URSCA 2021 Elevator Pitch Workshop
Published on Apr 07, 2021
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
What is an Elevator Pitch?
- a quick synopsis of your background & experience
- a way to share your expertise quickly & effectively
An elevator pitch is a short synopsis of your background and experience.
It's called an elevator pitch because is should be short enough to present during an elevator ride.
It's called an elevator pitch because is should be short enough to present during an elevator ride.
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How It Can Help
- build your network
- attract people to your work
- get internship and/or job!
- connect to new colleagues
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When To Use It
- conferences
- job fairs/career expos
- LinkedIn Summaries
- networking events
- professional associations
- "tell me about yourself" questions
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PRACTICE! PRACTICE! PRACTICE!
- speed and pitch
- be relaxed
- it will come naturally as you vary the conversation
- body language
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What Not To Say/Do
- don't speak too fast (practice pacing)
- avoid rambling (practice, become familiar with your speech)
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Creating Your Pitch
- identify your goal
- explain what you do
- identify your idea
- engage with a question
- PRACTICE!
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Identify Your Goal
- what's the objective of your pitch?
- new idea, product, research?
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Explain What You Do
- what do you want your audience to remember most about you?
- describe your research, project- why is it important to you?
- explain value; info, data, statistics
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Identify Your Idea
- why is it important, special, unique?
- how is it helpful?
- why are you excited about it?
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Engage with a Question
- prepare open-ended questions (no "yes" or "no")
- prepare answers & follow-ups to questions from your audience
- PRACTICE!
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Example
- "Hi, I'm...my company develops mobile apps that businesses use to train their staff remotely. This means managers can spend time on other tasks."
- "Unlike other companies, we visit each org to find out exactly what people need. This means 95% of our clients are happy with the first version of their app."
- "So, how does your org handle training?"
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Key Takeaways
- keep it short; 60 seconds or less
- focus on essentials; who you are, what you do, what you want to achieve
- be persuasive & positive; what you want (not what you don't want)
- show energy
- PRACTICE!
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You Got This!
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