{"id":7677,"date":"2018-04-06T19:00:34","date_gmt":"2018-04-06T19:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/careers-internships\/?p=7677"},"modified":"2024-01-30T14:17:59","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T19:17:59","slug":"the-elevator-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/careers-internships\/the-elevator-speech\/","title":{"rendered":"The Elevator Speech &#8211; Who Are You?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Are you at a loss for words when someone asks you about your future plans?\u00a0 Have you attended a job fair or networking event only to become tongue-tied or too shy to approach the employers?\u00a0 Are you competing in the <a href=\"https:\/\/go.spcollege.edu\/cec\/competition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Business Plan\/Elevator Pitch Competition<\/a>? Then this <strong>Elevator Speech<\/strong> information is for you!<\/p>\n<p>The origin of the elevator pitch\/speech is attributed to the time it takes to ride the elevator to the top floor.\u00a0 This is how much time you have to make an impression or to present your idea with the hope of an invitation to hear more.\u00a0 The elevator speech consists of three parts:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Hook \u2013 A clear and concise opening that shows how you add value to the listener. This will change as your audience changes.<\/li>\n<li>Your Passion \u2013 How believable are the words you are saying?<\/li>\n<li>The request \u2013 What action do you want the listener to take?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Getting all this delivered in just 30 \u2013 60 seconds will take time to create and practice.\u00a0 Let\u2019s look at the steps to create an elevator speech for a networking or job fair event.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Take a few minutes and write down short phrases or adjectives that describe you. Let the words flow.\u00a0 You will pair these down later.<\/li>\n<li>Write down the current targeted position or opportunities you are seeking (entry level or part-time job in your field of study, an internship, a volunteer opportunity). It is important to also write down your future career goals.<\/li>\n<li>List your educational goal and any training you have completed.<\/li>\n<li>What are your strengths and accomplishments? Do you have specific skills that are useful to your listener?\u00a0 Can you use numbers or percentages to add value to these accomplishments?<\/li>\n<li>Finally write down what you want from your listener.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Now it is time to edit your thoughts.\u00a0 What is the most important information you want to share with your listener?\u00a0 Do you have a short story, 1 or 2 sentences that support your goals?\u00a0 Then, the big finish.\u00a0 What action do you want your listener to take?\u00a0 Do you want him\/her to give you a business card, schedule a meeting, ask you for more information?\u00a0 Once you have a rough draft, practice, practice, practice.\u00a0 It should not sound rehearsed or mechanical.\u00a0 It should sound natural and passionate.\u00a0 Check out this example:<\/p>\n<p><em>My name is Lynne Wolf and I am a Career Specialist at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spcollege.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">St. Petersburg College<\/a>. I help students figure out what they want to be when they grow up and then to hone their employment skills to nail that dream job.\u00a0 I would love to sit down with you and see how we might partner for the betterment of all SPC students.\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em>Students, connect with your <a href=\"https:\/\/go.spcollege.edu\/careers_contactus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">career professionals<\/a> on your campus and let us work with you to create your elevator speech.\u00a0 Follow us on Twitter at #careerspc and #spcintern.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you at a loss for words when someone asks you about your future plans?\u00a0 Have you attended a job fair or networking event only to become tongue-tied or too shy to approach the employers?\u00a0Then this Elevator Speech information is for you!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":676,"featured_media":5365,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[4,10],"coauthors":[39],"class_list":["post-7677","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events","tag-career-services","tag-internships"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\r\n<title>The Elevator Speech - Who Are You? 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