darrell coleman key club, u. of utah toastmaster club, faculty advisor assistant professor,...
DESCRIPTION
At the end of this workshop you should be able to: Incorporate key components to make your pitch stand out State how Toastmaster’s public speaking club can help you Analyze your own pitch as well as give advice if requestedTRANSCRIPT
DELIVERING EFFECTIVE ELEVATOR PITCHES FOR
JOBS
Darrell ColemanKey Club, U. of Utah Toastmaster Club, Faculty AdvisorAssistant Professor, Department of Management, David
Eccles School of [email protected]
801-541-6099
They should remember and be interested
in YOU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qR-IhZJOq3U
Today’s ObjectiveAt the end of this workshop you should be able
to:
Incorporate key components to make your pitch stand out
State how Toastmaster’s public speaking club can help you
Analyze your own pitch as well as give advice if requested
Tell me about yourself!
Example 1: Think about what is going well and not so well.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDhbLdFJAF4&feature=player_detailpage#t=12s
Activity
Identify:1 or 2 good things1 or 2 weaknesses
Tell me about yourself!
Example 2: Think about what is going well and not so well.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qR-IhZJOq3U&feature=player_detailpage#t=14s
Activity
Identify:1 or 2 good things1 or 2 weaknesses
http://elevatorpitches.wikispaces.com/ Make yourself stand out!
Be poised!
Speak well!
AND…IT’S NOT ABOUT WHAT THEY CAN DO FOR YOU! IT’S WHAT YOU CAN DO FOR THEM!
Make yourself stand out!
SPEECH DEVELOPMENT Opening, body, close Smoothness of transitions
SPEECH LOGIC Clarity, coherence, rationality
COMPELLING Concrete Contribution (skill or experience) Memorable
Be poised! PERSONA
Confidence, enthusiasm, directness PHYSICAL
Body language, appearance
Speak well! VOICE
Variation, volume, pronunciation LANGUAGE
Appropriate to audience & purpose. Grammar & word selection
Determine its applicability?
Broad: Applicable to a wider range of positions/employers/situations
Customized: Applicable to a smaller range of positions/employers/situations
LEAVE THEM WITH SOMETHING TO TAKE HOME
Elevator Pitch Business card:
• Contact Info: Name, e-mail and phone
• Something to Watch: Website with your pitch on video and resume
• Something to remember - Summary of pitch
CAUTION!This workshop was primarily geared to US and to some
extent European employers.
Using an Evaluation/Judging Form
JUDGING ITEMS SUGGESTEDPOINT
VALUES
Actual Score
Speaker Name:
Excellent
Very Good
Good
Fair
Comments to Speaker
SPEECH DEVELOPMENTOpening, body, closeSmoothness of transitions
30
24
20
16
SPEECH LOGICClarity, coherence, rationality
25
20
15
10
COMPELLINGConcrete Contribution (skill or experience)Memorable
25
20
15
10
PERSONAConfidence, enthusiasm, directness
25
20
15
10
PHYSICALBody language, appearance
15
11
7 3
VOICEVariation, volume, pronunciation
15
11
7 3
LANGUAGEAppropriate to audience & purpose.Grammar & word selection
15
11
7 3
General Comments
Workshop Activity
Using the Judging Form let’s reassess the “good” elevator pitch.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qR-IhZJOq3U&feature=player_detailpage#t=12s
Toastmaster’s International
http://www.toastmasters.org/
University of Utah Key Clubhttp://keyclub.freetoasthost.org/
MORE QUESTIONSPost your questions and successes on the Wiki:https://elevatorpitches.wikispaces.com/
You Can…
Wow Them!