Elevator Pitch Essentials for Academic Career Success
Elevator pitches are a crucial skill for academics looking to communicate their research effectively. This guide provides tips on crafting a concise and engaging elevator pitch tailored for academic audiences, focusing on igniting interest and making a positive impression. It emphasizes the importance of avoiding jargon, framing your research topic, relevance, and broader context cohesively, and prompting further questions. Elevator pitches should go beyond summarizing your dissertation, aiming to intrigue listeners and spark curiosity about your work.
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An interview elevator pitch Preparing for an Academic Career Workshop Earth Educators Rendezvous, July 13-15, 2020
Goals of the elevator pitch Start a conversation 60 seconds (aim for 125 to 150 words!) Ignite interest Make a positive impression
Who is your audience? A dean, search committee member, graduate student, etc. ** These are people who matter for lots of reasons, including funding your work ** Don t be too humble! Assume they are a non-specialist ** Avoid jargon
Tell me a little about your research As scientists, we tend to tell chronological stories (and, and, and ), these can be boring if our audience doesn t already care
The interview elevator pitch is a concise statement of your research 1. Topic of your research, specific statement of something known that leads into #2 2. Relevance and importance of this problem 3. Problem, issue, or question that you are asking and addressing in your research? 4. Broader context of your work
The interview elevator pitch is a concise statement of your research 1. Topic of your research, specific statement of something known that leads into #2 2. Relevance and importance of this problem 3. Problem, issue, or question that you are asking and addressing in your research? 4. Broader context of your work What do you do? So what?! What don t we know? What does your work/approach add to the discipline/field?
The interview elevator pitch is a concise statement of your research Elevator pitches go BEYOND your dissertation! 1. Topic of your research, specific statement of something known that leads into #2 2. Relevanceand importance of this problem 3. Problem, issue, or question that you are asking and addressing in your research? 4. Broader context of your work What do you do? So what?! What don t we know? What does your work/approach add to the discipline/field?
Your pitch should have a clear arc But you aren t going to be able to tell the WHOLE story in 1 minute Remember: you want to set up your interviewer with some good questions! Find ways to build a little tension ( we ve never been able to )
How does this work contribute? (Forward looking!)
Elevator Pitch Practice Groups of 3, reverse alphabetical by first name (6 minutes each) Give your pitch (1 minute) Get feedback from 2 peers (~3-5 minutes) 1. What was most memorable/exciting? List some key words. 2. What might help improve (clarify / shorten / organize / enliven) the pitch? 3. What directions might the conversation go after the pitch? Start and end with positive! We will broadcast a message when it s time to switch.
Elevator Pitch Practice How did that go? What surprised you? Questions? Type in the chat
Elevator Pitch Practice How did that go? What surprised you? What are some ideas for getting more practice at honing your pitch? Type in the chat
