Perfect Pitch Competition

The Challenge: Pitch an innovated (business and technical) solution to a problem connected with the ERC strategic vision in a clear, compelling manner in 90 seconds with one slide. Answer the following three questions in 90 seconds:

• What real-life problem your research addresses

• How you solved it in a unique way

• What impact will your reserach have for society and in achieving QESST’s mission

 Pitches will be presented to a panel of QESST industry partners.

What’s in it for you?

• $300.00 toward a conference attendance for the top three placers

• Network with industry leaders

• Gain engineering communication skills, an ABET standard

• An award to add to your CV!

Download the Power Point with more Info Here!

Things to know

• Perfect Pitch competition will be held January 23 at 11:00 am, Arizona time

• QESST industry partners will judge the competition

• Practice for the Perfect Pitch will be held via Vidyo conferencing immediately following the All-QESST meeting November 21, and on Monday, January 16 at 11:00 am Arizona time.

• Previous Perfect Pitch winner, Pablo Guimerá Coll:  http://fullcircle.asu.edu/students/qesst-scholar-wins-nsf-perfect-pitch-competition/

• NSF participants video 2015: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5f0eVdeclo

• Description of NSF perfect-pitch-guidelines:   http://erc-assoc.org/content/perfect-pitch-guidelines  and http://erc-assoc.org/programs/pitch

Here are some resources to help you create the perfect pitch

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2014/01/12/10-tips-for-making-the-perfect-pitch-cnbc/4396281/

http://thepitcher.org/5-tips-on-how-to-prepare-the-perfect-pitch/

http://www.orau.gov/cdcynergy/erc/content/activeinformation/resources/Covello_message_mapping.pdf

http://solveforinteresting.com/building-a-message-map/

http://www.slideshare.net/rustycawley/how-to-create-a-message-map

Reminder that the Perfect Pitch Competition is coming up January 23!