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Make short, sharp, and on-the-spot presentations by modeling your presentations after these elevator pitch examples.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve scoured the business management internet space to bring you the best, most-impressive elevator pitches. In the following paragraphs, I\u2019ll show you how to model your communications on these winning archetypes. (Spoiler alert: some of these examples show what not<\/em> to do, so read closely.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is an elevator pitch?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Think of your elevator pitch (or elevator speech) as a Twitter version of your business plan\/proposal.<\/strong> You may use more than 140 characters<\/a> to communicate your ideas during a 30-second elevator ride; however, don\u2019t share more than three tweets’ worth of information in \u201cfirst contact<\/a>\u201d situations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because the average English word has 4.5 characters<\/a> (5.5 with spaces), a 140 character tweet equals roughly 25 words.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most people speak 120-200 words per minute<\/a>; use a comprehensible 75 words (slightly slower than the average speaking speed) in your 30-second elevator pitch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking slowly (while still showing your passion for the subject) demonstrates confidence and competence.<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Don\u2019t just wing it and stumble your way through a rambling, improvised elevator speech the next time you get a chance to speak with an industry influencer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Create and practice your elevator pitches right away\u2013you never know when you\u2019ll run into that next big opportunity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Business networking means always having a business card in your hand and a smile on your face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Give the same care and attention to the way you describe yourself<\/strong> (and your company) as you do to your professional attire, branding, and product design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, don\u2019t spend too much time on this effort; track your time<\/a> to ensure you spend an appropriate amount on this project without obsessing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can use an elevator pitch for everything from getting a job\/promotion to landing a new client or investor. You\u2019ll find these short, refined introduction speeches in all areas of business communication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Staying ahead of the competition and managing industry rivalry<\/a> means always presenting yourself in the best possible light. Later in this article, I\u2019ll provide elevator speech examples for each of the popular variants. However, let\u2019s use a basic elevator pitch template to get started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

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Use a simple elevator speech template<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You can find many outline variants and elevator pitch examples online; I\u2019ll describe my favorites in this article. However, to keep things simple, I\u2019ll start with a simple method used by the Harvard-MIT<\/a> Division of Health Sciences and Technology:<\/p>\n\n\n\n