Mastering your pitches will make you feel confident when delivering them to prospects. With PitchIQ, you can practice as much as you want to find what works best for you. Once you’ve done a few drafts and feel like you’ve nailed the pitch, you can publish it for peer review.
Feedback on your clarity, knowledge, confidence, enthusiasm, and goal achievement will be provided by your peers, vice versa, to allow for continual improvement.
See how it works
Key features
- Practice your pitch
- Test your understanding
- Receive feedback on your performance
You need this to succeed
- Showpad iOS app or Web app
- A device with video and/or audio recording, depending on pitch type
- Courses provided by your admin
- A Chrome or Firefox browser for Screen Capture pitches
- A Coach license
The quick way to awesomeness
- Navigate to My Assignments
- Select a course with PitchIQ
- Demonstrate your knowledge verbally, or written
- Submit your PitchIQ
Choose your success platform
 iOS |
 Web App |
Note: Webcam and written PitchIQs can be submitted via the Showpad iOS app. All other PitchIQ formats should be submitted via the Web app.
See how it's done on iOS
- Record and submit Webcam pitches
- Complete written pitch submissions
Submitting a Webcam Pitch
- Navigate to the Coaching tab on the iOS app.
- In the My Courses and Paths section, select the course containing a PitchIQ component you wish to complete.
- Click Start Course. Navigate through any applicable lessons, then proceed to the pitch component. Read the information for the PitchIQ to understand the target time, passing score, and goal of the pitch. Written pitches will differ from webcam pitches, so take some time to plan before embarking - it may save you time later. When you're ready, select Start PitchIQ.
- The first time using the PitchIQ function on iOS, you may have to allow microphone and camera access to the device. Click Ok.
- When ready, hit record icon. Give it your best, then click the stop button.
- In the top right corner, select to save the recording as a draft, or click Submit if you're satisfied.
- Once your pitch has been submitted, you will be prompted to return to the course overview.
Submitting a Written Pitch
- Navigate to the Coaching tab on the iOS app.
- In the My Courses and Paths section, select the course containing the written PitchIQ component you wish to complete and tap Start Course.
- Read the Information, Scoring Criteria and Goal of the Pitch IQ. Tap Start Pitch IQ and fill in the text box with your answer. You can select Save as Draft to protect your work and return to it later. When you're done, click Submit.
- You'll get a confirmation screen after you submit and will receive an update in your Coaching tab when your PitchIQ has been scored.
See how it's done on the Web app
For the best experience, we recommend using a Chrome or Firefox browser to submit PitchIQs.
- Record and submit Webcam pitches
- Record Voiceover on PDFs
- Use your Chrome browser to record Screen capture pitches
- Upload a file for Media pitches
- Complete written pitch submissions
Submitting a Webcam Pitch
Webcam uses your device's microphone and/or camera to capture all verbal and nonverbal communication cues. This is the most common PitchIQ type, as it simulates live interaction with prospects. Before starting, check your Web browsers security settings to ensure you've enabled camera and microphone access.
- Navigate to a course containing a webcam PitchIQ component in your My Assignments tab. If you've just completed the lesson or test component within a course, you may be moved to the pitch automatically.
- In the right panel, you will find details about the PitchIQ including Due Date, Target time, Passing Score, Scoring Criteria, and Goal.
- If it's your first time using PitchIQ, you may need to click Allow Access so Showpad can access your computer's microphone and/or camera.
- When you're ready, click Start Recording.
- When you’re done recording your pitch, as soon as you hit Stop. Watch it through to ensure the video and audio quality is good. Select to Re-record, Save draft, or Submit your pitch. You may see all or only some of these options, depending on your admin’s set up. You can save up to three drafts.
- Re-recording your pitch will delete your currently recorded draft. If you save the pitch as a draft, it will show up on the right side of your page under Saved Drafts. You can only submit one pitch per course, so once you have a pitch that you feel confident submitting based on the scoring criteria and goal, click Submit. You can only save three drafts.
