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If you happen to run into your ideal employer or business partner, in an elevator – or anywhere else for that matter – you’ll have about 30 seconds or less to wow them. Here’s how to do it.
Step 1: Brainstorm
Brainstorm a list of phrases that describe you and cross off any cliches or catch phrases. Keep only the most unique and honest statements.
Step 2: Craft a description
Craft a description of qualifications that you can share in 30 seconds or less.
Tip
Write the pitch like you speak. This will make it easier to deliver and make it sound more authentic.
Step 3: Practice
Practice your pitch on friends and family. Ask for feedback and adjust your pitch. It will become natural by doing it over and over.
Tip
Use a mirror to pitch yourself. If you can’t look yourself in the eye, how can you engage someone else?
Step 4: Make it about them
Make your pitch about the needs of your listener. Talk about the problems facing their industry that you are uniquely positioned to solve.
Step 5: Describe your value
Describe your value in solving these problems.
Step 6: Allow room for dialogue
Allow room for dialogue. Most people don’t like to be talked at, so be conversational and show an interest in them.
Step 7: Ask for something
Ask for something – a business card, a phone call, or permission to send your resume. The point of your pitch is to break the ice and generate interest, but you need to ask for the next step.
Did You Know?
Did you know? As of 2009, the Taipei Financial Center in Taiwan featured the world’s fastest elevator, running at a top speed of 39 miles per hour.
Every time I get in an elevator, I leave with a job, movie deal, etc. It's become overwhelming. I wish I'd never watched this cursed video.
Elevator Pitch: The art of making a quick sales pitch to someone who is on an elevator with you. For true sales pros, the elevator pitch is much shorter, as when you are pitching the value of your worthless life to God as you are falling down an elevator shaft.
from Dr. Mezmer’s Dictionary of Bad Psychology, at doctormezmer.com
I am going to do an elevator pitch to a random person soon for extra credit for an engineering class I'm taking at school.
Never left an elevator without a job since
This dated so badly
Another good example????????: https://youtu.be/L-ScdDy6jiA
My husband has to do an elevator pitch on Voki.
Getting ready for my Sales 5-minute elevator pitch.
This really was a great informative video on how to make an elevator speech better. My professor stated the same thing last class. It is important to make the speech concise and clear. The timing is also very important because its only an elevator speech after all. We only have thirty (30) seconds or less to sell ourselves to a potential employer.
THis is an awesome elevator pitch video.
Doing great! Keep going! check me 🙂
Rob Spaghetti sent me
Please remove the bass sound, it´s disturbing
Excellent video