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Verbal Planning
Verbal planning is any form of planning that is expressed verbally, mainly through conversation and is mainly used within a group of product developers so that they can gain further understanding of the product that they are trying to make together as a group. One example of verbal planning is pitching your initial ideas within the group of people that you are working with so that you and your group can choose from the aspects and ides that work and the ones that do not, thus leading to probably the best idea being chosen and developed. Another example of verbal planning is taking your product or idea to a focus group so that they can assess some of the advantages and disadvantages of your product's design. This not only helps to pick appart the pros and cons of your product but it also helps you to get an expert's opinion of whether or not the idea is good all together. The points made during a disgussion with a focus group can then be fed back to the team of developers, which in it's self is another form of verbal planning and communication.
Meetings
A meeting is a gathering of two or more people that has been convened for the purpose of achieving a common goal through verbal interaction, such as sharing information or reaching agreement. Meetings are used throughout the development process to ensure that all of the people working on the project are all on the same page in terms of what they need to do and what the final product will be once they are finished.
Pitching an idea
A pitch is a designer's description of a potential story, movie or in this case, a game to an editor, funder or boss. A pitch can be delivered verbally, if you're on staff pitching to your editor or sent via email. The idea is to sell your idea to the person that you are pitching to and to encourage them to help and fund your project.