By Barbara Pachter, October 20, 2014
You talk too much, You worry me to death, You talk too much, You even worry my pet…
The above lyrics, from the song You Talk Too Much by Joe Jones, sum up a communication distraction that many people have in the workplace – not expressing themselves succinctly.
Elevate Your Elevator Speech
A ‘Stellar Presentation’ for the Hudson Job Search
EXERCISES
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Who are you as a leader? Most people are polite. When we talk about ourselves in our job search, often the listener is politely nodding but really they are thinking “So what?” or “I have no idea what you are trying to say to me.” We walk away thinking we knocked it out of the park and we continue to delude ourselves.
The following scene gets enacted in numerous workplaces every day.
Joe enters the cafeteria, and Sally, a senior executive, is standing right in front of him. Sally makes eye contact, smiles and asks Joe how he is doing. At this point, Joe might respond in one of three ways:
By: Dr. Robyn Odegaard, June 25 2014