Does your 30-second power pitch help you get your foot in the door? Too many people provide a laundry list of activities rather than a strategic approach to making it memorable. There are some simple Do's and Don'ts for your pitch.
Do
- Stay conversational
- Be personal
- Demonstrate your passion for what you do
- Be focused on no more than 3 points
- Make it intriguing and interesting
- Be enthusiastic
- Keep it updated
- Make it memorable
Don't
- Memorize a "speech"
- Ramble without focuus
- Rush through it
- Use jargon
- Assume one "size" fits all situations
- Be afraid to to pain a picture of what you do
- Be too serious that you lose your personality