pitch speech

Meanings

1. 1nouncountablebusiness

   A short talk in which you try to persuade people to support or buy an idea, product, or company.

   Grammar: Countable: you can say 'a pitch speech' or 'two pitch speeches'.

   Patterns

   • give a pitch speech
   • a pitch speech to someone
   • a pitch speech about something

   She gave a five-minute pitch speech to a room full of investors.

   His pitch speech convinced the panel to fund the project.

   We practiced the pitch speech until every sentence sounded natural.

2. 2nouncountablebusiness

   A formal talk that tries to win votes, sales, or approval for a cause.

   Grammar: Often used with 'deliver' or 'make' rather than 'say'.

   Patterns

   • deliver a pitch speech
   • make a pitch speech for something

   The candidate delivered a pitch speech at every town hall.

   They made a pitch speech for the new recycling program.

Word forms

Common combinations

give a pitch speech

You have ten minutes to give a pitch speech.

deliver a pitch speech

He delivered a pitch speech without notes.

a short pitch speech

A short pitch speech works better than a long one.

a sales pitch speech

Her sales pitch speech closed three deals.

Synonyms and how they differ

pitch

Shorter and more common; 'pitch' alone usually means the persuasive talk, while 'pitch speech' stresses the spoken form.

presentation

Neutral and often longer or more formal; a pitch speech always aims to persuade.

sales talk

Informal and focused on selling; a pitch speech can also seek funding or votes.

Word family

pitch verb

To try to persuade someone to buy or support something.

pitcher noun

A person who makes a pitch.

Commonly confused: pitch speech or speech pitch?

Practice

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