Completing a Voice Over PitchIQ
Voiceover PitchIQs require you to record your audio or audio and video while walking through a document. Your admin may upload a filed for you to use, or they can choose that you upload your own file.
- Navigate to the Voice Over PitchIQ in your My Assignments tab.
- In the right menu, you will find details about the PitchIQ including Due Date, Target time, Passing Score, Scoring Criteria, and Goal. Click Next when you're ready.
- If it's your first time using PitchIQ, you may need to click Allow Access so Showpad can access your computer's microphone and camera.
- You can use the arrows to flip through the PDF if there are multiple pages, so you can practice before recording. When you're ready, click Start Recording.
- When you're done, click Stop Recording.
- Play your recording back to make sure you're satisfied with it. Select Re-record, Save as Draft, or Submit. If you click Re-record, you will lose the original recording. If you select Save as Draft, you can record again but save the current recording. You can only save three drafts. If you're satisfied, click Submit.
- You will see that your pitch is pending review. Once you review reviews, you can view the Official Average as well as the Total Average, as well as your Total Score and whether you passed or failed.
Upload a media file for a pitch
Upload pitches allow you to submit a video or audio file you've recorded outside of Showpad. Accepted file types are .mp4, .mov, .wmv, .webm, and .mp3.
- Navigate to a course containing an Upload file PitchIQ component in your My Assignments tab. If you've just completed the lesson or test component within a course, you may be moved to the pitch automatically.
- In the right menu, you will find details about the PitchIQ including Due Date, Target time, Passing Score, Scoring Criteria, and Goal.
- Click Upload File. Select a file from your device.
- Once the file is uploaded, click Next.
- Click play to watch the file you uploaded and ensure the audio and video is good. Click Submit when you're ready.
Completing written PitchIQs
Written PitchIQs simulate authoring an email or document.
- Navigate to a course containing a write PitchIQ component in your My Assignments tab. If you've just completed the lesson or test component within a course, you may be moved to the pitch automatically.
- In the right menu, you will find details about the PitchIQ including Due Date, Passing Score, Scoring Criteria, and Goal.
- To complete your PitchIQ, write a Pitch Title and craft your assignment in the Pitch Body. Use the rich text edit options to format your email as you wish.
- When you're done writing, choose to Save as Draft or Submit your written pitch.
- If you'd like to draft another option, click Create New Pitch. Before submitting, you will have the option to edit any of the drafts by clicking on them and making necessary changes. Once you've created all the drafts you want, select the strongest option and click Submit Draft.
Screen Capture
Screen Capture PitchIQs can be webcam or audio only, and they allow you to record videos of your screen, while recording your video and/or audio.
- Navigate to a course containing a screen capture PitchIQ component in your My Assignments tab. If you've just completed the lesson or test component within a course, you may be moved to the pitch automatically.
- In the right menu, you will find details about the PitchIQ including Due Date, Target time, Passing Score, Scoring Criteria, and Goal.
- Click Start Share Screen when you're ready.
- Choose if you want to share your entire screen, just the application window, or a specific browser tab. If you have multiple screens, select which screen you want to be recorded, then click Share.
- Navigate on your shared screen and speak through your screen share pitch, the click Stop Recording when you're done.
Note: Presenting in fullscreen mode can have limitations in the behavior of the screen recording and video won't be visible. Recording the entire screen for any kind of presentation prevents this from happening.
- Click play and watch the the video through to make sure you're satisfied with the pitch. Select Re-record, Save as draft, or Submit your pitch. You may see all or only some of these options, depending on your admin’s set up. You can save up to three drafts.
- Re-recording your pitch will delete your currently recorded draft. If you save the pitch as a draft, you will find it under the Saved Drafts section. You can only submit one pitch per course, so once you have a pitch that you feel confident submitting based on the scoring criteria and goal, click Submit.
