Feedback, notes & follow-up · Working
Next steps
Also called: follow-up actions
ELI5
The agreed actions that follow a pitch, such as sending material, revising, meeting another person or negotiating.
Used in conversation
“End the call by agreeing the next steps, owners and dates.”
Pitch context
You may encounter “Next steps” in pitching & meetings conversations or materials.
Why it matters: Helps you understand how projects are presented, submitted, discussed and followed up.
Sources & evidence · 5
Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.
- Sundance Institute — Pitch Deck, Lookbook, Sizzle and Proof-of-Concept GuidanceSupporting source family · institutional · checked 2026-08-14
- Film Independent — Screenwriting and Episodic Program Application MaterialsSupporting source family · institutional · checked 2026-08-14
- Writers Guild of America West — No Writing Left BehindSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- Writers Guild of America West — Fight Back Against Free WorkSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- pitch.dog — Pitch Dictionary Deep Research SynthesisSupporting source family · practitioner · checked 2026-08-14