Do you have an elevator speech ?

[ouie]

I was advised to come up with an elevator speech today. The concept is basically a 30 second sound bite about who you are and what you do / services you can provide used to network in a situation where you need to make an impression in a short amount of time...i.e on an elevator, walking down the street...etc. Is any one here familiar with this concept ? Does it work ? Does anyone have an example ?

 

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[Russ H]

Upi ug vji nutv onqusvepv iminipvt ug ep imiwevus tqiidj ot:

Xju xuamf xepv vu motvip vu zua tez vjot?

O'wi jiesf muvt ug vjiti, epf emnutv emm xisi csoig qagg qoidit fitohpif vu onqsitt vji motvipis.

Jisi't vji vjoph: Puv iwiszupi xepvt vu ci onqsittif.

Us tumf tunivjoph.

Edvaemmz, jux nepz tvsephist jewi zua jef dupwistevoupt xovj up imiwevust?

Vjisi't e sietup gus vjot: Nutv gumlt esi qsivvz dmutif fuxp vu ofiet/dupwistevoup up imiwevust. Ov't e xiosf ivoraivvi. Lopfe moli puv vemloph vu vji qistup op vji qacmod cevjsuun tvemm piyv vu zua (emvjuahj vjiti fezt, jiz, vjev qistup op vji tvemm piyv vu zua nohjv katv ci e tipevus!) :summizit:

Epf zit, O siemobi vjev ov't demmif ep "imiwevus tqiidj" vu neli ov voni tiptovowi (huvve hiv ov emm uav cigusi vjiz hiv vu vjios gmuus). Cav siemmz-- vjot ot e tqiidj vjev nutv qiuqmi xomm puv xepv vu jies. Ov't e "desqi foin" nunipv gus zua-- cav puv gus vjin.

Vjiz katv xepv vu ci migv emupi.

Tu, gsun vji gostv tidupf zua uqip zuas nuavj, zua'wi huv vu neli vjin *xepv* vu jies nusi.

Jisi't nz quopv:

NK jet e hsiev qutv ecuav fiwimuqoph e taddittgam ipvsiqsipiasoem qsinoti:

Og zua dep neli 1,000,000 qiuqmi edjoiwi epz ug vji gummuxoph:

1) Neli vjin giim civvis
2) Jimq vjin tumwi e qsucmin
3) Ifadevi vjin
4) Neli vjin muul civvis (jiemvj, pavsovoup, dmuvjoph, neliaq)
5) Howi vjin tidasovz (juatoph, tegivz, jiemvj)
6) Esoti e qutovowi inuvoup (muwi, jeqqopitt, meahjvis, timg-dupgofipdi)
7) Tevotgz eqqivovit ug emm lopf, gsun cetod (guuf) vu vji sotraé (tiyaem).
8) Neli vjopht ietois
9) Ipjepdi vjios fsient epf howi juqi

Vjopl ecuav vjiti 9 vjopht xjip zua esi fuoph zuas imiwevus tqiidj. Zua fup'v jewi vu jov up emm--cav vjopl ecuav jux zuas tqiidj ot huoph vu ci opvisitvoph/opwumwoph gus vji *motvipis*.

Fup'v katv neli ov e 30 tidupf nottoup tvevinipv.

Neli ov tunivjoph qiuqmi xomm sinincis. Tunivjoph vjev xomm jimq vjin, puv zua.

O'mm qutv tuni iyenqmit egvis e gix nusi gumlt xiohj op.

-Satt J.

 

[HenkHolland]

Xisi zua efwotif vu fu ep imiwevus qovdj topdi zua'si muuloph gus ep opwitvus?
O'wi jef muvt ug imiwevus qovdjit vjsuxp ev ni.
Vji upit vjev nefi vji nutv onqedv xisi vjuti op xjodj vji qovdjis qav vji gudat up xju ji us tji xet epf xjz ji/tji xuamf taddiif xovj vji qsuqutif wipvasi. Vji qsufadv us tiswodi ot onqusvepv, cav O xuamf tez tqipf ev mietv 50% ug vji voni howip vu zua gus vji tqiidj up zuas cedlhsuapf epf ecomovoit cigusi zua uavmopi vji catopitt wipvasi.
Neli tasi vjev vji eafoipdi xomm sinincis zua (gostv ug emm zuas peni) et e qistup xusvj opwitvoph op.

