The Pitch

The Pitch

Hose Reel

Typewriter

Convince a group of chief

executives officers (CEOs) of
software companies to buy
hose reels.

Persuade a group of full-time

housewives
to
purchase
typewriters.

1. Who you are

2. What the features and
functions of the item are
3. How your audience can
use this item

1. Explain who you are

2. Explain the features and
functions of the item
3. Explain how your
audience can use this
item

Be as creative as possible

Be as creative as possible

The Pitch

The Pitch

Chopstick

Light bulb

Convince teachers
chopsticks.

to

buy

Convince a group of lawyers to

buy light bulbs.

1. Explain who you are

2. Explain the features and
functions of the item
3. Explain how your
audience can use this
item

1. Explain who you are

2. Explain the features and
functions of the item
3. Explain how your
audience can use this
item

Be as creative as possible

Be as creative as possible

The Pitch

The Pitch

Marble

Pencil

Convince taxi drivers to buy

marbles.

Convince
gardeners
purchase pencils.

to

4. Explain who you are

5. Explain the features and
functions of the item
6. Explain how your
audience can use this
item

1. Explain who you are

2. Explain the features and
functions of the item
3. Explain how your
audience can use this
item

Be as creative as possible

Be as creative as possible

The Pitch

The Pitch

The Pitch

The Pitch

Cutting Board

Compact Disc

Persuade a group of children to

buy cutting boards.

Convince a group of nurses to

buy compact discs.

4. Explain who you are

5. ExplainHandbag
the features and
functions of the item
Convince
brick
6. Explain
how layers
your to buy
handbags.
audience can use this
item
7. Explain who you are
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creativethe
as features
possible and
functions of the item
9. Explain how your
audience can use this
item
Be as creative as possible

4. Explain who you are

5. Baseball
Explain the
features and
Bat
functions of the item
Convince
a grouphow
of waiters
to
6. Explain
your
buy baseball
bats. can use this
audience
item
4. Explain who you are
5. Be
Explain
the features
and
as creative
as possible
functions of the item
6. Explain how your
audience can use this
item
Be as creative as possible

The Pitch

The Pitch

Bucket

Cardboard Box

Convince
some
sales
attendants to buy buckets.

Convince astronauts
cardboard boxes

to

buy

13.Explain who you are

14.Explain the features and
functions of the item
15.Explain how your
audience can use this
item

10.Explain who you are

11.Explain the features and
functions of the item
12.Explain how your
audience can use this
item

Be as creative as possible

Be as creative as possible

The Pitch

Convince your audience to buy the chosen item. Refer to the criteria below to help you to do the
pitch. Use your creative ideas to pitch the item effectively and convincingly within a limited
amount of time. Present your ideas as convincing and as creative as possible,
1. Who am I?
Credential:
Qualification: Qualification is your completion of your study, programme, course that can
demonstrate your skills such as course certificate, diploma, and bachelors degree.
Qualities: These refer to your attributes that show how useful you can be such as smart
and dedicated.
Capability:
Experience: Your previous work or study experience that prove your skills and expertise in
doing certain jobs
Accomplishment: Your achievements in anything that can support your credibility.
2. Feature and function of the item
Feature:
Use adjectives to describe the positive and interesting features of the item (e.g. light,
affordable, environmental-friendly, soft)
Function:
Use verbs to describe the usefulness of the item (e.g. it absorbs water instantly, it can be
used to clean small spaces, it is long enough to reach switch)

3. How can your audience use the item

Problem: explain the problem that the audience usually has which the item can solve
effectively.
Advantage: explain the unique advantages of the item especially to the audience.

Read the following example of a pitch.

Firewood

Convince vehicle mechanics to buy firewood that they need firewood especially in their job.
1. Who you are
You were born in a village where there was no electricity during your childhood. Your
parents collected firewood and used it to warm the house at night and as a source of light.
You grew up learning how to chop firewood and used them for various purposes including
building houses. At school, you chose vocational education and you were specialized in
furniture construction and graduated with a diploma in the programme.
2. What the features and functions of the item are
Firewood is a renewable source of energy as trees can be planted. It is light, solid,
permanent, can be cut into various forms and shapes, affordable and more environmental
than plastic and metal.
3. How your audience can use this item
Vehicle mechanics can use firewood to elevate certain part of cars or the car itself and
firewood as it can be cut into the right height and width in order to do it. It reduces the
cost to purchase and maintain equipment that is needed to do this.
Vehicle mechanics can also use firewood as soft and solid mechanics creepers or seats
that cost them almost nothing and the best part about it is they can create, paint and
decorate their own mechanics creepers or seats as creative as they want.
Vehicle mechanics can also use firewood to build or renovate their auto repair shops with
firewood which does not rust, gets overheated or becomes breeding ground for moss at
like steel, zinc panels cement blocks.