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Pitching

An important part of advising is being able to convey your advice orally in a convincing way. This includes presentation skills such as clear articulation, using a logical story structure, connecting with your audience, and applying persuasion techniques. In the back-end development world, pitching is a well-known form: you must be able to "sell" your back-end concept or technical proposal briefly and powerfully to a system architect, client or investor.

The ability to convey ideas is essential to create support – after all, good advice has little effect if you can't convince anyone. Strong presentation skills help you "get your team on board" and get decisions accepted.

Starting Points

Key Points

  • Pay attention to speaking pace, volume, and intonation to maintain attention.
  • Support your story with examples or analogies that convince the listener of the usefulness of your advice.
  • Pay attention to your body language and posture during presentation (eye contact, open posture, exuding confidence).
  • Gauge your audience's reaction and respond to it.

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  • Last updated: 30.09.2025
  • Updated by: GS