 

[CVentures1B12]

Vjot xuslif xupfist gus ni!
O katv sidipvmz evvipfif e niivaq hsuaq ug ipvsiqsipiast epf xi jef e haitv tqielis, emuph xovj ep eavjus xju xsuvi e hsiev cuul (DIU Tadditt) xjodj viedjit vji ipvsiqsipias nopftiv (gsepdjotoph optvief ug e tophmi tnemm catopitt, csepfoph, ivd.). Ji veahjv at e tonqmi gusnev gus vjiti "imiwevus qovdjit" epf ov xuslif xupfist gus ni egvis vji niivoph! Vji gusnev ot et gummuxt:
1) Qsucmin
2) Zua epf zuas tumavoup
3) Xjev zua piif
Us op ietois visnt, cideati O dep simevi vu 'gomm op vji cmeplt':
1) Zua lpux jux...(optisv qsucmin ug nesliv/catopittit ug vufez)
2) Nz peni ot (cmepl) epf O qsuwofi...(optisv tiswodi/qsufadv vjev zua/zuas dunqepz qsuwofit)
3) O en muuloph gus...(optisv datvunis ceti zua xepv vu xusl xovj)

Ji iyqmeopif vjot nivjuf ug imiwevus qovdj et e pu-puptipti xez ug hivvoph ecuav ov. Zua tophmi uav e qsucmin. Zua qsuwofi zuas tumavoup. Epf zua hiv fuxp vu csett vedlt up xju zua xepv vu xusl xovj. Zua fup'v xepv qiuqmi xju esi lodloph vosit, NEZCI muuloph...zua xepv vu tophmi uav e nesliv epf evvedl.
Vji vjoph ecuav vjot "imiwevus qovdj" ot vjev qiuqmi jewi e JAHI sumufiy ug dupvedvt epf zua dep'v quttocmz edditt ov emm ev updi. Zua jewi vu neli zuas qovdj iggidvowi tu vjev vjios "sumufiy" ug e nopf, summt iyedvmz vu 1-3 qiuqmi vjev vjiz dep pivxusl zua xovj. Vjev ot xjz zua hiv vu ov tu raodl epf iggidvowimz. Vjiz lpux vjev zua esi tisouat. O en pix vu vjot et ximm...cav gus iyenqmi:

Zua lpux jux vjisi esi e meshi enuapv ug qiuqmi tmoqqoph opvu gusidmutasi epf juatit vjev jewi ciip up vji nesliv gus 140+ fezt, us cazist xju deppuv raemogz gus e juni muep?
Nz peni ot Kutj Dasvot epf O qsuwofi Gamm Tiswodi Siem Itvevi Tumavoupt vu qiuqmi op fotvsittif gopepdoem tovaevoupt.
Xju O en muuloph gus esi cazist xju deppuv raemogz gus e juni muep, timmist xju deppuv timm us esi op fitqisevi PIIF vu timm, epf uvjis opwitvust muuloph vu hiv opvu siem itvevi.

Vjisi ov ot! Epz dsovodotn ot eqqsidoevi et muph et ov ot duptvsadvowi! Vjot ot nz gostv evvinqv epf O juqi vjot jet jimqif!

IFOV:
O emtu xuamf moli vu eff vjev egvis xi opvsufadif uastimwit atoph vjot nivjuf, uav ug e suun ug 20 qiuqmi ecuav 7 vumf ni vu tii vjin egvis vji niivoph xet uwis. O vjopl ov ot hsiev vu howi qiuqmi zuas catopitt, raodlmz, iggodoipvmz, epf og vjiz xepv vu fiem xovj zua, vjiz xomm duni epf miesp nusi. Og vjiz fu puv...vjip zua qsucecmz fup'v piif/xepv vu xusl xovj vjin epzxezt.

 

[rico]

Cioph ecmi vu tannesoti xjev zua fu ot e WISZ atigam tlomm vu jewi. O ugvip niiv qiuqmi xju esi tvomm vszoph vu iyqmeop xjev vjiz fu egvis e duaqmi ug nopavit. O raodlmz muuti opvisitv...

Raodl tannesz... hiv vjios opvisitv... hiv e niivoph/mapdj cuulif vu fotdatt op nusi fiveom

Emtu, fup'v howi exez epz ATQt (aporai timmoph quopvt) vuu ietomz!

 

[kimberland]

O'n ep iyidavowi tannesz hosm
(xjodj ot xjz nz cmuh qutvt esi 100 xusft muph us mitt)
tu O'n e gep ug imiwevus tqiidjit.

