My scenario for the elevator speech was on in which I bumped into the internship director in an elevator and tried to sell myself for their summer internship. During my speech I could have organized my information more efficiently. I wasted a lot of time on my ice breaker and flattering my listener, but I didn’t sell myself as early on as I should have. My listener had to prompt me to tell her about my accomplishments, when that should have been right at the beginning of my speech. I feel like other than that my icebreaker was good. I kept smiling and I held good eye contact. I also had a good amount of work and volunteer experience that could have helped me get the internship.
I feel as though my impromptu speech was good. I mentioned specific things that I liked about the company and specific skills and experiences that made me suitable for the internship I was applying for. But I also felt that I used my hands too much to help me think and organize what I was going to say, even though I held good eye contact, my hands could have been distracting to the listener. I need to find something to do with my hands next time.
I believe that I got my point across and followed the sequence we learned in class well when I delivered my impromptu speech. I think I was prepared in the sense that I did my research and had enough information to back me up. Whenever the person I was speaking to presented me with a question, I was ready to respond. Once again, I talked too quickly. I asked my dad what I could do to fix this problem. He told me I need to “punctuate in my head”. In other words, every time I finish a sentence, I need to mentally put the period at the end of it in my head. This way I will pause between my thoughts.
I think that overall I did a great job on my elevator speech and felt that it was much improved from the first speech I did. I think I was a lot less nervous than the first speech and that helped a lot. I used the past, present, future speech pattern and I think that it worked well for this speech. Some things I should work on for the next speech are the order in which I say things and eye contact.
The past, present, and future speech outline kept me organized throughout the conversation. I focused on being sincere when complementing Jesse, providing relevant work experience, and leaving a lasting impression. In the future, I will ask a question to make this encounter more of a conversation. I will also make sure to pin down a time to talk with the employer.
I feel that my impromptu speech was a slight regression from my first speech because I wasn't as confident. I was especially nervous for this speech because I wasn't sure how the conversation would go. I didn't follow the past, present, and future outline as much as I planned to. I also should have mentioned more about my past experiences and specific details about why I should be hired. However, I was happy with my eye contact and body language. This speech made me realize how important it is to prepare a short "commercial" for myself just in case an impromptu situation like this ever occurs.
I think that I am very good at conversing on the fly, but I felt really strongly that I had a good idea until I realized it wasn't what the assignment was about =\ However, in my life, it's not all about getting a job it's about networking and making connections to people I don't even expect anything from. With that said, I feel my experience in retail and with the March of Dimes gave me the confidence I needed to know where to take the conversation. A few weaknesses would be lack of eye contact as usual and probably be better prepared.
I think my main issue with my speech was that I had organized the structure a little backwards. I started with my purpose, rather than my ice breaker/flattery, and kind of went in a circle to touch back on all aspects. I may have spoken slightly quickly, but the message still came across that I was confident and did what I had intended to do.
The scenario for my impromptu speech was with myself trying to get a job at the company I currently intern for. I was speaking with the CEO of the company, asking about opportunities. I felt that my speech was strong in that I used specific examples of projects I worked on at the company. This type of "name dropping" would look impressive to a prospective employer. Something I could work on for the future is timing. My speech was somewhat rushed, almost as if I was trying to get all of the information out quickly. By slowing down the speech, I could have built more rapport with the person I was speaking with.
My elevator speech focused on the skills that I bring to the table, specifically in a marketing agency. Ali portrayed a marketing executive - and I applied for a job at that firm. I told how my holistic and innovative approach to brands would complement the existing team. Next time, I"ll make sure I ask more questions of the person who I'm speaking with.
My elevator speech's goal was to land an internship with Nylon Magazine. The only reason why I though I did a great job was because of how much research I did, and the prep time I took to pull my thoughts together. Without knowing that the Associate Fashion Editor was once an intern herself, my pitch would not have flowed as smoothly. I definitely learned the improtance of putting in the time and effort to appear effortless.
The purpose of my elevator speech was to network and gain a possible contact for future reference from Suze Orman. My speech was a bit short, but I was able to get out my previous experiences and background knowledge in the economic and financial fields. One thing I have to remember is to engage the person I am speaking with by asking he or she questions about themselves. I also flattered my the person I was interested in gaining a contact from, however I should have been more specific with what I liked about her work and the things she has done.
