Career & Communication · 45 sec
Elevator pitch
A useful lens for working and communicating with other people.
The useful idea
- The useful idea
An elevator pitch, elevator speech, lift speech, or elevator statement is a short description of an idea, product, or company that explains the concept in a way such that any listener can understand it in
- How it works
This description typically explains who the thing is for, what it does, why it is needed, and how it will get done.
- Why it matters
When explaining an individual person, the description generally explains one's skills and goals, and why they would be a productive and beneficial person to have on a team or within a company or project.
Why this matters
Use Elevator pitch to make your next conversation or work decision more deliberate.
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Use Elevator pitch to make your next conversation or work decision more deliberate.
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Which idea belongs to the explanation of Elevator pitch?
- How it works
- The useful idea — correct
- Why it matters
An elevator pitch, elevator speech, lift speech, or elevator statement is a short description of an idea, product, or company that explains the concept in a way such that any listener can understand it in