Ep46 Creating your Elevator Pitch

Send us Fan MailWhat would you say about yourself if introduced to a new potential employer or client for the first time? What would be the most important things you would like to share about yourself? In this episode of the CPO we look at Elevator Pitches, are they useful, how do we prepare one and what is important to share? The Chief Psychology Officer episodes are available here https://www.thecpo.co.uk/To follow Zircon on LinkedIn and to be first to hear about podcasts, publications and news, please like and follow us: https://www.linkedin.com/company/zircon-consulting-ltd/To access the research white papers mentioned in this and other podcasts, please go to: https://zircon-mc.co.uk/zircon-white-papers.phpFor more information about the BeTalent Strengths questionnaire mentioned in this podcast please contact the BeTalent team via email: [email protected] your Elevator Pitch·       00:00 – Introduction to the Elevator Pitch·       01:04 – It feels like the first time…·       01:53 – 30-60 seconds to sell yourself·       02:21 – Crosby or Otis?·       03:32 – A ride on the gauche train·       04:00 – (not) the key to success·       04:52 – Filling the void, not touching it·       05:38 – A Proustian momentMolding the clay·       06:07 – Anytime, anywhere!·       08:06 – I have no time for this…·       09:09 – Great for products, not for people·       10:01 – The mark of a true warrior, is humility·       11:04 – Help me, to help you!·       11:52 – Let’s set the scene…·       12:34 – What is your role?·       13:15 – What is the problem you’re solving?·       13:46 – What’s the solution?·       14:12 – What’s next?Practice makes perfect·       14:48 – Great, now let’s go again!·       16:12 – The Amanda Potter Story·       17:10 – A big difference…·       18:28 – The clock is ticking…·       19:44 – Contextualizing·       21:00 – One more time·       22:51 – In summary…·       23:42 – Energize!·       24:11 – It’s not just what you say; it’s how you say it.·       24:58 – Feedback·       25:15 – The end.Episodes are available here https://www.thecpo.co.uk/ To follow Zircon on LinkedIn and to be first to hear about podcasts, publications and news, please like and follow us: https://www.linkedin.com/company/betalent-by-zircon/ To access the research white papers mentioned in this and other podcasts, please go to: https://www.betalent.com/research For more information about the BeTalent suite of tools and platform please contact: [email protected]