22A – Elevator Pitch No. 3

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxbBExknzp8&feature=youtu.be

2. I thought the feedback I received from my last elevator speech was very helpful because my classmates gave me recommendations on how to improve my delivery. I tend to talk a lot when giving presentations because I like to give the full picture of something. My elevators speech tends to be longer than a minute (closer to two minutes). I tried to cut down this elevator speech but still found it hard since I feel I must hit many different points to get my message across. I did not think any of the feedback I got was silly since I love getting feedback on what I did wrong. That is the only way you can improve as a person.

3. Some of the things I tried to improve on is not using as many filler words. I tend to say um and like a lot when I speak when I am thinking. I should just not use filler words and be silent when thinking to not distract the audience and keep them more engaged. Plus using filler words make you seem less confident and not knowledgeable of the material you are presenting. I feel my elevator speech is still not the best it could be. Over time I hope to improve on it and be more comfortable when I have to talk in front of people.

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