In my Elevator Speech I was suppose to convince an Human Resource Director at MTV to give me an internship at their company. I personally felt nervous and I think it showed becuase I began stumbling on my words. I learned I didn't have a strong introduction. So I can take from that critique and workd on a different strategy like flatter the person I am trying to convince to give me a chance at an internship. I learned I had a great main points and support for my points on why I should get the internship. So I will keep that the same. Also, I was critiqued that I need to make sure I get the card from the HR director to ensure continually contact with the director.
The scenario for my impromptu speech was something that could happen any day at my internship--meeting someone who could potentially connect me to another internship. I think my elevator speech was pretty good--I spoke confidently yet casually, and I got all of my points across. I think I could have improved by introducing myself earlier and making my intentions of finding an internship known earlier in the interaction.
The scenario for my impromptu speech was a run-in with a senior official at Presidente, a beverage company from the Dominican Republic that has managed to become so successful that it's expanded globally. I thought the general frame and model of my speech was consistent with the expectations. A key mistake of mine was providing too much information. However, I did learn that it's best to keep it short and simple.
I would say my elevator speech came off as too “iffy.” The biggest thing I need to work on is being comfortable giving a speech without note cards. I realize that even though with all my speeches I don’t overly rely on my note cards, for some reason when I don’t have the comfort of them in my hands I tend to stumble too much over my words and forget the key points I wanted to make. Instead of taking the time to pause and re-gather my thoughts I have the tendency to ramble which makes me come off unprepared. I think the best way to do this is to practice a memorized introduction and responses to a variety of questions I could be asked. I was afraid to come off sounding too memorized for this speech so I didn’t practice anything in particular but obviously this didn’t work for me. Next time, I will have it memorized first and then practice it until it can be delivered so that it sounds conversational no matter what question is asked.
My elevator speech was too quick. I didn't have a conversation with Jesse who was the audience, but i was in a sense attacking him with questions. I also do not think I was able to effectively get his contact information. Likewise, when I spoke to Jesse my vocalizations where evident. I do think my eye contact with Jesse was superb and that I really connected with him. I also do think that I assumed a lot about Jesse who acted as a professor. I thought that it was understood that his contact information was online. I realized now that this may be a bad assumption. Overall I need some work on my impromptu speaking skills.
My scenario for the elevator speech was on in which I bumped into the internship director in an elevator and tried to sell myself for their summer internship.
ReplyDeleteDuring my speech I could have organized my information more efficiently. I wasted a lot of time on my ice breaker and flattering my listener, but I didn’t sell myself as early on as I should have. My listener had to prompt me to tell her about my accomplishments, when that should have been right at the beginning of my speech.
I feel like other than that my icebreaker was good. I kept smiling and I held good eye contact. I also had a good amount of work and volunteer experience that could have helped me get the internship.
I feel as though my impromptu speech was good. I mentioned specific things that I liked about the company and specific skills and experiences that made me suitable for the internship I was applying for. But I also felt that I used my hands too much to help me think and organize what I was going to say, even though I held good eye contact, my hands could have been distracting to the listener. I need to find something to do with my hands next time.
ReplyDeleteI believe that I got my point across and followed the sequence we learned in class well when I delivered my impromptu speech. I think I was prepared in the sense that I did my research and had enough information to back me up. Whenever the person I was speaking to presented me with a question, I was ready to respond. Once again, I talked too quickly. I asked my dad what I could do to fix this problem. He told me I need to “punctuate in my head”. In other words, every time I finish a sentence, I need to mentally put the period at the end of it in my head. This way I will pause between my thoughts.
ReplyDeleteI think that overall I did a great job on my elevator speech and felt that it was much improved from the first speech I did. I think I was a lot less nervous than the first speech and that helped a lot. I used the past, present, future speech pattern and I think that it worked well for this speech. Some things I should work on for the next speech are the order in which I say things and eye contact.
ReplyDeleteThe past, present, and future speech outline kept me organized throughout the conversation. I focused on being sincere when complementing Jesse, providing relevant work experience, and leaving a lasting impression. In the future, I will ask a question to make this encounter more of a conversation. I will also make sure to pin down a time to talk with the employer.
ReplyDeleteI feel that my impromptu speech was a slight regression from my first speech because I wasn't as confident. I was especially nervous for this speech because I wasn't sure how the conversation would go. I didn't follow the past, present, and future outline as much as I planned to. I also should have mentioned more about my past experiences and specific details about why I should be hired. However, I was happy with my eye contact and body language. This speech made me realize how important it is to prepare a short "commercial" for myself just in case an impromptu situation like this ever occurs.
