The elevator pitch is a good way for students to give a brief story in which they convince the audience. You first give students a question to answer in one or two minutes.
- Activity goal
- Exchange knowledge | Practice skills
- When
- In class
- Where
- Offline | Online
- Duration
- < 30 minutes
- Group size
- Small
Step-by-step
Step 1
Draft a question for students to answer in two minutes. Make students think about the persuasive element of their answer.
Step 2
Give students time to formulate their answer.
Step 3
Let students give their pitch to the rest of the group!
Tip 1
It may help to formulate any answers to the question yourself to see if it can actually be answered there in two minutes.
Tip 2
You can also give this assignment in advance or afterwards and ask students to submit a video as a homework assignment.
Tip 3
Students can also practise the pitch in smaller groups when a large group exceeds ten people.
Step-by-step
Step 1
Draft a question for students to answer in two minutes. Make students think about the persuasive element of their answer.
Step 2
Give students time to formulate their answer.
Step 3
Let students give their pitch to the rest of the group. Make sure students are able to share their screen if they use a PowerPoint or poster. You can do this in the plenary session, of put students in break out rooms.
This activity can be conducted online via Zoom or Microsoft Teams.