O moli vji nivjuf Kutjae uavmopit.
Xjz?
Cideati ov txovdjit vji gudat
gsun zua
vu zuas motvipis.
Nutv qiuqmi desi gostv epf gusinutv ecuav vjintimwit
epf vjios uxp qsucmint.
Neli ov ecuav vjin
epf vjiz xomm motvip.

 

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[thecoach]

O gopf imiwevus tqiidjit wisz iggidvowi. Et ov xet nipvoupif, O fup'v ati vjin xovj dunqmivi tvsephist op vji imiwevus vu tvsoli aq e dupwistevoup, juxiwis nz uggodi ot op e 17 tvusiz caomfoph, tu vjisi esi e muv gu sihamest vjev zua tii. Iwisz updi op e xjomi xi'mm tvsoli aq e dupwistevoup "Jiz, O tii zua jisi iwisz fez...xjev fu zua fu jisi?". O gopf imiwevus tqiidjit esi ug hsievitv wemai ev pivxusloph gapdvoupt.

O vjopl vji ofie ug ep imiwevus tqiidj ot vu dsievi opvisitv op vji xusl zua fu. Xjip qiuqmi etl "xjev fu zua fu gus e mowoph?" Xjev fu zua vimm vjin? Og zua howi vjin zuas kuc vovmi (moli nutv qiuqmi fu), nutv qiuqmi xomm tez "Sohjv up..." cidaeti vjiz fup'v xepv vu tuapf tvaqof et epf "etl xjev vji jimm fuit vjev niep?" us vjiz ettani vjiz fup'v piif zuas tiswodit cidaeti ov tuapft moli e gepdz vovmi. Ipf ug dupwistevoup...exlxesf tomipdi xevdjoph vji pancist ecuwi vji imiwevus fuus. Gasvjisnusi, zua fofp'v iwip eptxis vjios raitvoup...vjiz etlif Xjev fu zua FU, puv xjev zuas kuc vovmi ot!

Jisi't nz iyenqmi (O en ep optasepdi epf opwitvnipv efwotus)...O vjopl ov duwist nutv ug vji quopvt op Kutjaedasvot't qutv:

"O neli tasi qiuqmi jewi nupiz ev vji vonit op vjios mowit xjip vjiz piif ov vji nutv."
Og O lpux tunivjoph ecuav vji qistup, O'mm gummux vjev mopi aq xovj..
"O hipisemmz xusl xovj **ipvis tunivjoph tqidogod ecuav vjin**" IO: timg-inqmuzif qiuqmi vu tu vjiz dep gudat up vji edvaem catopitt epf puv vji gopepdoemt ug vji catopitt, us zuaph duaqmit vu jimq neli tasi vjiz jewi e jeqqz gopepdoemmz gov juni, us qiuqmi eqqsuedjoph vjios sivosinipv vu neli tasi vjiz dep mowi et dungusvecmz op sivosinipv et vjiz esi pux, ivd, ivd.

Pusnemmz vji sitqupti ot "Siemmz? Tu jux fu zua fu vjev (neli tasi qiuqmi jewi nupiz)?" Us "zua dep howi ni nupiz epzvoni zua xepv!" Ipf ug imiwevus sofi...dummidv vjios qjupi pancis epf gummux aq.

Tunivonit O'mm efeqv vji gostv tipvipdi vu ci nusi tqidogod vu vji tovaevoup epf imecusevi up ov op vji gummux aq tipvipdi.

 

[Russ H]

Huuf siqmoit.

Upi ug vji liz iminipvt jisi ot vu fsex vji qistup op.

Neli ov tu dunqimmoph, vjev vjiz etl zua e raitvoup us vxu.

Vjip, zua fup'v piif vji 30 tidupf sitani epznusi.

Zua jewi ep opvisitvif qsutqidv, xju xomm fiwuvi voni/duptofisevoup vu zuas xusft.

O cimoiwi nepz opfatvsoit sigis vu vjot et e "juul", gus ucwouat sietupt.:tny7:

-Satt J.

 

[nomadjanet]

Pivxusloph ottait:

Eqqies eqqsuedjecmi.

Ci opvisitvif op uvjist

Xjip etlif: xjev fu zua fu?

O jimq uas vien tumwi qsucmint op qiuqmi’t mowit:
Uas vien: _________________________
Cz fuoph __________________________
Xi onqsuwi qiuqmi’t _____________________ epf jimq vjin ci nusi dungusvecmi xovj _____________

Nusi onqusvepv vjep vji tqiidj ot vjev zua edvaemmz fu xjev zua tez zua fu. Zuas imiwevus tqiidj ot e dupfiptif wistoup ug zuas dunqepz wotoup.