ReplyDeleteI think that I am very good at conversing on the fly, but I felt really strongly that I had a good idea until I realized it wasn't what the assignment was about =\ However, in my life, it's not all about getting a job it's about networking and making connections to people I don't even expect anything from. With that said, I feel my experience in retail and with the March of Dimes gave me the confidence I needed to know where to take the conversation. A few weaknesses would be lack of eye contact as usual and probably be better prepared.
ReplyDeleteI think my main issue with my speech was that I had organized the structure a little backwards. I started with my purpose, rather than my ice breaker/flattery, and kind of went in a circle to touch back on all aspects. I may have spoken slightly quickly, but the message still came across that I was confident and did what I had intended to do.
ReplyDeleteThe scenario for my impromptu speech was with myself trying to get a job at the company I currently intern for. I was speaking with the CEO of the company, asking about opportunities. I felt that my speech was strong in that I used specific examples of projects I worked on at the company. This type of "name dropping" would look impressive to a prospective employer. Something I could work on for the future is timing. My speech was somewhat rushed, almost as if I was trying to get all of the information out quickly. By slowing down the speech, I could have built more rapport with the person I was speaking with.
ReplyDeleteMy elevator speech focused on the skills that I bring to the table, specifically in a marketing agency. Ali portrayed a marketing executive - and I applied for a job at that firm. I told how my holistic and innovative approach to brands would complement the existing team. Next time, I"ll make sure I ask more questions of the person who I'm speaking with.
ReplyDeleteMy elevator speech's goal was to land an internship with Nylon Magazine. The only reason why I though I did a great job was because of how much research I did, and the prep time I took to pull my thoughts together. Without knowing that the Associate Fashion Editor was once an intern herself, my pitch would not have flowed as smoothly. I definitely learned the improtance of putting in the time and effort to appear effortless.
ReplyDeleteThe purpose of my elevator speech was to network and gain a possible contact for future reference from Suze Orman. My speech was a bit short, but I was able to get out my previous experiences and background knowledge in the economic and financial fields. One thing I have to remember is to engage the person I am speaking with by asking he or she questions about themselves. I also flattered my the person I was interested in gaining a contact from, however I should have been more specific with what I liked about her work and the things she has done.
ReplyDeleteIn my Elevator Speech I was suppose to convince an Human Resource Director at MTV to give me an internship at their company. I personally felt nervous and I think it showed becuase I began stumbling on my words. I learned I didn't have a strong introduction. So I can take from that critique and workd on a different strategy like flatter the person I am trying to convince to give me a chance at an internship. I learned I had a great main points and support for my points on why I should get the internship. So I will keep that the same. Also, I was critiqued that I need to make sure I get the card from the HR director to ensure continually contact with the director.
ReplyDeleteThe scenario for my impromptu speech was something that could happen any day at my internship--meeting someone who could potentially connect me to another internship.
ReplyDeleteI think my elevator speech was pretty good--I spoke confidently yet casually, and I got all of my points across. I think I could have improved by introducing myself earlier and making my intentions of finding an internship known earlier in the interaction.
The scenario for my impromptu speech was a run-in with a senior official at Presidente, a beverage company from the Dominican Republic that has managed to become so successful that it's expanded globally.
ReplyDeleteI thought the general frame and model of my speech was consistent with the expectations. A key mistake of mine was providing too much information. However, I did learn that it's best to keep it short and simple.
I would say my elevator speech came off as too “iffy.” The biggest thing I need to work on is being comfortable giving a speech without note cards. I realize that even though with all my speeches I don’t overly rely on my note cards, for some reason when I don’t have the comfort of them in my hands I tend to stumble too much over my words and forget the key points I wanted to make.
ReplyDeleteInstead of taking the time to pause and re-gather my thoughts I have the tendency to ramble which makes me come off unprepared. I think the best way to do this is to practice a memorized introduction and responses to a variety of questions I could be asked.
I was afraid to come off sounding too memorized for this speech so I didn’t practice anything in particular but obviously this didn’t work for me. Next time, I will have it memorized first and then practice it until it can be delivered so that it sounds conversational no matter what question is asked.
My elevator speech was too quick. I didn't have a conversation with Jesse who was the audience, but i was in a sense attacking him with questions. I also do not think I was able to effectively get his contact information. Likewise, when I spoke to Jesse my vocalizations where evident. I do think my eye contact with Jesse was superb and that I really connected with him.
ReplyDeleteI also do think that I assumed a lot about Jesse who acted as a professor. I thought that it was understood that his contact information was online. I realized now that this may be a bad assumption. Overall I need some work on my impromptu speaking skills.