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Page 1: How to sell yourself in - University of Exeter · How to sell yourself in two minutes The art of the elevator pitch . Not features . Sell the sizzle, not the sausage! Be specific

How to sell

yourself in

two minutes

The art of the elevator pitch

Page 2: How to sell yourself in - University of Exeter · How to sell yourself in two minutes The art of the elevator pitch . Not features . Sell the sizzle, not the sausage! Be specific
Page 3: How to sell yourself in - University of Exeter · How to sell yourself in two minutes The art of the elevator pitch . Not features . Sell the sizzle, not the sausage! Be specific

Not features

Page 4: How to sell yourself in - University of Exeter · How to sell yourself in two minutes The art of the elevator pitch . Not features . Sell the sizzle, not the sausage! Be specific

Sell the sizzle, not the sausage!

Page 5: How to sell yourself in - University of Exeter · How to sell yourself in two minutes The art of the elevator pitch . Not features . Sell the sizzle, not the sausage! Be specific

Be

specific

(Avoid generalities and clichés)

Page 6: How to sell yourself in - University of Exeter · How to sell yourself in two minutes The art of the elevator pitch . Not features . Sell the sizzle, not the sausage! Be specific

Prepare some soundbites

Memorable and succinct

Page 7: How to sell yourself in - University of Exeter · How to sell yourself in two minutes The art of the elevator pitch . Not features . Sell the sizzle, not the sausage! Be specific

Your body language

speaks volumes

Page 8: How to sell yourself in - University of Exeter · How to sell yourself in two minutes The art of the elevator pitch . Not features . Sell the sizzle, not the sausage! Be specific

Be distinctive

Page 9: How to sell yourself in - University of Exeter · How to sell yourself in two minutes The art of the elevator pitch . Not features . Sell the sizzle, not the sausage! Be specific

Be Positive

Never complain, never blame

Page 10: How to sell yourself in - University of Exeter · How to sell yourself in two minutes The art of the elevator pitch . Not features . Sell the sizzle, not the sausage! Be specific

No-one ever complains about a short speech or presentation

Page 11: How to sell yourself in - University of Exeter · How to sell yourself in two minutes The art of the elevator pitch . Not features . Sell the sizzle, not the sausage! Be specific

Tell them a story Stories are remembered long after claims and

assertions have been forgotten

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K.I.S.S.

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