Learn how to create a persuasive elevator speech that hooks listeners immediately.

An elevator speech is a quick and effective way of getting someone’s attention, and getting them to see things your way.

First impressions stick. It’s obviously an overused cliche, but it’s a cliche for a reason. People remember how you make them feel the first time you meet them. Did you make them feel uncomfortable?

Telling people what you do in a concise way isn’t easy. That’s why creating an elevator pitch is so important. Telling people what you do in a concise way isn’t easy. That’s why creating an elevator ...

Most people confuse elevator pitches with sales pitches, but they’re completely different. A sales pitch is a formal presentation. An elevator pitch is a segue that takes place within a casual ...

Elevator pitches are powerful marketing tools that tell your story in less than a minute. They are useful for any business person to have in her arsenal of networking tools to help with business, ...

When most people hear the term 'elevator pitch,' they think they have at least 30 seconds, maybe more, to showcase who they are and what they do. But they're wrong. When I first started my business, ...

Did you know that you can (and should) have more than one elevator pitch to use when different opportunities arise? An elevator pitch can be short (10 seconds) or long (up to three minutes).

As Thomas Jefferson said, the most valuable of all talents is that of never using two words when one will do. Perhaps that sentiment has never been more apt than in the age of Twitter. Brevity is an ...

Quartermaster Seaman Kaitlynn Hardy, assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima, speaks with Stephanie Pedrotty of Leaderquest during the annual Tri-Base Job and Transition Expo in 2017.