The “Elevator Speech†is a pretty common way to self-promote and market. I’d always heard that the term “elevator speech†came out of GE when Jack Welsh was there as a way of making sure that a team had a succinct and compelling explanation for what they were about.
I mention the elevator speech because performance consultants have traditionally been challenged with finding clear, coherent ways to explain to co-workers and potential clients what it is that they do. An elevator speech is a 30 second explanation of who you are professionally and what you do.
A far better alternative in my opinion (at least when it comes to explaining performance consulting) is the audio-logo I learned the audio-logo from Rebecca Birch. She told me she learned it from Lynn Kearney. Continue reading “Elevator Speech vs. Audio Logo”