The Importance of the Elevator Pitch

You must be ready to deliver your pitch while on the move, with nothing in hand, and at a minutebs notice, in order to sell yourself. Source: FreeDigitalPhotos

Going up? Hold the doors! That person trying to squeeze into the elevator could be your next promotion. If it is, do you have your elevator pitch prepared? Galen Verney is a social networking professional, and he says the best situations to prepare for are the unexpected.

You’ve been practicing your all-about-me speech, but you must be ready to deliver on the run, with nothing in hand, and at a minute’s notice, in order to sell yourself. You’ve tried to interview for your dream job, but then, one day . . . you are on an elevator with the company CEO and you have 20-30 seconds to pitch your skills, experience, accomplishments . . . all reasons why you are the best person for the job opening. That’s the elevator pitch! Could you do it?

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