That 'ELEVATOR PITCH'

 

Bonus question to everyone:  WHAT percentage of your questions OR ASKs were either responded OR addressed to, within 1-2 minutes?  If I may guess, I'll speculate that approximately less than 5% of those questions OR ASKs were responded to OR addressed within that very tight window spanning 1-2 minutes.  You might retort LIKE 'WHAT RESULTS OR OUTCOME can you expect in 1-2 minutes?'  Precisely, that's a good question.  BUT do you know that many successful folks have mastered that 'ELEVATOR PITCH' over time???

In these times WHERE technology is the dominant factor [if NOT player] in almost all communications.  And from my own experiences culled through the years, the most difficult part through the whole gamut of a specific thread is starting it off, opening it up.  I recall those ticklish issues in the past WHERE the 'MESSENGER' apps was NOT yet existing and yet, I was the 'MESSENGER' of topics that need to be escalated to the senior tier levels📗📙📘

Typically, you will either shoot out an email OR get into that fortress of an office of C-Suite level of executives.  Frankly, either option is really NEITHER enticing NOR palatable given the sensitivity of a topic you want to raise, and given its ramifications that could spread out across to multiple workstreams📌📌📌

By now, you're probably so eager-beaver [OR do I say 'itching'] to ask WHAT's the fuss of that elevator pitch.  In a sarcastic manner, you might tell me WHAT IF THERE'S NO ELEVATOR in the first place.  No problem dude.  If there's NO ELEVATOR, surely the executive will go through the flights of stairs, right?  And that's not far different from the ELEVATOR PITCH we're pushing for✅✅✅

Our takeaway:  Allow me to spill the beans here, without putting our executives on the spot.  WHY do ELEVATOR PITCHes really matter?  Primero, those are the precarious moments WHEN you're able to reach the 'beach head' and bring up a subject OR topic to the boss.  By itself, your overflowing sweat should have simmered down.  Secondly, studies show that generally, bosses will either respond favorably OR in a worst case scenario, will remain cool, without manifesting his eventual reaction BUT that is a much better 'staging area' rather than you at the receiving end of the wrath and fury.  In short, an ELEVATOR PITCH can defuse the severity of a discussion.  BUT dude, this takes practice and preparedness, never an overnight stuff😔😔😔