Tip - Keep your pitch to a 15 -30 second elevator speech and Always follow up

if you are pitching to television, know that a little bit of visuals can go a long way, so be sure you have some eye-popping pieces or props to travel to the studio with you! 

Keep your pitch to a 15 -30 second elevator speech that includes your introducing yourself and why you think you would be valuable to their readers/viewers. Be sure you also ask them if “now is a good time” because just like you they have jobs to do to and you may be interrupting them. If you are able to continue pitching your story be sure you have a few different angles up your sleeve. This way if one approach doesn’t work you can smoothly transition into another before they decide you are not a great fit for their outlet.

Always follow up.

by Sabina Ptacin Hitchen