LibGuides: Presentation Skills: The Elevator Pitch

Should I Use an Elevator Pitch? Is There an Alternative?

TED Talk "The Elevator Speech is Out of Order: Michelle Golden at TEDxCitadelPark"

Takeaway: Focus on connecting and storytelling.
Here are 5 first questions for networking:

1.) Where do you work?
2.) What inspired you to go into that? OR How did you end up doing that?
3.) What do you like about what you do?
4.) What was ... like when you started?
5.) How do you approach ... now?

Library Database: ABI/INFORM

ProQuest One Business This link opens in a new window
Provides a business-focused interface which intuitively guides users to content like journal articles, books, and company, industry and country reports.
Click here for the ProQuest One Business LibGuide..

ProQuest One Business contains:

• Company, industry and country reports from providers such Fitch Solutions and Economist Intelligence Unit; and in-depth analyst reports from J. P. Morgan
• Scholarly journal and ebook coverage from hundreds of publishers
• Full text of the three major global business news sources: the Wall Street Journal, the Economist and the Financial Times
• A robust collection of video – including interviews with business leaders, case studies and trainings
•Hundreds of thousands of reports from J.P. Morgan, Hoovers, BMI Research, EIU, Plunkett Research and others.

Articles from the Web

7 Steps to Deliver Your Best Elevator Pitch
U.S. News & World Report's take on the elevator pitch
The Art of the Elevator Pitch: 10 Great Tips
readwrite's take on the elevator pitch.
(readwrite.com is an excellent online tech-focused weblog)
How to Master Your Elevator Pitch (Inc.com)

Google Search for "elevator pitch"

Conducting a Google search for "elevator pitch" will result in many useful articles from college career centers and online business websites.
(You will discover that much of the advice overlaps.)