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Activity 1:To get the viewers' attention, he begins the film with a controversial  and startling declaration where he  uses the word gay. Additionally, he has a fairly casual tone of voice throughout

Activity 2:Break the fourth wall and begin with a joke or a question to captivate the audience right away and keep them on the edge of their seats the entire time

Activity 3: as sales strategy, invent a problem that your product will magically
solve.

Activity 4: Yes, it is really relevant to arts managers because we must continually think ahead in terms of advertising.

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Activity 1: He started of informal to grab people's attention and used humour and he seemed confident while doing so

Activity 2: Getting the audience's attention while presenting is important and we do not want to bore them. We can start off by cracking up a joke or a pun to have it more engaging

Activity 3:
- Be clear with what you are presenting but not to the extent where you start to bore them, maybe Have engaging questions along the way during the presentation
- Don't rely fully on slides and maybe insert videos to grab their attention

Activity 4:
It is very much relevant because we should be able to make a good pitch that would be able to support sponsors and organisation especially when it comes to grants.

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Activity 1: What did the presenter in the video clip do that makes his business pitch effective?
-The presenter starts off the business pitch with a “not so formal” statement which gave off a powerful first impression as it is straightforward and attention grabbing. He voices out clearly and confidently. Lastly, he also includes effective pauses after each short sentence to give a firm argument.

Activity 2: In the padlet, write down ONE thing you can apply to your future presentations.

-Start off by a strong statement, with a tone or words and phrases that give a strong first impression and also sound confident.

Activity 3: In your padlet, write down at least TWO learning points from the video.
-How the effective use of storytelling strengthens your pitching.
-How the elevator pitch is a model pitching because it has a process laid out and how the arrangement of bringing out the problem to the solution to the value slowly pulls your audience in and makes your idea sound more convincing.

Activity 4: Is this relevant to arts managers? How?
-Arts managers are in-charge of proposing to clients and even sponsors and companies. We always have to bring out the idea and our argument, our idea to who we want to capture or work with. Even for marketing or producing, it is important to be able to grab audiences’ attention and give an impression. So, it is important that we have the skills of pitching or presenting.

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Activity 1: What did the presenter in the video clip do that makes his business pitch effective?

He grabs the people in the meeting's attention by using the word "gay" that could have seem to be making derogatory remarks. He seems to be confident while presenting the pretty much, informal presentation.

Activity 2: In the padlet, write down ONE thing you can apply to your future presentations.

Start with something that would most likely to get someone's attention, for example it could be an interesting story or something unique that would able to impress someone.

Activity 3: In your padlet, write down at least TWO learning points from the video.

Tell a story that people can get attached and get emotionally connected with your ideas

Start with a problem and it gets people a lot more engaged, makes them wonder and ask what is going to happen next.

Activity 4: Is this relevant to arts managers? How?

Yes, it is relevant for art managers as making good pitch would create good impression, for example with sponsors and presentations. art managers will able to receive grants and sponsors. in a way, it is also a good technique to market our own products as well.

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Activity 1: What did the presenter in the video clip do that makes his business pitch effective?

He started off the presentation with an informal way. He made use of humor and captured everyone's attention at the start by mentioning something controversial. Effective visuals were used to compare two different groups of cars. Electric cars were being compares with cute images while he showed cooler and appealing pictures of the other cars.

Activity 2: In the padlet, write down ONE thing you can apply to your future presentations.

Start by saying/doing something that is unique instead of going with the norm to grab the audiences' attention and to engage with them.

Activity 3: In your padlet, write down at least TWO learning points from the video.

- Tell a story to your audiences as it is more engaging and exciting. By telling a story, you can get the audience to connect with your ideas.
- Create a problem and give a solution for the problem that is related to what you are pitching. Add value to this solution so that it is much more convincing.

Activity 4: Is this relevant to arts managers? How?

As arts managers it is important to know how to effectively pitch and market our ideas. For example when trying to pitch ideas/projects to sponsors, it will help make the pitching more convincing to them.

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Activity 1:
He adds humour and his confidence and knowledge about the cars makes his pitch very convincing.

Activity 2:
Going straight to the point of the presentation, without long introductions. Set the right mood, give a brief introduction and go straight into the topic.

Activity 3:
When doing or giving a pitch, telling a story could be more effective as it would be more interesting instead of just selling or advertise your products plainly. Tell a story that people could empathise with and relate to as it would be more convincing. Advertise your products on multiple revenue streams as it would be more effective if one dries up, you would have others to back it up.

Activity 4:
Yes. Arts managers will have to present your ideas/pitch sometimes to clients. Art managers work closely with business clients so that we could get sponsorships, grants and fundings from different companies. In order to receive these benefits, we must have the right skills to present them our objectives and benefits of both party.

