Pitching Tips to effectively communicate your data — Sarah Kiefer // Pitch
- Part 1Death by Powerpoint — How to avoid the pitching toll — Sarah Kiefer // Pitch
- Part 2 Pitching Tips to effectively communicate your data — Sarah Kiefer // Pitch
Show Notes
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00:56How to use data in pitch decks for maximum impactSelect appropriate graph formats and label data correctly. Rather than always relying on standard graphs, representing one significant statistic effectively or using relatable images can enhance data visualization and make it more relatable for the audience.
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03:29Balancing data with emotion to win over audiences during live presentationsShowing too much data without a clear narrative can overwhelm the audience and fail to evoke the desired emotional response. Instead of relying solely on logic, it's essential to connect the data to something relevant to the audience to make them feel passionate about your idea.
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04:36Optimizing chart design with Pitch's toolsCharts are built into Pitchs templates, making it easy to create visually appealing charts. They also offer animations that you can use to highlight the key points on your charts without any advanced design skills.
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06:24Using data to unblock decision makingData should be viewed as a tool to unblock the decision rather than as an argument. Effective data presentation should give your audience enough reasons to defend their decision to buy, invest, or go to their superiors with your idea.
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06:59The synergy of storytelling and data in presentationsA good story can win people's hearts and minds, but data becomes valuable when it's designed to make individuals feel connected by showing them they're not alone in their experiences. In this sense, data complements storytelling by appealing to the emotional aspects of decision-making.
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07:44The importance of streamlining collaboration in presentation creationWhen collaboration in pitch development is overlooked by organizations, it harms teams and business success. By codifying the process with templates, people can spend more time thinking about the creative and strategy for the audience theyre pitching to.
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08:52Pitchs tools for collaboration during presentation creationPitch offers collaborative features like the ability to assign slides to different people within your team and give it a status to track progress. Theres also a history function to track changes and restore previous versions.
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12:18Pitch's freemium product and Pro Plan featuresPitch offers a freemium product, allowing users to use it for free forever. However, certain features like History and Presentation Analytics are exclusive to the Pro Plan.
Quotes
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"During presentations, think about how you can relate the data to something that will feel familiar to the audience, whatever their reference points or human experiences have been." - Sarah Kiefer
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"Rather than thinking about data as your argument, data is giving people enough reasons that they can defend their decision to buy you, invest in you, or go with your idea to their boss." - Sarah Kiefer
- Part 1Death by Powerpoint — How to avoid the pitching toll — Sarah Kiefer // Pitch
- Part 2 Pitching Tips to effectively communicate your data — Sarah Kiefer // Pitch
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Part 1Death by Powerpoint — How to avoid the pitching toll — Sarah Kiefer // Pitch
Sarah Kiefer, Chief Marketing Officer at Pitch, explores avoiding the 'Death by PowerPoint' trap’ and tips for effective pitching. Most of us have experienced dull work presentations where someone merely reads from the slides. However, for effective business or funding pitches, this approach falls short, emphasizing the importance of templates for presentation success. Today, Sarah discusses how we can avoid ‘Death by PowerPoint’ and put together awesome pitch decks.
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Part 2Pitching Tips to effectively communicate your data — Sarah Kiefer // Pitch
Sarah Kiefer, Chief Marketing Officer at Pitch, explores avoiding the 'Death by PowerPoint' trap’ and tips for effective pitching. Using data effectively in pitch decks involves weaving it into a compelling narrative and making it relatable to your audience. Taking this approach enables you to bridge the gap between the emotional and logical aspects of decision-making. Today, Sarah discusses how to effectively use data in pitch decks.
