Pitching a Podcast

Next week's pitch presentation is a little daunting at this point, but I'm confident that mine and my partner's podcast idea is relevant, not only to the podcast show, but also to the lives of the people listening. I am nervous about the pitch, but I have gathered some advice online that I think is helpful.

1. Forbes - This advice is very helpful, in my opinion, for pitching an idea. It does not give advice about content so much as it does body language and presentation skills. Forbes is definitely a reliable source, as a business publication, and they have plenty of different articles about pitching business ideas and sales pitches to investors and companies. I picked this article in particular, because I think it is the most applicable and practical for the podcast pitch assignment. It is important to engage your audience with your presentation skills and not just rely on content alone. Especially when one is dealing with very important topics such as the disappearance of honeybees, it can be difficult to convince people that they need to care.
2. The Public Speaker - This advice is definitely reliable and important to look at because it was published by the same website as the one that publishes the podcast show we are pitching our idea for, Everyday Einstein. It is important to consider what they consider good pitching advice if you intend to be creating content for them. I think the most helpful bit of advice from this article is to finish with a "call to action." I had not previously considered doing that until I read this article.
3. NaNoWriMo - This article is not geared towards a pitch presentation, however, that does not mean it isn't helpful advice. The last point on the list is particularly important to look at: "Show us what’s unique, exciting, valuable, awesome, unexpected, about your project." It's important to make your audience care about your topic and understand why you want to present on your podcast. This is a reliable source of information because NaNoWriMo goes through hundreds (maybe thousands) of pitches for Pitchapalooza and they know what works and what does not work.

Based on this advice, I need to know what pieces of information about my topic will come as a surprise to my audience, how to reveal this information in an engaging way so that it's importance is not underestimated, and I need to mention what role people play in the importance of my topic. Maybe with those elements, people will listen.

Goman, Carol Kinsey. "5 Body Language Tips for Pitching to Investors." Forbes. 23 October 2013. Web. 25 January 2014.

Marshall, Lisa B. "The Public Speaker: How to Make a Good Pitch." QuickandDirtyTips.com. 17 November 2011. Web. 25 January 2014.

OLL Guest Blogger. "The Third Annual NaNoWriMo Pitchapalooza!" The NaNoWriMo Blog. 31 January 2013. Web. 25 January 2014.