Elevator Speech
The premise of an elevator speech is that you are prepared to quickly share information with a potential employer in 30 seconds (or less) during an elevator ride. This speech is a message or “commercial” about you; it briefly communicates who you are, what business/profession you are in, what you are looking for and how you can contribute to a company or organization.
Begin by:
- Watching The Elevator Pitch (Links to an external site.) Career Spots video (3:25 minutes)
- Next, create a 23 to 30 second (80 to 90 words, 8 to 10 sentences) elevator speech tailored toward your chosen career path (elementary school teacher), and be sure to:
- use short powerful sentence
- eliminate unnecessary words
- make sure your speech flows smoothly
- memorize key points
- practice
- Utilize one of the following voice recording options to hear your elevator speech and share it with your instructor:
- Once you have completed your recording, copy and paste the link of your recording into a word document, and submit your word document to the classroom drop box.
- If you are having trouble recording your elevator speech, please contact your instructor.
Example Elevator Speech
Hi, my name is John and I am a student at Ashford University completing my Bachelor of Arts in Early Childhood Education. I received the student teacher of the year award at Chapin High in May. Ten of the students I tutored were able to increase their math scores on their TAKS tests by multiple points. I can provide strong teamwork and a strong work ethic to staff at No Excuses Elementary School. Thank you so for your time today and I look forward to talking with you again soon.
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