Elevator Pitch in this situation?

Are you looking to get a client or two? Or are you just trying to describe what you do?

I need just a little more information about what kinds of skills you do have, and what you are wanting to pitch.

Do not be ashamed that you don't have a college degree, going to college right now doesn't provide a good return on the investment. Perhaps, you decided to lthat it was a better investment of your time and money to start your own business. Remember, Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerburg and many others do not have college degrees. I have two that are almost worthless to me. Some of the 'dullest knives in the drawer' have MBAs.

What's important is that you develop a strong sense of self(self esteem), confidence, seek knowledge, develop skills on your own and learn to listen, evaluate and absorb knowledge.

Much of what is taught right here in this forum is more valuable than what you would learn in any business school in the country.


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So you have technical skills? You need to showcase them. Build out a personal project that shows these skills. Anybody can say they have 'x' skill, but if you can actually demonstrate this skill that will put you above the wannabes.

You clearly have an edge, being a young buck with a lot to prove and a lot of skills to back it up.

Just drum up conversation and talk about pain points. Things that business owners deal with day to day that make their life more difficult. And then talk about solutions to those problems!

Things like more effective advertising, the downfall of print media, the upswing of social media, google shakeups. Just talk with business owners in this case, and you'll get people who will hear you out. And you can really fix issues they have. And THAT'S how you'll truly grow your business and be of honest help to them.

- Mark Cuda

Forget about an elevator pitch. Imagine how you feel when you ask someone a simple polite question like "how are you" or "what do you do" and they proceed to tell you in great detail.

Here is the bottom line: People like to talk about themselves. So, if you want to be one of those people who knows how to work a room, don't talk about yourself. Turn every question and comment back into something relevant for the other person.

"So, what do you do?"

I work with business owners to "X" - Something kind of vague that causes curiosity

"Oh really, how's that work?"

"Well, tell me a little about "X" and I can give you an example" - This will get them talking in the direction of your product and will open ways for you to help them. If they don't respond to this approach, go talk to others who will.

At this point, it is important to ask questions and give compliments. Let them feel proud of who they are what they do. As you are asking questions, you are looking for ways that your service fits into what they do. Most people just blab on and on and expect the prospect to figure out how to use them. That is the wrong approach. It is YOUR job to find out how you can help them, make it relevant, and get them thinking.

Use words like "I wonder if" - "Imagine if" - "That makes me think about"

The first goal of any conversation is to get people to imagine using your service. Long before we decide to buy something, when we first become aware of it, we immediately try to imagine ourselves using a product. If we don't make that imaginary connection, we will never buy it until we do.

So, by being a little vague at first, their imagination fires up and starts to try and figure out this puzzle. The mind cannot resist an unanswered question.

Then, as you describe it in ways that are relevant to them, and begin to use descriptive language that causes them to imagine using your service, you are already halfway to a sale. This takes a little practice but you can get it.

Lastly, don't offer them a card. If you did this correctly, they will ask YOU for a card. At which point you can pat your pockets as if you aren't sure where they are. Make them wait a few seconds for the card, don't just fire one out there.

Now, make sure you ask for a card in return. A few days later send them an email that it was nice chatting and that you'll give them a call sometime. A few days after that, give them a call, continue the conversation by starting with a good piece of info (I read something the other day that reminded me of our conversation), and ask to set a time when you can come visit.

"I'm planning the best ways to utilise my I.T. skills to help companys make better use of technology and how it can grow their businesses.

try that

I'd think what you want to do is make yourself useful to those you'd like to have as mentors. See what they need done and offer to help them out. Your elevator pitch so to speak then is about being hungry to learn and willing to help.

Unfortunately I am not able to go to the conference, my employer doesn't think it's education, even though other co-workers are going. Suppose it's because I'm new.

Thanks everybody, though.

Your plan was to go to this conference, that your employer was presumably paying for, and try to find new employment? Your employer probably recognized that and thus made his decision to exclude you.

If you are really looking to go and you think this conference will be worth while you should buy your own ticket and take the day off work.

Oh boy. Time to crank up your self-concept, my friend.

All those things you said about yourself? "Nothing to show"? They don't know that. You're just some guy walking up to them. Never met you before. What you say is what you are.

Now I am NOT saying to misrepresent yourself, or lie. Do NOT do that.

However, you don't need to tell people every detail of what you've done or not done, either. They don't need to know about unpaid internships. You still did the work, didn't you?

Dan said to say, "I work with business owners to do X" and he's on the right track. Fill in your 30 second commercial with things you've done and want to do.

"I work with business owners who want to take advantage of today's technology, but don't want to spend the time learning about it themselves." There's a for-instance.

What did you do "behind the curtains"?