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Fine tune your ELEVATOR PITCH for success!
WHAT?
An elevator pitch is a quick summary of yourself or your business.
It’s named after the amount of time it should take to deliver it—the short duration of an elevator ride (that is under a minute)
MEGA THREAD for SUCCESS
WHAT?
An elevator pitch is a quick summary of yourself or your business.
It’s named after the amount of time it should take to deliver it—the short duration of an elevator ride (that is under a minute)
MEGA THREAD for SUCCESS
HOW?
Make sure you work on how to introduce and explain things quickly to someone new with the goal to catch their interest.
You can introduce:
Yourself
Your business
A new idea
A solution to a problem
A project
The list is endless but…
Make sure you work on how to introduce and explain things quickly to someone new with the goal to catch their interest.
You can introduce:
YourselfYour businessA new ideaA solution to a problemA projectThe list is endless but…
Whatever you are introducing, your elevator pitch should answer the following questions:
Who are you?
What do you do? or What does IT do?
What do you want?
Who are you? What do you do? or What does IT do? What do you want?
WHEN?
You can use your Elevator Pitch anywhere!
When you introduce yourself
In your online profiles
On your CV
When pitching things to your boss
So how do we do this in real life? How do you present your elevator speech?
You can use your Elevator Pitch anywhere!
When you introduce yourself In your online profilesOn your CVWhen pitching things to your bossSo how do we do this in real life? How do you present your elevator speech?
STEP 1:
Introduce yourself
Full name
Where you are from
Firm handshake
SMILE
Introduce yourselfFull nameWhere you are fromFirm handshake SMILE
STEP 2:
Summarise what you do with a brief background.
If you introduce yourself this could be:
Background (could be education, work experience, history of project)
Any key specialties or strengths
What you do/How you help solve problems
Summarise what you do with a brief background.
If you introduce yourself this could be:
Background (could be education, work experience, history of project)Any key specialties or strengthsWhat you do/How you help solve problems
STEP 3:
Explain what you want!
But note - This step depends on what you are using the pitch for.
This could be for:
A job opportunity, internship
To get contact information
To get funding
To get a partner for a venture
A date
You can use the right pitch anywhere!
Explain what you want!
But note - This step depends on what you are using the pitch for.
This could be for:
A job opportunity, internshipTo get contact informationTo get fundingTo get a partner for a ventureA dateYou can use the right pitch anywhere!
STEP 4:
Finish with a CALL TO ACTION!
ALWAYS end your elevator pitch by asking for or stating what you want to happen next.
A follow up phone call
A meeting
To explore further possibilities like:
Funding
Mentoring
Partnering
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO HAPPEN?
Finish with a CALL TO ACTION!
ALWAYS end your elevator pitch by asking for or stating what you want to happen next.
A follow up phone call A meetingTo explore further possibilities like:
Funding Mentoring PartneringWHAT DO YOU WANT TO HAPPEN?
Final few notes....
Make sure you:
Speak naturally
Slow things down!
Make one pitch for most (but not all) occasions
Make it easy to understand
Now sit down and craft your own masterpiece!
Already got one? Or did you do a new one?
Share it below!!
Make sure you:
Speak naturally Slow things down! Make one pitch for most (but not all) occasions Make it easy to understandNow sit down and craft your own masterpiece!
Already got one? Or did you do a new one?
Share it below!!
