COMM 223 Week 2 Discussion 1

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Week 2 - Discussion 1

Elevator Speech

An elevator speech is an excellent way to convey your skills while networking and seeking employment. Typically, an elevator speech is a one-minute summary of who you are, why you are qualified, and what you have to offer the organization or industry. A brief sales pitch will ensure that you are prepared to discuss your career goals whenever the opportunity presents itself. Some examples of where you could use your elevator speech are at a networking event, during a job interview, or in a social setting.

Watch The Elevator Pitch Career Spots video (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. (3:25 minutes) and write a script for a 1-minute sales pitch that is tailored toward your chosen career path. Please include this script or detailed outline in your initial discussion post. Then, use one of the following recording options to record your elevator speech and share it with your classmates by posting the link in your discussion post.

YouTube (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Voki (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. (This service allows you to create your Elevator Pitch Career Spots video using animated characters.)

Once you have completed your recording, share your pitch with the class by copying and pasting the link of your recording into the body of your initial post. If you are having trouble recording your elevator speech, the YouTube Help page (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. will provide some advice for recording in YouTube, and the Voki: Getting Started Guide (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.  will is a text-based reference document. You can also review the Official Voki Tutorial: How to Create and Publish Your Voki (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. video on using Voki.

Example Elevator Speech

Hi, my name is John and I am a student at Ashford University completing my Bachelor of Arts in Organizational Management. For the past five years, I have worked in a leadership role in the food service industry, where I was able to reduce costs and increase revenues. I am seeking to increase my management responsibilities and move into a district manager role where I can help improve company productivity and increase profitability.

Guided Response: Watch two of your peers’ elevator speeches and answer the following questions.

Did the speaker clearly establish who they were?

What were the speaker’s qualifications?

Do you believe the speaker gave sufficient qualifications for the job they are seeking?

Did the speaker make it clear what they have to offer the organization or industry that they are addressing in the video?

 The university course directions are to cite and reference the sources you are studying to help form your posts. Definitions, concepts, and terms should be cited when paraphrased or quoted to avoid plagiarism. The act of plagiarism can be officially reported, and citing and referencing sources helps to avoid the action. Please, use the university writing tutor for help, the CWE tools, and the APA Manual (sections six and seven). Some of the posts to peers and each of your main posts should have at least one source cited as required to avoid plagiarism since you are using other author's ideas or materials to form the basis of your submissions in every discussion based on the criteria. A purpose of the text is to read the materials to support your analysis in our discussions. Please, read and apply the directions, as the university guidelines are applied when grading course work.