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Do you have an elevator speech? How about a Twitter speech?
Posted by Jaybetee • 5/08/09 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Topics: elevator speech, promotiion, style baseline, twitter
So last weekend I was at the SOBCon conference and a point was made that you should have an elevator speech--a speech of about 2 to 3 minutes where you can explain to someone exactly what you or your company does.
Someone then followed up by asking if you had a twitter speech where you describe what you do in 140 characters or less.
Just wondering if you can explain what it is you do...in 140 characters or less. I'm pondering mine and will add it when I get a good one!
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If someone tried to sell me on their company while I was on an elevator, I'd either punch them in the face or deliberately get off on the wrong floor.-
i think the point is if you're asked, could you. not to randomly assault people with your company mission.
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Oh. Well that's a lot less obnoxious. Why not just say your mission statement?
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well i think part of giving a lecture at a social media conference entails taking common things, i.e. mission statements, and giving them new and catchy names that people will spread virally through the twittosphere
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But isn't that still a mission statement?
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disability...to inquire further would be rude -
What is a SOB conference??!?!?-
Besides the obvious? -
a very common question SOB=Successful Outstanding Bloggers...why the hell was i there?
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I thought it stood for Soggy Oat Bran.
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Son of a Bitch
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Skateboarding Old Biddies?
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Stoned on buds
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We are experiencing techical difficulties... have a toke while you wait -
damn you guys are hippies
too bad your bud in texas sucks -
I joined SOB in 2006 but have not been commenting otr attending the conferences. Liz Stauss is awesome and so is Lorelle Van Fossen.
Succesful and Outstanding Bloggers: What is an SOB?
www.successful-blog.com/301-what-is-an-sob/
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I bitch.
I'm pretty sure that's less than 140 characters.-
well done
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thank you
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I masturbate frequently. Sit languidly staring at a wall for a while. Write some stuff, go to the gym. Thats pretty much my corporation in a nut shell.-
Stop staring at the wall and your corporation would grow bigger.
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Every time I read this, I almost piss my pants.
"I masturbate frequently...Thats pretty much my corporation in a nut shell."
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MissSuzie but thats the most proactive part of my day. Did you know the old philosophers when they really wanted to think about something, would stand in the same spot for days sometimes. Just thinking about the one subject. These days people don't contemplate things for a long time. Five minutes of thinking on one thing would be an eternity of concentration for our over stimulated minds.
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"but thats the most proactive part of my day."
Which part? The masturbation or the staring at the wall?
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An elevator speech is as essential as a business card. You need to be able to say who you are, what you do, what you are interested in doing and how you can be a resource to your readers/listeners/clients.
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First try
I am a somewhat eccentric but down to earth woman who loves blogging and teaching. My blog onecoolsite is a growing collection of Tips and Tutorials on How to Become a Better Blogger, How to Build a Better Blog and where to find free Blogging Tools and Resources.
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Second try
I'm timethief and my goal is to provide useful information to both beginner bloggers and to those who wish to improve their blogging skills. If you are looking for tips on How to Become a Better Blogger, How to Build a Better blog and where to find Free Blogging Tools and Resources, then regardless of what blogging software you use, my blog onecoolsite is for you.-
Now bout about a twitter speech? -
@kooies
My tries up there are not good. When I reduce them to twitter length the result is below:
Onecoolsite contains Tips and Tutorials on How to Become a Better Blogger, How to Build a Better Blog and free Blogging Tools and Resources.
117 characters no spaces
140 character with spaces
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How tall is the building of that elevator in question?
and is it a hydraulic elevator or electric traction?-
@GFG
Please don't do this. Kooies is truly trying to focus on blog promotion and your interjections are not helpful in that regard. Please create or locate a comedy thread if you feel like having fun.
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My attempt:
I am GFG, the sharp shooter aka frivolous interjector in BC who blogs for money as well as for the heck of it. My blog is great.
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Twitter speech:
trying to do life without alcohol... Could you? -
My elevator speech:
I am a young architect, recent victim of the economic downturn, trying to find her footing in life by examining her past, changing her attitude, and embracing optimism. I am reshaping my life day by day through new experiences both local and international. -
I just gained a new appreciation for elevator music. -
I'm a freelance artist, writer, and full time mother. The End.
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Hi my name is John I'm a new media consultant that can help you re leverage your space in the marketplace.By using free online tools like twitter, Facebook,blogcatalog and more to reach your target audience, and better understand their needs by becoming part of the community.
1) By being relevant and informative.
2) By educating before converting
3) By understanding these new trends and how to use them to drive links to page one of Google Organic search results without using money. -
I think that's more than 140 characters
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My is blog promotes balance; topics range from the Bible to the bedroom. I'm committed to providing respect and acceptance for everyone. -
damn there are some pretty good ones here...i totally forgot about it after i started the discussion, but now I feel the need to make sure I have a good one...I'll ponder for a while and be back.
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FWIW I published a post on this idea you shared with us and backlinked to this thread.
twitter your elevator speech
onecoolsite.wordpress.com/2009/05/14/twitter-your-elevator-speech/#more-317... -
@jaybetee What a compliment : D Thank you! I found this discussion because of timethief.
@timethief Thank you again! -
very cool, thanks.
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Sleep work eat blog. repeat. Not necessarily in that order
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I like that philosophy.
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The elevator speech is the best example of an opportunity lost.
It is about as welcome as a telemarketer, it works against you more than it works for you, and people get trained to spit it out every chance they get. With the exact intention of a telemarketer, make enough calls and eventually you might get a sale.
Annoying and completely useless, there are much better ways of spending your two minutes if you actually want to get results as opposed of just barfing up a rehearsed sales pitch.-
Tell us how you really feel ; ) I understand and I think if you become a robot spouting info that was not asked of you then it will not work. I think in most of those situations that it is not your delivery so much as the person interest. You can't loss inters that was never there ti begin with. I guess I say that because I use to do surveys over the phone and made a few people mad, but I always met my quote and I think that it had something to do with the fact that I loved my job and I was not affected by people who were not interested.
I think being unprepared is more of a challenge for most than pitching to someone who happens to be uninterested.
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When people ask what I do, I say that I am an author and that I write on parenting and motherhood. Only if they ask further questions do I talk about the places I write.
I use twitter to promote specific pieces of writing and to interact with colleagues. I resist the tendency to reduce what I do to a canned 'mission statement'.
I agree that this exercise could be helpful for people with other types of blogs, though.-
I like your approach and think I tend use that more often but I'm finding a pitch is helpful to sum up my blog about everything.
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If asked I introduce myself. I'm Shirley _____. My blog is Proof Positivity which is largely based on community service and the positive that it is going on in the world. Proof Positivity is not on the "If it bleeds it leads bandwagon." I want you to see the heart and soul of people.
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on Twitter my user name is proofpositivity so there is no need to introduce my blog.
and it would look like proofpositivity a site about the positives in the world. -
We're doing this on 31 Days to build a better blog at Problogger, I am not having much success, which is kinda scary seeing as I do write.
Attempt #3,699,323
Crystal Raven witch, artist, poet, wife, mother of 5, and on a path of self discovery. Wander with me, as I journey through my past and share the present, listen as I speak of that which cannot be spoken of as well as that which can and feel what is in my heart. -
I would try this: "Can we speek in private ... in my room ?" (+- 40 letters).
If something goes wrong i will add "dahm .. are you gay? I will visit a friend first, wait for me in next floor" -
I like to break the ice by going the "Egon" route (from Ghostbusters).
Sniffle a few times, look generally nervous, then blurt out:
"Hi, I collect spores, molds, and fungus" while extending my hand.
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