Pitch Challenge Tools

4 Activities

Grades 3 - 12

Categories: Career and Future Readiness, Leadership and Teamwork

Overview

This series of pitch practice activities builds and reinforces presentation skills and provides a vehicle for establishing a safe space. The activities stand alone or can be used as a series, offering progressively more opportunity for critical thinking and skill development. These activities can also be used to help students prepare for a contest or presentation. Visit www.yepitch.org to learn about virtual contest opportunities and access a full pitch contest curriculum and toolkit.

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Elevator Pitch Practice: Scripted Pitch

In this activity, students practice presenting a provided pitch. The goals are to become more comfortable presenting to a group; start to establish a safe space by practicing constructive feedback with peers; develop or refine presentation skills such as pace, volume, tone, eye contact and confidence.

Grades 3 - 12

20 Minutes

Elevator Pitch Practice: Scripted PitchCareer and Future Readiness, Leadership and Teamwork

20 Minutes•Grades 3 - 12

Elevator Pitch Practice: Pitch Improv

In this activity, students practice developing and presenting a pitch. They are given an improv topic to present a pitch. The goals are to become more comfortable presenting to a group; start to establish a safe space by practicing constructive feedback with peers; develop or refine presentation skills such as pace, volume, tone, eye contact and confidence.

Grades K - 12

15 Minutes

Elevator Pitch Practice: Pitch ImprovCareer and Future Readiness, Literacy

15 Minutes•Grades K - 12

Elevator Pitch Practice: Cookie Pitch

In this activity, students learn about and consider unique product attributes then create and present a pitch about a cookie. The goals are to become more comfortable presenting to a group; start to establish a safe space by practicing constructive feedback with peers; develop or refine presentation skills such as pace, volume, tone, eye contact and confidence.

Grades K - 12

30 Minutes

Elevator Pitch Practice: Cookie PitchCareer and Future Readiness, Literacy

30 Minutes•Grades K - 12

Elevator Pitch Practice: Pen Exercise

In this activity, students innovate a pen idea and practice presenting a pitch for it. The goals are to exercise creativity and problem solving; become more comfortable presenting to a group; start to establish a safe space by practicing constructive feedback with peers; develop or refine presentation skills such as pace, volume, tone, eye contact and confidence.

Grades 3 - 12

20 Minutes

Elevator Pitch Practice: Pen ExerciseSTEM, Career and Future Readiness

20 Minutes•Grades 3 - 12