Reactions to PowerPoint Pitches

1) The Gamer's Gazette

• Overall first impression: I really like it. It's very informative and straightforward. 
• Some ideas for improvement: I think the colors of powerpoint should be changed. In "The Art of Pitching" it says to always use a dark background and light text otherwise it'll look cheap. I don't think that this one looks cheap, but I think that it should follow the advice of the expert.
• On the second slide where it addresses what the company is, it only talks about the video games based on the news but says nothing about the fact that it's also a gaming news outlet.
• I think there should be a slide towards the beginning that talks about the problem that exists without this company. It talks about why this company is good, but it should also talk about what would be wrong if this company didn't exist. There should be a "problems" slide and then a "solution" slide.
• This powerpoint didn't talk about how it's going to market the company and make people aware of it/want to use it. There should be a slide dedicated to that and it should talk about where it will advertise and how.
• What I liked about it: I like that the prices for the game are already known. It shows that the company already has a firm idea for a business model, which is important.
• I like the "why video games?" slide. It's a good question to answer since it is such a different idea. People may wonder that so I like that it's answered right away.
• I like that it has the gaming news outlet component to and is not just video games. An idea I have would be to include actual news stories in addition to the video games stories. Then at the end of each month check which news stories got the most page views and then use those statistics to decide which stories to make into games.

2) Exploring New Hampshire, Discovering Asia

• Overall first impression: I really like this powerpoint. It is very informative and covers many different areas.
• Some ideas for improvement: I really like the theme of this powerpoint, but in "The Art of Pitching" it says to use a dark background and light text because it looks more professional. I do really like the theme of this though even though it breaks the rules.
• I think there should be a slide right after the title slide that says what the product is. Then the person viewing the powerpoint will know what it is right away. Take the first bullet point on the third slide and put it on a new slide after the title slide.
• Just a question: On the fourth slide about the consumers, why is it only for residents of Manchester, Nashua, and the seacoast? I thought it was going to be for all of New Hampshire. Maybe once there was a bigger staff it could expand to the whole state.
• Put contact information on the title slide.
• What I liked about it: I really like how the title of each slide is written as a question.
• I like the "who is the consumer?" page because it shows that there is a very good market for this company. I like all of the possibilities and how it could really appeal to anyone.
• I also like the "what will it look like?" page because it goes into more of the specifics instead of just generalities. Also, those are very good ideas and offer a lot to consumers.