Comments on: An Emotional Pitch Sounds Logical.

By: Bill Griffin

Bill Griffin — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 05:25:04 +0000

Thanks Carol,

Happy to have you on board. Silly isn’t it, how hard it is describe ourselves compared to describing others. I tell people, myself included, it’s not an ego trip to speak highly and effectivley about yourself as long as it’s true. If people want to know, give them your best pich, it’s better for everyone involved.

By: thetravelmaven

thetravelmaven — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 13:38:41 +0000

Bill -

Just discovered your site through Hannah Morgan, CareerSherpa. Love this post! I’ve always hated elevator speeches because they (mine) feel deadly boring (and if I’m not interested, who else will be), too self-promotional and don’t begin to cover what I do. You’ve given me great inspiration to infuse my creativity into the message. Many thanks!
Carol

By: Bill Griffin

Bill Griffin — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 02:43:41 +0000

Thanks Gene,

However you leave your speech keep the word narcolepsy in it. I love it. It sounds nothing like its meaning and has a hard “K” sound on it. That’s comedy writing, it’s that simple.

The best of luck to you Gene, thanks for sharing.

By: Gene Loriot

Gene Loriot — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 13:51:34 +0000

Hey Bill,
Excellant article. Although we keep being told to polish an elevator speech, it is very difficult to create one that doesn’t jam the elevator car in the shaft. I believe in humor, and your turning the “what do you do” question with a question is brilliant. And you gave me an idea: “Since researchers have proven computer details cause Narcolepsy in managers, you need me for health reasons” or something like that…Thank you, well done, genuine (which is often missing) and helpful! God Bless

By: Bill Griffin

Bill Griffin — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 22:57:29 +0000

Thank you Cathy,

The botton line is, enthusiasm is contagious.

By: Bill Griffin

Bill Griffin — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 22:50:31 +0000

Thank you Anthony,

Well done in your approach to explaining what you do and who you are. Your right, the largest obstacle for people are themselves, and a simple question could help them get out of their own way.

By: Bill Griffin

Bill Griffin — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 22:45:52 +0000

Thank you Dorothy,

Everything you said is 100% spot on. Keep up the great work your doing with tag lines. Your helping a lot of people get confidant and creative in their pitches.

By: Cathy Shannon

Cathy Shannon — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:51:15 +0000

Hi Bill,

Love your site. Great ideas on creating a true marketing spin for your introductions.

Cathy

By: Tony Perrone

Tony Perrone — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:03:59 +0000

Bill, I’ve been reading your stuff for a while now, and have to agree with Michelle Heine: this is one of your better insights. The approach you suggest works very well.

I have used it for years to stimulate effective and relevant dialog with existing and prospective clients alike. Helping your audience think about a “future perfect” situation helps detach them from the mental and emotional “baggage” they bring into the meeting, helps them focus on the things that really matter to them, and get them to articulate those critical one or two burning platform issues and/or opportunities that highlight their greatest needs.

The next thing to do, of course, is to play to those needs and customize your pitch around how you will help them with those.

Well done!

Anthony W. Perrone
Sustainable Profitability: for Good

By: Dorothy

Dorothy — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 12:52:42 +0000

Hey Bill,

All so true. Great Blog.

When people are themselves and having fun everyone wants to listen, even with the occasional “cricket” moment.

Make your elevator speech interesting, make networking about other people and all of a sudden this becomes a lot more fun and most importantly: effective.

Dorothy