need to keep your expenses low, live like a student. Do not take massive loans out, do not have kids at an age where you cant handle them, try to live frugally.

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  2. Dan, I like how you slowed down your pace and focused on numbers and the person listening. I think that some of your stats or explanations were redundant (saying 25%is a quarter, and the first stat about 1/3 of Americans). I think it was a little bit monotone and short, I'm not sure I learned much about your product from this pitch, just the "problem." The pitch SHOULD get people "interested," but interested in your solution specifically, not the problem in general. You were very professional and confident!

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    1. Duly noted, I will work on this for my third pitch.

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  3. Fantastic pitch Dan! I like how you started with some statistical research to address the problem. Then continued to explain why a customer should be concerned . You then continued to explain how the problem could be solved and gave an example. You also ended in a way to keep a potential customer curious and hungry for answers. Overall great job.

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