Presentation SlidesLesson 9

Agenda

• Topics Final presentation slides• Building from your business plan

Creating your pitch • Activity

Design your final presentation slides

Check-in: business plan

• You should have completed your business plan (it should be typed)

• Make sure you have a mentor give you feedback

Visual aid for your pitch

• What are the major points to highlight for investors in your app? The pitch – what your app is, who its for

and why it’s a good investment The deck – the accompanying presentation

slides• The pitch and deck should work

together

The Pitch

• The story of your app Who, what, why, how? (when and where)

• Sell your company to them It’s worth investing with us because… Clear message in your slides How would you persuade a customer to

purchase your app? See page 28 of the workbook

The Pitch-Technical Details

• The pitch is 4 minutes long• Review last year’s format for ideas

Winning Team : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buY4F0ZPLu0 Brazilian Team : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQ45poWMPiI

• Create the pitch in PowerPoint or save in PowerPoint format

• Avoid sounds & distracting transitions• Spell check and avoid too much text

The Pitch

• Start with a Hook• Describe the app• Why is it a good investment?• Strong 1-sentence conclusion• All team members must speak

The Deck (your presentation slides)

• Know your audience• Simple design• One idea per slide• Use images to support ideas in pitch–

don’t use a lot of text• Be organized – beginning, middle, end

How to start your deck:

• Start with plain formatting• 1st draft - focus on information• 2nd draft - visual appeal of your message• Add necessary graphics and quotes to

reinforce your message

See page 29 of the workbook

Visual tips for slide deck

• Add screenshots of your app• Add relevant photos• Include graphics such as your competitor

analysis and screenshots of your app• Less text is better!

Generate some buzz

• Get people talking and show you are on to something

• You love it, me too!• Use social media to

spread the word• Build trust from

investors

Task List

• Be ready to practice at least half of your presentation pitch next lesson

• Gather evidence from social media • Prototype Development:

Finish working on the functionality of your app

Test it on a target user