Elevator Pitch Assignment

Part 1: WP2 Rubric

• Completion of powerpoint
• Well put together presentation (effectively and clearly explain your powerpoint)
• Topic is a “small nesting doll”, and not a broad topic
• Research of chosen topic
• Understanding of your two scholarly articles, and all of their different aspects needed for the presentation
• Formatting

Part 2: What makes an elevator pitch an elevator pitch

I think the most important aspect of an elevator pitch is that it is always some kind of proposal, and you are trying to convince someone of something. The next thing that defines an elevator pitch is that they can only last for around 30 seconds to 2 minutes, because the whole idea behind it is that you have to give your pitch in an elevator and need to be finished before the ride is over. They usually consist of an introduction, description, and a request all within 30sec-2min. The audience can vary depending on the request of the elevator pitch, it could be anything such as a potential employer, investor, or client. The is one thing in common with all of the audiences which is they all have the ability to grant your request.




Part 3: Examples

Strengths:

• Made good first impression
• Introduced herself while also complimenting her audience at the same time
• She explained her skills and experience very clearly, and very quickly
• She brought up her request without making it seem really forced and awkward

Strengths:

• Got to the point immediately
• Described his business and its objective very well
• Gave many reasons as to why his company is a good choice

Struggles:

• Felt very forced and awkward
• The way he was talking seemed pretty aggressive

Strengths:

• Straight to the point
• Describes the problem his company is solving
• States exact request

Struggles

• Could have been a little longer. Could have used an extra 10-20 seconds to try and convince his audience better

One difference I noticed was that the first elevator pitch was someone trying to get an internship, while the other two were company CEO’s trying to get investors. The most obvious difference is that the first pitch was very calm, while the other two seemed very aggressive. I think I like the first one the most from that standpoint, and I think it is more like the elevator pitch we will have to create.