Back in the day, the early-1990s to be precise, another recession affected much of the world. That economic downturn was triggered by Black Monday of October 1987. A stock collapse of unprecedented size caused the Dow Jones Industrial Average to fall by 22.6%. Over the next few years, inflation increased and economic growth slowed. Shortly
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How to Critique an Elevator Speech
As an alumnus of the Center for Creative Leadership, I learned a long time ago that constructive feedback is one of the most precious gifts we can receive. When given appropriately, it means that someone cares enough about us that they want to help us get better at something. In the two previous articles, Does
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Nailing Your Elevator Speech Delivery
These are best practices to follow in the delivery of your elevator speech. Keep within the Time Limit Elevator speeches are 30 to 60 seconds long—no exceptions! The two example elevator pitches we constructed in Does Your Elevator Speech Go to the Top Floor take 35 seconds for the decision maker speech and 38 seconds for
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Does Your Elevator Speech Go to the Top Floor?
In today’s job market, there’s no doubt that one of the most helpful tools career professionals need is a powerful, effective elevator speech. Yet, it’s a hard skill to master. I’ve watched seasoned executives fumble and break out in sweat because they were asked to share their elevator speech and weren’t prepared to respond. I’ve attended quite a
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R.E.A.C.H. for Your New Role
In North Carolina where I live, the July 2011 statewide unemployment rate is being reported as 10.3%. Scotland County has the highest unemployment rate at 17.7% and Currituck County has the lowest at 5.2%. In reality, the true statewide unemployment rate is higher. How much higher, nobody knows. The long term unemployed who have exhausted
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