1. Presentation Slides Lesson 9

2. Agenda Topics  Final presentation slides Building from your business plan  Creating your pitch Activity  Design your final presentation slides

3. Check-in: business plan You should have completed your business plan (it should be typed) Make sure you have a mentor give you feedback

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

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

8. 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

9. How to start your deck: Start with plain formatting 1 st draft - focus on information 2 nd draft - visual appeal of your message Add necessary graphics and quotes to reinforce your message See page 29 of the workbook

10. 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!

11. 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

12. 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