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activity 1:
he made a contentious statement to grab the audience's attention

activity 2:
i will try to be more novel and "relatable" during my presentations whenever suitable

activity 3:
1. be concise and deliver clarity in your message
2. tell a relatable story

activity 4:
it is relevant to art managers as it enables us to be concise with what message we want to deliver and it helps with convincing whoever u intend to convince. it's better to be straightforward than to beat around the bush.

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Activity 1: What did the presenter in the video clip do that makes his business pitch effective?
He gets the people's attention by using the word "gay", and after he gets their attention he pitches about his business, making them extra focused on what he is saying.

Activity 2: In the padlet, write down ONE thing you can apply to your future presentations.
Start strong to get audience's attention

Activity 3: In your padlet, write down at least TWO learning points from the video.
Start with a problem and explain how you can solve it.
Tell a story that the audience can identify with to engage them.

Activity 4: Is this relevant to arts managers? How?
Yes, this is relevant to arts managers. This is because we might come across situations where we need to ask for sponsorships and this would be helpful when we pitch to the sponsors.

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Activity 1:

He started off with something out of the box, and definitely something that they did not expect him to start with, hooking their attention.

Activity 2:

I am going to try to start off my presentations with music to fit the mood of my presentation!

Activity 3:

I learned that it is important to tell a story, even in a pitch that is going to last as short as an elevator ride. I need a story that people can relate to and find attachment to.

You can start with a problem and address the details of the r=problem so they get hooked, but not forget to also come up with a solution to it.

Activity 4:

Of course, I think it can majorly apply to arts managers' roles as it is important to understand the perspective of whoever you are trying to wow, or whoever you are working with.

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Activity 1: he captures the audience by making a bold statement and by being confident and standing up to his statements.

Activity 2: i will try to set up the mood right and grab everybody's attention and also not be boring during the presentation itself

Activity 3: it's always important to tell a story that people can relate to and their understanding

talk about problems and solutions and how you can overcome it that way people will know you have already planned it out and being careful

Activity 4: yes it is relevant because as an arts manager, we need to know different methods to approach towards idea and how to overcome certain problems along the way, we also need to know if an arts project will be successful and how we are going to project it towards the people to get their attention

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Activity 1: What did the presenter in the video clip do that makes his business pitch effective?

He made a controversial statement at the start to grab everyone's attention, then made the pitch funny and retable

Activity 2: In the padlet, write down ONE thing you can apply to your future presentations.

To not be boring start with a bang, think outside the box, a fact, a figure or a video

engage your audience

Activity 3: In your padlet, write down at least TWO learning points from the video.

create a problem

give a solution

give value to your service/ business

personally i think giving value before a solution entices people to listen more

Activity 4: Is this relevant to arts managers? How?

yes, to get say a venue that could be hard to get

when we're trying to get sponsorships

negotiating with the sponsor the value of supporting our organisation

persuading bosses give us a green light to an event, or expanding the budget

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Activity 1: What did the presenter in the video clip do that makes his business pitch effective?

Although it was a business pitch, it was not very formal as seen by his speech which caught people’s attention. He also puts his own views onto the different cars and uses pictures along to provide visual elements. Throughout the pitch he also presented himself as very confident.

Activity 2: In the padlet, write down ONE thing you can apply to your future presentations.

Start off by presenting something different from others and be unique to capture the audience such as by starting with a quote, fact, story.

Activity 3: In your padlet, write down at least TWO learning points from the video.

- Tell a story that people can connect emotionally to and make something complex into an easily understandable idea.

- Start off by talking about a problem which helps to engage the audience then the solution and value.

Activity 4: Is this relevant to arts managers? How?

It is relevant to arts managers as knowing how to make a good pitch can be able to help in convincing and to receive support from sponsors and organisations for grants to be able to have enough budgets for projects to support the arts.

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Activity 1: What did the presenter in the video clip do that makes his business pitch effective?

Activity 2: In the padlet, write down ONE thing you can apply to your future presentations.

Activity 3: In your padlet, write down at least TWO learning points from the video.

Activity 4: Is this relevant to arts managers? How?

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Activity 1: What did the presenter in the video clip do that makes his business pitch effective?

-  in a way, he uses shock factor to present his ideas to the meeting by using the term ‘gay’ but with a good intention

Activity 2: In the padlet, write down ONE thing you can apply to your future presentations.

- start with a story  to engage the audience as it holds their attention

Activity 3: In your padlet, write down at least TWO learning points from the video.

- Keep your presentation concise and to the point as to avoid straying away from what you are striving to emphasize.

Activity 4: Is this relevant to arts managers? How?

-   Yes as sharing a story or a problem, it encourages understanding and empathy, which makes people more responsive to what you are expressing in the long run.

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1. The speaker aims to make a powerful first impression by using derogatory language that ties back to the main idea of his presentation.

2. Start off by grabbing your audience's attention with something unique, like starting off with a story or a quote.

3. Tell a story about a problem and as you tell a story avoid straying from what you are trying to highlight, keep your presentation short and to the point.

