Volta x Startup Zone: Pitch Series (Session #3: How to Pitch)

Over the course of three sessions, learn about how to clearly communicate and pitch your company to an audience.

Permjot Valia will lead three individual workshops to teach you how to effectively communicate your business idea. You can attend the sessions that are of most interest or attend all three; it’s up to you!

The Sessions Include:

Session One – Language: November 5, 10am via Zoom

In this 40-minute workshop, Permjot Valia will take participants through the basic principles on the use of language. This is something we take for granted and rarely think about, and yet is the building blocks of all communication. We can’t convey a message or learn to pitch before we really start to think about language and how language can be used to powerfully convey ideas.

Session Two – The Art of Storytelling: November 12, 10am via Zoom

The most effective form of communications is to tell a compelling story. We remember stories. At the centre of most memory tricks is the ability to create stories around the items you have to remember. Stories stay with us. For managers and leaders, we need to create stories around our products and around our company. In this session, we will look at the art of Storytelling through the prism of the best storyteller in the 21st Century – Pixar. We look at what Pixar can teach us about effective storytelling.

Session Three – How to Pitch: November 19, 10am via Zoom

Permjot Valia is a world-renowned pitch coach, having trained teams around the world, including at Harvard Medical School. Teams that Permjot has coached have gone on to obtain more than $20-million in financing. In this session, Permjot will cover how to construct a great pitch and take it from an average presentation. He will share best practices through his experiences. Come prepared to ask questions!

About the Facilitator:

Permjot Valia is the CEO and founder of MentorCamp and regularly travels the world mentoring startups. He is a goodwill ambassador for the state of Arkansas, having many business connections with the state. Valia received his bachelor’s degree with honors in economics from the University of Leeds. Afterwards, he became the youngest sales and marketing director of Ernst & Young Entrepreneurial Services in London. In 2005, Valia became a consultant through a company called Help With Sales. He also became an active angel investor and co-founded Flight and Partners, a London-based fund manager that is authorized by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to carry out investment business. To date, Valia has invested in more than 30 companies around the world, including several in Arkansas. He started MentorCamp in 2011, bringing the best mentors and investors from around the world to places like Halifax, Arkansas, and Cape Town. In addition to running MentorCamp, Valia sits on the board of various companies including Bluelight Analytics, Wooshii and Flight and Partners. In 2011, Valia was recognized by TechCrunch as one of the best mentors in Europe.