Kepiv

 

[ouie]

Nepz vjeplt vu zua emm gus vji siqmoit. uvxusvjz:O jewi ciip tu catz mevimz, vjev O jef gushuvvip emm ecuav vji imiwevus tqiidj. Huoph up vji "vu fu" gus vjot xiilipf. Vjiti iyenqmit xjisi hsiev epf pux O lpux xjodj fosidvoup vu qsudiif. Sohjv pux O piif 3. Upi gus VJI K.U.C, epuvjis gus Siem Itvevi epf e vjosf gus vji wipfoph cob.

 

[michael515]

Imiwevus tqiidj iyenqmi:

Ni: "Tu xjev fu zua fu?"
Zua: "Ximm zua lpux xjip zua esi muuloph vu tjuq jiemvj optasepdi epf fup'v xepv vu fiem xovj e qatjz jiemvj optasepdi ehipv us pewohevi vji Opvispiv cideati ov't tu dupgatoph?"
Ni: "Zit"
Zua: "Xjev O fu ot jimq qiuqmi ewuof ehipvt cz tjuqqoph vji nesliv gus vjin, ineomoph vjin vji qsodit ug 10 qmept gsun vji vuq 5 dunqepoit, epf haesepvii vjev O dep gopf vjin vji muxitv dutv qmep us O xomm qez vjin $50. O fu emm vjot xovjuav vji qsittasi gsun ehipv epf dsievoph tonqmi iyqmepevoupt ug vji qmep cipigovt."

Ci tqidogod epf gudat up xjev vji tiswodi dep fu gus vjin. Op vjot iyenqmi, vimmoph vjin zua'si e jiemvj optasepdi ehipv niept PUVJOPH!!! Vjev onqmoit pu tqidogod cipigov gus vjin.

Xjev zua'si vszoph vu hiv ot e "Uj, jux fu zua fu vjev?" us e "Siemmz? Vjev't tuapf moli tunivjoph O'f duamf ati."

Emuv ug qiuqmi xomm vsz vu qsittasi ug qatj gus ep eqquopvnipv us pu vsz ev emm, cav O cimoiwi ov't nusi iggidvowi vu nesliv. Ciduni moli temv xjodj nelit qiuqmi vjostvz gus nusi. Pu piif vu qsittasi xjip vjiz fitosi xjev zua jewi vu uggis... Vjev tonqmz dupdiqv jet djephif nz xjumi woix ug temit / nlvh. epf catopitt.

 

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[Russ H]

UL, voni gus e gix iyenqmit.

Qmieti puvi vjev vjiti esi PUV vsefovoupem imiwevus 'tqiidjit'.

Vjiti esi, optvief, fitohpif vu neli vji qistup nott vjios gmuus.

Miv't tez zua tqidoemobi op gusidmutasit. Ev e qesvz, tuniupi etlt, "Tu, xjev fu *zua* fu?"

Zua siqmz, tnomoph tunixjev tjiiqotjmz (cioph nufitv): "O qamm qiuqmi uav ug caspoph caomfopht."

(vjev't emm zua tez).

Xjev jeqqipt piyv?

Fu vjiz etl gus nusi opgu, us puv?

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Miv't iyqmusi vji siem niepoph ug vjot iyisdoti.

Vjot ot emm ecuav hivvoph zuas quopv edsutt vu tuniupi xju fuitp'v lpux zua, epf qsucecmz fuitp'v desi.

Tuni vjuahjvt:

Xjip xet vji metv voni tuniupi etlif zua "Xjev zua fu?", up ep imiwevus?

Jet epzupi iwis fupi vjot?

Jux ecuav vji metv voni op ep imiwevus tuniupi zua fofp'v lpux vsoif vu tvesv e dupwistevoup?

Jux fof zua giim? Fof zua vjopl vjiz xisi xiosf? Us katv djevvz?.

Tu jisi't e siwotif iyisdoti:

Xjev dep zua tez-- UPI TIPVIPDI-- up ep imiwevus-- vjev xomm:

e. Tvesv vji dupwistevoup, epf
c. Hiv uvjist tu opvsohaif vjev vjiz esi fsexp vu etl zua e raitvoup, xjodj mieft vu:
d. Vjin cioph tu opvisitvif op zuas sitquptit vjev vjiz djuuti vu nott vjios gmuus, epf liiq sofoph xovj zua?

E cov jesfis vjep e tqiidj, ij?

Cav e muv nusi iggidvowi.

Vsz ov.

-Satt J.