Can elevator pitches be too short? — 3 ways to go wrong.
Today, I’m looking at 3 elevator pitches that run the risk of being too short to have the necessary impact. ...
Analyzing 2 elevator pitches: the story behind the pitch is crucial.
I’ll take on the next two elevator speech entries at once because the first one is a joke – but ...
Four ways to use an elevator pitch/speech
One of the interesting results of the elevator speech contest is that we find out how many different ideas there ...
Analyzing the second elevator speech entry
The second elevator speech entry comes from Barb: You need to see me as your best day on the stock ...
The first of the elevator speech contest entries analyzed
Let’s look at the elevator speech contest entries as they come in. I’m thrilled by the response – keep the ...
Announcing the ‘elevator speech’ contest
Announcing the ‘elevator speech’ contest! When you’re preparing a presentation, one of the most useful steps you can take is ...
Is an introduction important?
Why do speakers need introductions? They’re often badly done – a hapless VP of Something has a piece of paper ...
What’s an elevator speech?
What's an elevator speech? Let's say you're about to speak at an important conference. You leave your hotel room, high ...
Don’t Tell Them Everything You Know
The art of public speaking is the art of deciding what NOT to say. The urge, when you combine expertise, ...
Using Humor in Speeches, and Other Bad Advice
There are a few basic rules that many people seem to have stuck in their minds about public speaking: Tell-'em-what-you're-going-to-say,-say-it,-tell-'em-what-you-said; ...
