Tips for the semifinals and finals Pitching

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Tips for the semi-finals and finals Pitching
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Business Plans

• Must Follow EChallenge Business Plan Template
• Due by 5pm on Wed 8 September
• Drop off address is AGSB reception, level 3,
  Security House
• Twelve hard copies must be submitted
• 12 point font, A4 plain paper with margins of 2cm
  and page number on each page
• Maximum 25 pages plus up to 15 pages of appendices

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Semi Final Judging

• To be held on Wednesday 15th September
• Report to Equinox, level 4, Union House 20
  minutes before your scheduled start time
• Judging from 1230pm 530pm
• Finalists announced at a cocktail reception at
  530pm
• Grand Finalists meeting at 630pm
• Teams will be advised of their pitch time be
  email on 9th September. (Requests accommodated
  where possible)
• You cannot attend another teams pitching

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The Oral Pitch

• 20 minute pitch to a panel of 5 judges. (Warning
  at 15 minutes and two bells at 20 mins)
• 10 minute question and answer session
• 10 minutes of verbal feedback from the judges
• Power point slides may be used to aid the
  presentation. These must be emailed to
  mhaltis_at_gsm.adelaide.edu.au by 9am on Monday 13
  September for pre-loading and testing.
• The names of the team members that will be
  presenting must also be emailed to Marissa by 9am
  on Monday 13 September.

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Judging Criteria

• Judges will mark according to a score sheet
• Written business plan worth 40
• Formal Presentation including QA worth 25
• Overall Commercialisation Potential worth 35

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Finalist Teams

• 5 teams will be selected as finalists
• ALL FIVE TEAMS WILL BE INTERVIEWED BY THE MEDIA
• Finalist team meeting at 630pm on Wednesday 15th
  September following the semi-finals
• No revision of written plan
• Revision of powerpoint presentation due to
  mhaltis_at_gsm.adelaide.edu.au by 9am Monday 20th
  September

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Grand Finals Pitching

• To be held on Wednesday 22 September
• Report to level 4 of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu,
  190 Flinders St 15 minutes before your scheduled
  start time
• Pitching from 1230pm until 530pm with pitch
  times to be decided at finalist meeting
• Pitch format is 20mins pitch, 15mins QA and
  15mins feedback
• Judging criteria is 40 Business Plan, 25 Pitch
  and 35 Overall Commercialisation Potential

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Elevator Pitch

• 3 minute pitch to audience at Finals Dinner
• Aim to sell your idea in 3 minutes to people who
  know nothing about your idea
• Be creative but serious there may be potential
  investors present
• Audience will vote for a Peoples Choice prize
  who will receive 1000
• Audience will vote on the commercial viability of
  your idea as well as the entertainment value of
  your elevator pitch

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Finals Dinner

• To be held at 630pm on Wednesday 22 September at
  the Observatory, 23 Hackney Rd, Hackney
• Tickets for participants and their friends are
  35 including GST purchased from AGSB reception,
  level 3 security house
• Ticket Sales Close 8 September
• Grand finalist team members will have their
  ticket prices refunded following the finalist
  announcement

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Winners Announcement

• The winner and runners up will not be announced
  until the award ceremony during the Finals Dinner
• The whole team will be invited onto the stage for
  presentations
• The winning team will be invited to speak briefly
  (2 mins) upon accepting their award
• The winners will be expected to thank the
  sponsors in their speech
• Prize vouchers will be presented with transfer
  of prize money to occur in the week following the
  finals

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Semi Finalist Checklist
TONIGHT Make Sure you have done the following
things - submit feature story (templates
available) (max 225 words) - submit
team photo - Check spelling of team members
names and team composition BY 8 SEPTEMBER -
Submit 12 copies of Business Plan - Purchase
tickets for dinner BY 13 SEPTEMBER - Submit
Powerpoint presentation
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Question?
Please enjoy a drink and some nibbles and take
the time to ask up questions so that you are
confident about the process. GOODLUCK FROM THE
ORGANISING COMMITTEE!!