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Own the Room Online Worksheet

Write brief answers during viewing. Use observations and film evidence for your analysis.

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Before viewing

1. What makes a business proposal more than an appealing idea?

2. Why is winning a pitch contest not the same as long-term success?

Part A · People and proposals

3. Choose one participant and identify the problem their business addresses.

4. What evidence does that participant offer about the proposed solution?

5. How does another participant’s proposal differ?

6. What does the home context add to a participant’s story?

7. How does the film connect a personal story with a business purpose?

Part B · Preparation and obstacles

8. What obstacle complicates one participant’s preparation?

9. How does the participant respond to that obstacle?

10. Where does support become visible?

11. How does access differ between two participants?

12. What does travel to the competition change?

Part C · Pitches and outcomes

13. How does a participant revise or rehearse a pitch?

14. What makes one final pitch persuasive?

15. How does a participant respond to the competition result?

16. What business question remains unanswered after the award?

After viewing

17. Compare two ways the film defines success.

18. How does editing shape comparison among participants?

19. What claim would you independently verify before supporting a proposal?

20. What limitation follows from the film’s selection of five competitors?

Final written response

What makes a compelling pitch, and what does a competition leave out about a business? Write a paragraph with a clear claim, evidence from two filmed moments, and reasoning. End with one limitation of the documentary’s evidence or a question for further study.

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