Elevator Pitch

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1,2

Today:

• Fresh up your memory: formal and informal mails
• You have a response on your application mail (assignment 2)
• Vocabulary
• Elevator pitch

Aims:

• You know what an elevator pitch is
• You know the important aspects of an elevator pitch
• You know how to create an elevator pitch in four steps
• Vocabulary about presenting your qualities

To refresh your memory:

Which one is the formal mail? and why?

(schrijf de kenmerken op)

You start a formal mail to Mr Knight with:

1. Hi Ms Knight,
2. Dear Mr Jenkins
3. Dear Mr Knight
4. Dear Sir,

How do you finish a formal mail to Mr Knight?

Mr Knight has responded to your email (assignment 2)

Dear (your name), 

We thank you for your application. Since we have received many responses, we would like you to send us a short elevator pitch in which you motivate your application. 

Kind regards, 

Mr Knight

What is an elevator pitch?

Instruction:

•                 YouTube (short!) 

•                 Key points
•                  ( belangrijke onderdelen van een elevator                                            pitch)

Let's hear it! 

Key points:

• Introduce yourself
• state what your goal is of this elevator pitch
• sell yourself to the receiver of the elevator pitch
• keep it short (max. 30 seconds)

And now:

• Watch the interactive film

• Answer the questions related to your own assignment (2) when they pop up

01:11

Step 1. Write down your goal for your personal pitch to Mr Knight.

01:37

Step 2. Introduce yourself:
1. who are you
2. what you've been doing (werk- / stage-ervaring)

01:58

Step 3. Write down what makes you unique for Mr Knight's company

02:16

How could you finish your elevator pitch?
(closing statement/ call to action)

6 steps of an elevator pitch:

1. Goal of your pitch

2. Who are you and what's your (relevant) experience

3. What makes you unique? (selling points)

4. End with an engaging/ enthusiastic statement (call to action)

5. Put it all together

6. Practice and record your elevator pitch

Keep it simple!

Tips:

• Know your Unique Selling Points and mention them in your pitch!

• Keep it short (25 - 30 s) 
• A pitch doesn't have to be complete! 
• You want the employer to be interested in you

• Be enthusiastic and convincing
• Use your own words and present yourself

Useful vocabulary:

Look up in your dictionary/ phone:

Assignment:

Create your elevator pitch for Mr Knight!

• 4 steps
• 25 - 30 seconds
• keep it simple
• Submit your recording in Teams
• Deadline: April 2nd before 10:00 am. There will be a dropbox

Ik heb de opdracht begrepen en ik kan aan de slag!

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Aims:

• You know what an elevator pitch is
• You know the important aspects of an elevator pitch
• You know how to create an elevator pitch in four steps
• Vocabulary about presenting your qualities

What have you learned today?
Name at least one thing

Hoe voel je je?

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Thank you! See you in two weeks!