The new Pitch ‘n’ Speak event series was launched and well-received in January 2014. It gave a taste of practising our impromptu business pitch under expert coaching.
The Pitch ‘n’ Speak @ Zest Cafe #2 was organized on 1st March 2014 and hosted by the restaurant owner Ong Beng Chung. This time, a random magical word was given to each speaker that he or she must use at least twice in his or her two-minute impromptu speech.
The magical words included “generous”, “peace”, “love”, “health” and others. The challenge was to pitch about one’s business in 2 minutes, yet use the given magical word meaningfully at least twice.
All 8 magical words were used up by 8 different members in their speeches. The businesses introduced ranged from consulting, to server hosting, from cleaning services to unit trust investing.
After the speeches, Beng Chung gave his opinion on how to improve the pitching. Being an Competent Communicator (CC) in Toastmasters International, he provided valuable feedback to all of us.
The whole group chose 2 members they wished to hear more. The speech winners were new guests Chew How Hoon and Sandra Yang. How Hoon elaborated on her t-shirt business, and Sandra gave further details on financial planning with unit trust investing.
Fun event practising impromtu speeches
The event ended with a gratitude round where everyone shared something to appreciate for the event, for the day and for anything in life. The networking session went on for another one hour.
Beng Chung has done a great job organizing the event and giving evaluation to the speakers. The members gave praises for the event after the event and even on social media.
When were the last time you listen to a sales pitch attentively? In Pitch ‘n’ Win events like this, the group are motivated to pay attention to the speaker. They might need to vote to choose the best speakers, or the speaker on stage might be an interesting one they have voted.
Pitch ‘n’ Speak @ Zest Cafe #2 – Photo album