1 - Introduction ~5 mins
Welcome
Today is pitch day. You will deliver a short two-minute pitch of your Something Real project using {{code:07_project_pitch}}, walk through your Project Portfolio, and confirm that all five Key Assignment evidence sets are ready for your LCA teacher to verify and submit to the SEC. No new project build today: you pitch and bank what you already made, plus one short course reflection file your teacher can read at verification. You have carried one real project across the whole course. Today you show it.
If a file will not open, use the gap list — you still practise the five-line pitch.
By the end of this lesson, you will be able to:
- Deliver a two-minute pitch of the Something Real project using the deck
- Walk through the full Project Portfolio confirming all five KA evidence sets
- Prepare final KA3 and full-course evidence for teacher verification and SEC submission
- Reflect on the full 60-hour course and transfer to other LCA work
Warm-up
If you had 20 seconds on a bus with a Work Experience supervisor or a local club treasurer, what is the one sentence you would use to explain your project? Hold that sentence. It is your pitch hook.
2 - Key Concepts ~6 mins
Pitch day is about clarity, not performance polish. Your teacher will model the five-line structure once on the board or screen. Copy the shape below. For portfolio filenames and the five Key Assignment stops, use the printed checklist your teacher issues — that sheet is the full list, not this page.
Five-line pitch card (copy this shape)
- Hook (~15 sec): one sentence naming the project.
- Why it matters (~30 sec): who benefits and why they care.
- Proof (~45 sec): stop on one slide or chart and say one number or fact.
- Next step (~20 sec): what happens this week.
- Close (~10 sec): a clear ask or finish line.
Your content changes; the timing and order stay the same. Example shape: hook ("We need €400 for kit"), why (local U16 team), proof (one budget pie chart), next step (poster on the club noticeboard this week), close.
You will tick each Key Assignment file on the printed checklist in the next activity. Do not invent filenames from memory.
3 - Pitch Practice and Portfolio Inventory ~15 mins
Two timed blocks only. Finish the timed pitch before you open other folders. Use {{code:07_project_pitch}} in PowerPoint Online or Google Slides (if you built in another tool earlier, open your exported PDF slides or a PowerPoint/Slides copy now).
- Deck open first (gate before the timer). In your cloud storage, open your Project Portfolio and open {{code:07_project_pitch}}. Stay on this step until the deck is on screen. If the deck will not open, use your five-line card and any one evidence file — still join the timed run.
- Write a five-line pitch card. Use the printed five-line template if you have one, or gap-fill on paper. Line 1 (hook) = the bus sentence from the warm-up. Then one line each for: why it matters, proof (which one slide or chart you will stop on), next step, close.
- One whole-class timed practice. When your teacher starts the shared timer, run the pitch once. Stay inside two minutes. If you go over, cut proof detail first, not the hook or the close.
- Printed checklist first. If you do not have the printed checklist yet, raise your hand — do not invent filenames. Your teacher issues the sheet before this block starts.
- Inventory on the checklist only. For each of the five Key Assignments, mark tick, gap, or PDF needed. Open the file only to confirm it opens and is clearly named. Your teacher helps with cross-folder hunting if a file is hard to find.
- Fix only blockers under five minutes. Wrong folder: move it. Missing PDF for a KA that needs one: export it. If recovery needs more than five minutes, write it on the gap list and move on — catch-up after class. Do not redesign content. Incomplete {{code:08_ka3_promotional_document}} stays on the catch-up list; it is not rebuilt in this period.
- Create {{code:08_course_reflection}} inside {{code:08_promo}} (name it exactly, not Untitled).
- OneDrive / Word Online: Go to {{code:onedrive.com}}, open your Project Portfolio, open {{code:08_promo}}. Click {{btn:New}} then {{btn:Word document}}. Rename the tab/file to {{code:08_course_reflection}}. Leave the file in {{code:08_promo}} — do not save to Downloads. If your teacher wants a PDF later, use {{menu:File -> Save as -> Download as PDF}} (if you do not see that, try {{menu:File -> Export}} or {{menu:File -> Print -> Save as PDF}}).
- Google Drive / Docs: Go to {{code:drive.google.com}}, open your Project Portfolio, open {{code:08_promo}}. Click {{btn:New}} then {{btn:Google Docs}}. Rename to {{code:08_course_reflection}}. Leave the file in {{code:08_promo}} — do not save to Downloads. If your teacher wants a PDF later, use {{menu:File -> Download -> PDF document}}.
