Dear school and students

Many, many congratulations on winning your regional finals and being a champion for your entire region. This is a wonderful achievement and we hope you are rightfully proud of what you have accomplished so far.

As you know, you are now through to the Grand Finals that take place on the 4th of May 2016 in London.
And to help you put on the BEST presentation possible, we have teamed up with world-renowned coach Carole Spiers and students from the University of Salford to create some videos that we hope will help you improve (if that’s possible) your already excellent pitches.

The video links will appear on this page below on Wednesday 23 March 2016…

Carole Spiers Video 1.0 covers the following areas:
– What are the key elements to delivering a good business pitch?
– How do you prepare for a good business pitch?
– Why is it important to have a professional image?
– How do you beat your nerves?

You can watch Carole Spiers Video 1.0 here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9_CSO51nW4&feature=youtu.be

Carole Spiers Videos 2.1 and 2.2 cover the following areas:
– What does engaging your audience actually mean? (2.1)
– How does body language make a difference to a good business pitch? (2.1)
– Why are first impressions so important? (2.2)
– How do you really engage everybody in the room? (2.2)

You can watch Carole Spiers Video 2.1 here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5icygRj_Ck&feature=youtu.be
You can watch Carole Spiers Video 2.2 here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4MMF-yTKHg&feature=youtu.be

Carole Spiers Videos 3.1 and 3.2 cover the following areas:
– How do you deliver an impactful pitch? (3.1)
– Should you treat your pitch like a performance? (3.1)
– Is it important to keep to time? (3.2)
– What are the best delivery styles for a business pitch? (3.2)
– What techniques help with the perfect business pitch? (3.2)

You can watch Carole Spiers Video 3.1 here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqKDbU9QhNQ&feature=youtu.be
You can watch Carole Spiers Video 3.2 here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZCae2kpIuQ&feature=youtu.be

Carole Spiers Video 4.o covers the following areas:
– How do you deal with distractions?
– How do you prepare for something going wrong?

You can watch Carole Spiers Video 4.0 here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oj3hWGWJ7XM&feature=youtu.be

A special thanks Carole Spiers and to the students and teachers from the School of Arts and Media at the University of Salford who made these videos a reality.