YOU HAD ME AT HELLO! CREATE AN UNFORGETTABLE IMPRESSION WITH A CAN’T MISS ELEVATOR SPEECH. Hallie Crawford www.halliecrawford.com Copyright 2009

ELEVATOR SPEECH - DEFINED 12-20 sec or 150 words Spotlights the benefit you provide Make good impression Shows your personality and what makes you unique Is memorable Do you need help identifying your ideal career path? ©2002-2009 HallieCrawford.com

12-20 sec or 150 words

Spotlights the benefit you provide

Make good impression

Shows your personality and what makes you unique

Is memorable

WRITING YOUR ELEVATOR SPEECH Identify your target audience . Where are you using it? With whom and for what purpose? Write down the "deliverables" – the services or features that you provide, and the benefits your clients or customers derive from your services. Choose an opening sentence that will grab the listener’s attention. Do you need help identifying your ideal career path? ©2002-2009 HallieCrawford.com

Identify your target audience . Where are you using it? With whom and for what purpose?

Write down the "deliverables" – the services or features that you provide, and the benefits your clients or customers derive from your services.

Choose an opening sentence that will grab the listener’s attention.

DELIVERY When you deliver your elevator speech, you want it to be Delivered effortlessly. Authentic and something you’re comfortable with. People connect with people who are real and authentic. Energizing. Tap into your passion. What do you love about what you do? Do you need help identifying your ideal career path? ©2002-2009 HallieCrawford.com

When you deliver your elevator speech, you want it to be

Delivered effortlessly.

Authentic and something you’re comfortable with. People connect with people who are real and authentic.

Energizing. Tap into your passion. What do you love about what you do?

ACTION STEPS Set your intention before the event - what is your intention with the elevator speech? Write it on a note card. Record it and play it back - do you sound confident, sincere, engaging? Practice on 3 people this week. What do they think? Ask your friends and family for help. Do you need help identifying your ideal career path? ©2002-2009 HallieCrawford.com

Set your intention before the event - what is your intention with the elevator speech?

Write it on a note card.

Record it and play it back - do you sound confident, sincere, engaging?

Practice on 3 people this week. What do they think?

Ask your friends and family for help.

HALLIE CRAWFORD CERTIFIED CAREER COACH Do you feel stuck where you are in your career? Need help with your career transition? Would you like to have a job you're passionate about? Then contact me for a complimentary consultation: www.halliecrawford.com/contact.html Or visit my online store: www.halliecrawford.com I’m here to help! Do you need help identifying your ideal career path? ©2002-2009 HallieCrawford.com

Do you feel stuck where you are in your career?

Need help with your career transition?

Would you like to have a job you're passionate about?

Then contact me for a complimentary consultation:

www.halliecrawford.com/contact.html

Or visit my online store: www.halliecrawford.com

I’m here to help!