Personal Pitch
This tool builds confidence, helps people remember you, and opens doors.
What is a personal pitch?
The belief that intelligence, skills, and talents can be developed through dedication, effort, and learning from mistakes.
What is a Growth Mindset?
Maria is elected a student body president. She now leads meetings and helps make decisions for the school.
What is position power?
This skill involves identifying an issue, thinking through possible solutions, and choosing the best way to fix it.
What is Problem Solving?
An example of someone with a strong personal brand.
Who is ____ (celebrity, influence, public speaker, etc)
The first thing you must say in a personal pitch
What is your name?
The belief that intelligence, talent, and abilities are innate, static traits that cannot be significantly developed or changed.
What is a Fixed Mindset?
Jordan took coding classes and now helps classmates fix their computer problems because he understands technology better than most students.
What is knowledge power?
This quality involves thinking about other people’s needs and feelings when solving problems.
What is Empathy?
You have this many seconds to make a first impression in real life.
What is 7 seconds?
This part of your pitch explains what you want out of the conversation.
What is your goal?
This Entrepreneurial Skill is key for a Growth Mindset.
What is redefining failure?
Ava is always asked to organize her projects because she’s great at planning, keeping everyone on track, and turning an assignment on time.
What is task power?
This is the act of presenting an idea, product, or plan in a convincing way to get someone to support or accept it.
What is Pitching?
Your personal brand when you’re not in the room.
What is your Reputation?
These three things help people relate to you and ask interesting questions.
What are passions, values, and skills?
Lena receives critical feedback on her essay. She revises it, asks questions, and turns in a stronger final draft
What is an example of a Growth Mindset?
Liam wants to start a community service project. He reaches out to a friend whose parent works at a local nonprofit to help get support and resources.
What is relationship power?
Trying out for the school play or a sports team despite being nervous or not knowing what people would think shows this ability to face fear.
What is Courage?
Your Passions, Values, and ____ make up your personal brand.
What are Skills?
This establishes credibility in your personal pitch.
What is your school or workplace?
After not making the school play, Noah says, “I’m terrible at acting. There’s no point in trying again.”
What is an example of a Fixed Mindset?
Sofia isn’t the Team captain, but her positive attitude, strong, communication, skills, and ability to encourage others and motivate the team to work hard harder and believe in themselves.
What is personal power?
Maria is thinking about opening a small specialty tea shop in her neighborhood.
Listens to conversations about price complaints or drink preferences
Chats with baristas and asks, “What drinks sell the least?” or “What do people keep asking for that you don’t have?”
What is Market Research?
This is the time when colleges, employers, or scholarship committees search your name online before making a decision about you.
What is “When your personal brand matters”?