David Beckett is a professional pitch coach for entrepreneurs and TedX speakers.  In this video, he articulates some helpful tips for creating an effective pitch.  Not all of the details will apply directly to your particular pitch (for example your pitch is 2-minutes, not 3, and you will not be developing slides), but there are a lot of solid principles here that will help you craft and prepare your pitch.

Watch the video below, and answer the following questions by replying in the “Leave a Reply” section below.

1. Identify 5 conceptual principles that David mentions in this video that strike you as helpful for creating a good elevator pitch.

2. Identify 2 practical methodologies that he mentions and tell me how you plan to use them specifically in the development of your pitch.