How to Pitch Your Project

Develop your pitching skills so that when an opportunity arises to share your project with decision-makers, you’re ready for it! As a creative, you’ve poured your time and talents into your project. But to get your concept to the next stage, you’ll need to be able to speak about it in a way that gets execs, representatives, and writing development labs as excited about your idea as you are. Course participants will attend three virtual classes, during which Moonshot Initiative co-founders Katrina and Tracy will give feedback on participants’ verbal pitches. You’ll also have the opportunity to hear examples of polished pitches from our past Pilot Accelerator fellows — pitches that prompted execs at companies like HBO, Netflix, Hulu and Showtime to request to read their full scripts and to have follow-up meetings. Plus, we’ll pair you up with your classmates so that you can practice and get comfortable pitching outside of the virtual classroom. Throughout the course, we’ll provide instructions for crafting a verbal pitch and an elevator pitch; tips for being an engaging speaker; do’s and don’ts for pitching; a guide for researching the companies and execs you’re pitching to; how to talk about yourself and your work; tips for general meetings; bonus materials; and more. If you have a script or a ready-to-pitch idea for a feature or TV pilot, this course is for you! COURSE DATES: - Virtual meetups: Monday, Sept. 9; Thursday, Sept. 19; and Monday, Sept. 23 from 5-6:30 p.m. Pacific / 8-9:30 p.m. Eastern - Daily written coursework from Sept. 4-25 will be available on the website for you to work through on your own time - Opportunities to practice your pitch one-on-one with your peers between virtual sessions