Done looks like: a five-line pitch card, one timed practice under two minutes, a written gap list (zero or few remaining blockers), and {{code:08_course_reflection}} created empty or started inside {{code:08_promo}}. Your teacher may start ticking the class KA sheet from this inventory.
4 - Common Issues ~4 mins
Common Issues
| Issue | Solution |
|---|---|
| My pitch keeps running over two minutes | Cut detail from the proof section first. Keep one number or one chart, not the whole spreadsheet story. Practise once more with a strict timer and stop at two minutes even mid-sentence, then rewrite the close to fit. |
| I cannot find a Key Assignment file | Search your cloud drive for the exact filename (for example {{code:05_ka1_best_spreadsheet}}). Use the printed checklist folders. If you used version history earlier, open the app's version history and restore the last good copy. If it needs more than five minutes, leave it on the gap list for after class. |
| My deck will not open on this machine | Open {{code:07_project_pitch}} from the browser cloud tab (OneDrive or Google Drive), not a desktop shortcut. Use PowerPoint Online or Google Slides. As a fallback, open your PDF export of the slides and talk from those — or pitch from the five-line card plus any one evidence file. |
| I blank when I start speaking | Read only your hook line from the pitch card, then point at the slide and talk about what is on screen. Looking at your own evidence is easier than memorising a speech. |
| I do not know what to say in the portfolio walkthrough | Use the five stops on your printed checklist: KA1 docs → KA2 report + email screenshot → best spreadsheet → charts + interpretation → promotional document + PDF. One sentence each, then stop. |
5 - Pitch Delivery and Final Evidence Check ~20 mins
- Pitch live or record when called.
- Write {{code:08_course_reflection}} while waiting.
- Open gap-list files for teacher ticks.
Class pitch and portfolio check
- When pitching or recording: Deliver your two-minute pitch from {{code:07_project_pitch}} using the five-line structure. During proof, stop on one slide or chart only and say one number or fact, then move to next step and close. Stay inside two minutes.
- When you are not pitching: Write {{code:08_course_reflection}} first (three short paragraphs from the prompts below). Keep your Project Portfolio open for the rolling tick check.
- With your teacher: Show only what is still on your gap list from practice, plus any KA file they still need to tick. Do not re-audit the whole folder from scratch. Your teacher may only re-open gap files, but you still need five ticks before you leave — if a file is missing, it stays on the catch-up list.
- Minimum exit (must leave with these): your two-minute pitch is delivered (live or recorded) using {{code:07_project_pitch}} (or the card-plus-evidence fallback) and stays within time; your teacher's five-KA tick-sheet shows all five evidence sets present and opening with course filenames, or missing items are written on the catch-up list
- {{code:08_ka3_promotional_document}} is complete with a PDF copy ready for display or submission, or it is honestly listed for catch-up (not redesigned in this period)
- {{code:08_course_reflection}} has three short paragraphs: three things learned, one skill to keep practising, and one way this course already helps another LCA course or Work Experience
How stations work
- Live pitch: when your name is called, share {{code:07_project_pitch}} on screen, run the five-line structure, stop after two minutes.
- Recording: use the device or corner your teacher assigns; same two-minute structure. Default: paste the recording link (or note where the file is) in a one-line note named {{code:07_pitch_recording_link}} next to {{code:07_project_pitch}}, or follow the corner instructions your teacher posts — do not leave the location to guesswork.
- While you wait: write {{code:08_course_reflection}} first, then sit ready with your portfolio open for the tick check.
If your mind goes blank, read only your hook from the card, point at the proof slide, and talk about what is on screen — that still counts as a full pitch.
Course reflection prompts (for {{code:08_course_reflection}})
- Name three things you can now do with ICT that you could not do reliably at the start of the course.
- Name one skill you still want more practice on (be specific: a formula type, proofing habit, search verification, slide design, and so on).
- Name one way this course already helps another LCA course, Work Experience, or a Student Task you are doing.
Reflection file
You should already have created {{code:08_course_reflection}} inside {{code:08_promo}} in the practice block. Open that file and write the three short paragraphs. Leave it in {{code:08_promo}} — do not save to Downloads. If you still need to create it, use the same OneDrive/Word Online or Google Drive/Docs steps you used in practice ({{btn:New}} document in {{code:08_promo}}, rename exactly to {{code:08_course_reflection}}). Optional PDF only if your teacher asks, using the export path you practised.
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