19 – Your Personal Elevator Speech

Links

  • https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20170723-the-case-against-personal-brands
  • https://youtu.be/vVsXO9brK7M
  • https://www.kmco.com/careers-blog/why-you-need-an-elevator-speech-and-tips-to-create-one/

Summary

  1. Make sure that you consider your tone every time you're giving a vocal delivery. And practice with other people to make sure your tone is correct.
  2. Make sure that whenever you speak, you sound capable, caring, that you have candor and consistency. It'll help you in creating a connection with people.
  3. Make sure you're warm and competent.
  4. When writing your elevator speech, start with the statement of who you are, a statement of what you offer. A statement of how your strengths will help you achieve success and what you value, and how it contributes to making others around you successful

Challenge

  • Write an elevator speech, presenting who you are. You can make it about your work, your hobbies, your volunteer life, or anything that you think would be nice to have a quick explanation that you can give to other people.