What I Learned in Public Speaking

An elevator speech is a brief personal advertisement of thirty seconds to one minute engaging and captivating. An elevator speech is as essential as a business card. Use for an elevator speech could be used at conferences, receptions, a voicemail message, or any networking opportunity. You need to be able to say who you are, what you do, what you are interested in doing and how you can be a resource to your listeners. Knowing your audience is important. Before writing any part of your speech, research your audience. You can not convince anyone of your proposition until you know what it is. Be sure to define precisely what problems you can solve and what benefits you bring to employer. When writing out your elevator speech you should ask yourself what are my key strengths? What adjectives come to mind to describe me? Why am I interested in the company that the person represents? From there an outline should be created. An elevator speech is important to communication arts professionals because an businesses proposition or idea can be described and sold in thirty seconds or less. An example of an elevator speech from me would be Hello, I'm Eukheria Collins. I'll be graduating soon from Alabama A&M University soon with a bachelor's degree in communication arts. I currently hold a 3.0 grade point average and I am apart of the broadcasting club. I reported for the annual Miss Alabama A&M University coronation, the fashion show, and the football game during homecoming week 2013. I did a story on an international artist Mr. John Moore. I even had a chance to do my own personal interview with the director of the telecommunications department for Alabama A&M University, Mrs. Elizabeth Sloan-Ragland. I understand that your station has some new strategies and promotions that haven't been produced yet. I love bringing creative, fresh ideas to the equation. I would be more than happy to show you how I can be an asset and contribute to your company. Do you have time