4. In certain ways, it applies to arts managers when we try to pitch our project to sponsors, when we apply for funds, and when we consider how to market our products.

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Activity 1 :
The way the presentation is presented does not feel like it is scripted, but rather emotional elements and rationale to convince listeners. They look at the audience one by one and effectively deliver the message they want to deliver.

Activity 2 :
Don't do what generally people do. Consider the intro to make people focus on my presentation or not. For example, singing greetings, playing background music, having an opening quiz, etc.

Activity 3 :
- Making a short but strong sentences
(I help X to achieve Y by doing Z)
- Prepare an engaging story (emotionally connected)

Activity 4 :
Absolutely, because we are the sellers of ideas (programs), we have to convince people to invest in them.

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Activity 1: What did the presenter in the video clip do that makes his business pitch effective?
The presentation is informal, but it uses appealing methods and reasons to persuade the audience. They effectively convey their intended message.

Activity 2: In the padlet, write down ONE thing you can apply to your future presentations.
Can use storytelling to connect new topics to the presentation's main content.

Activity 3: In your padlet, write down at least TWO learning points from the video.
1.Keep your speech brief and powerful and inform the audience of the content as soon as possible.
2.To make an impression, use a short sentence.

Activity 4: Is this relevant to arts managers? How?
These are very important to Arts Manager, a good briefing, whether it is a proposal plan or a production performance plan. On the other hand, communicate with others concisely and clearly express your ideas.

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Activity 1: What did the presenter in the video clip do that makes his business pitch effective?

- Starts off with a rhetorical question, then catches the audience's attention by making a controversial answer to his question
- Points to the screen to attract attention before showing visuals
- His use of effective visuals what he presents as negative and positive (plain, white background for the Nissan Spit, Hyundai Pomegranate and Chevy Fingerprint, comparing these cars to docile, as compared to the other cars which had more dynamic shots, more appealing colours)
- All this ^, to set the tone and mood before getting to their main pitch/concept

Activity 2: In the padlet, write down ONE thing you can apply to your future presentations.

- Start out interesting, and get the audience's attention through quotes, facts, story, video, music etc.

Activity 3: In your padlet, write down at least TWO learning points from the video.

- Have an idea that people can relate to and understand
- Create a story that starts off with a problem that's relatable, talk about the solution and the value of the pitch

Activity 4: Is this relevant to arts managers? How?
- This is relevant to arts managers when we need to present a pitch to sponsors and convince the government/board/foundations to give us the grants we need
- Learning how to convince and be relatable can help arts managers better present their ideas and pitches to the company and outside parties

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Activity 1: What did the presenter in the video clip do that makes his business pitch effective?

He starts of in a very informal way, mocking the aesthetics of current electric cars, then proceeds to pitch a combination of vintage sports cars with the electric cars' mechanism. He captures the attention of everyone in the room by saying that electric cars were "gay" (hook), then proceeds to explain with visual images and painting a picture of how electric cars would look if they were human. this personification effect is effective as it is something no one thought of, something absolutely absurd and random.

Activity 2: In the pallet, write down one think you can apply to your future presentations

Grab your audience's attention from the start. Start with something unique, something that will make them notice your presence.

Activity 3: In your pallet, write down two learning points from the video.

Create a problem relating to what you want to sell, and use your product or service to solve this issue. Then add value to this problem that they might potentially have. Important to add stories for your audience to find something/someone to relate to.

Activity 4: Is this relevant to arts managers? How?

It is relevant to arts managers, especially when sourcing for sponsorships or fundings. As arts managers, it is important to be able to sell our projects, so that we can secure our budget ensuring good quality projects, and the projects we want to realise are for a good cause; for more people to enjoy the arts.

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Activity 1: What did the presenter in the video clip do that makes his business pitch effective?
- unable to watch the video.

Activity 2: In the padlet, write down ONE thing you can apply to your future presentations.
- Start my presentation with something less boring, example a question or a quote.
- Play a video or a music to grab my audience attention

Activity 3: In your padlet, write down at least TWO learning points from the video.
- include stories, it could be a personal story as it can emotionally connect people. Plus it is more entertaining.
- Start the presentation with a problem. As it make people look forward to the presentation.

Activity 4: Is this relevant to arts managers? How?
It doesnt have our presentation sound as though we are trying to sell something. But by telling a story or a problem, it makes people want to empathize and understand and so at the end people will be more willing to listen to what you are presenting

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Activity 1: What did the presenter in the video clip do that makes his business pitch effective?

Activity 2: In the padlet, write down ONE thing you can apply to your future presentations.

Activity 3: In your padlet, write down at least TWO learning points from the video.

Activity 4: Is this relevant to arts managers? How?

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Activity 1: What did the presenter in the video clip do that makes his business pitch effective?

Activity 2: In the padlet, write down ONE thing you can apply to your future presentations.

Activity 3: In your padlet, write down at least TWO learning points from the video.

Activity 4: Is this relevant to arts managers? How?