Elevator Speech

Key Takeaways

• Short and sweet-deliver your message in 60 seconds or less.
• Say who you are, what you do, and what you want to achieve. ...Be positive and persuasive with your limited time. ...
• Deliver your speech to a friend or record it, so that you can be sure that your message is clear.

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• Share your skills--explain who you are and what qualifications and skills you have. ...
• Be positive and flexible. You often aren’t interviewing for a specific position when you deliver your pitch, so you want to appear open-minded and flexible.
• Mention your goals. You don't need to get too specific. ...

Elevator Speech

• Introduce yourself, say what you do, and how you doInstead of just detailing what you do, focus on how you do it and what it is about it that you find particularly interesting.Add some captivating details about you Mention something that makes you unique.
• Add some captivating details about you Mention something that makes you unique.

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• Provide examples of your past achievements --you’re presenting yourself as a potential asset to an organization or a good partner for collaboration, if speaking to a peer. Use the ending of your pitch as a conversation-starter --At the end of your pitch, ask a question-- keep the conversation alive
• Use the ending of your pitch as a conversation-starter --At the end of your pitch, ask a question-- keep the conversation alive

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