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A collection of rules -- do's and don'ts -- for job-seekers in the development and use of career elevator speeches, a key job-search tool. (more...)

Persuasive marketing and writing for professionals and small business ... Are you intuitively defensive about salespeople? You know the hard hand shake, touch on the elbow, strong ... (more...)

Wow, What a Great 60 Second Commercial! Can you tell me more about what you do?? Is that the response that you regularly receive at the networking events you attend? (more...)

Executives who can't clearly explain what they do and why anyone should care in the first 30 seconds miss out ? on sales, on funding, on alliances ... on business. (more...)

Elevator Speeches To Grab Investors' Attention ... The Art of the Elevator Pitch. By Robert Pagliarini of SeekingCapital.com (more...)

Executives who can't clearly explain what they do and why anyone should care in the first 30 seconds miss out ? on sales, on funding, on alliances ... on business. (more...)

Preparing Your Elevator Speech An ?elevator speech? is a term taken from the early days of the internet explosion when web development companies needed venture capital. (more...)

Elevator speeches are the verbal application of your company's messages. They help your executives and sales team explain exactly what your company does in about 30 seconds, and ... (more...)

An elevator pitch (or elevator speech) is an overview of an idea for a product, service, or project. The name reflects the fact that an elevator pitch can be delivered in the time ... (more...)

I was alone in the elevator with the hiring manager for a temp-to-perm job I really needed," recalls temp Ben Whittle. "I knew I should say something -- anything -- to make the ... (more...)