True OR False
An elevator speech should be around 1 minute long, no longer than that.
False, it should be around 20 - 40 seconds.
What should an elevator speech mainly include? List any 2.
- Description about yourself
- Education qualifications
- Skills and interest
- Future goals
"I am currently taking psychology and statistics courses in addition to the courses offered in my major so that, in the future, I would be able to integrate the knowledge from these courses to data analysis."
Vague connections. What does psychology have to do with data analysis?
What are some features most necessary for the last sentence of your elevator speech?
All elevator speeches take place in an elevator
False
What should come after a claim?
Reason. Why is what you claimed important to you?
"I am pursuing my degree in Information Systems and I am passionate about data analysis as I believe that this field of work allows a person to explore the various aspects of life around us."
"allows a person to explore the various aspects of life around us" is problematic. It is too vague.
It is important that your speech is framed in a _______ manner, so that anyone listening to it gets a good understanding of why you claim skills that you have mentioned in your speech.
transitional
The more hand gestures you use, the better it would be.
False, exaggerated hand movements distract your audience from what you are saying
What are important features of an elevator speech?
- Highlight your experience
- Call-to-action
- Be brief and short
- Memorable
"During my freshman year, my team members and I came together and began collaborating on a project involving the usage of eye-tracking technology that would allow people with heart and mental symptoms to drive safely without worrying about their conditions would could possible put them in danger when on the road."
Too long
"I am a second-year student at Carnegie Mellon University Qatar Campus pursuing a degree in Information Systems and expected to graduate in May of 2023"-What is a mistake you make when you choose this sentence for your elevator speech?
wasting words
Mentioning vague goals is better that mentioning specific ones since you can't predict the future.
False.
If you use _____ terms, you show your audience that you know what you are talking about.
Technical terms
"I am interested in broadening my experiences beyond my academic background in information system."
Too vague
Unenthusiastic
Too short.
"I find myself interested in entrepreneurship and I am sure I will be a successful entrepreneur in the future" What is the mistake made in this sentence of an elevator speech
Overstatement
Big claim
Evidence should come before a claim. Show evidence then claim what you are trying to prove.
False. You have to make your claim first, present your reasons, then back up with evidence
"During my freshman year, my team members and I came together and began collaborating on a project involving the usage of eye-tracking technology that would allow people with heart and mental symptoms to drive safely."
What element does the excerpt satisfy?
(claim, reason, evidence, closing move)
Evidence. Evidence that the student is doing something to show that they are interested in a specific field.
"I believe I am the best programmer as I have a very extensive background with lots and lots of programming languages; C++, Java, Python, and the list goes on."
Big claim. Overconfident.
"In the future, I would like to work in a work field that uses Information Systems" What is an evident mistake in this sentence in an elevator speech?
Vague goals
To improve it use more concrete statements