It doesn’t matter how well you argue, the way your points are crafted, or how elegant your flow and logic. If you do not have high status, you will n… - Oren Klaff

There are limits to the human attention span, which is why a pitch must be brief, concise, and interesting,

Use Specific Industry Lingo Describe a Recent Action You Have Taken Mention a Real Situation Everyone in the Industry Cares About

The Intrigue Story Your intrigue story needs the following elements: 1. It must be brief, and the subject must be relevant to your pitch. 2. You need to be at the center of the story. 3. There should be risk, danger, and uncertainty. 4. There should be time pressure — a clock is ticking somewhere, and there are ominous consequences if action is not taken quickly. 5. There should be tension — you are trying to do something but are being blocked by some force. 6. There should be serious consequences — failure will not be pretty.