Elevator pitch: how to present yourself in English
About course
Just imagine that you`ve got only 3 minutes to tell the employer of your dream about yourself. And now imagine that you should do it in English. Can you? Yes, you, definitely, can! Upon the completion of the course you`ll be able to introduce yourself in English.
This skill will come in handy
- during the interview
- during the business meeting
- when you are preparing a presentation and first you need to tell briefly about yourself
- when you have a small talk at a party
- when you meet new people at work
- in case you want to ask for a promotion
Brief and clear introduction of oneself is one of the most important skills nowadays. Our course Elevator Pitch was created exactly for mastering this skill.
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Level:
Intermediate
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40 minutes
- 1 lesson
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Teacher's language:
English
Course program
2 LESSONS
LESSON 1
Reading. What is an elevator pitch?
We`ll define what “an elevator pitch” is, what its distinctive features and objectives are.
Video. Compare 2 elevator pitches
We`ll compare two examples of presentation oneself: the nice one and the one that is likely to fail. We`ll watch the video with those examples, discuss, and do the tasks. We`ll learn behaviour adjectives.
LESSON 2
Structure an elevator pitch.
We`ll look through two presentations and do the follow-up tasks. We`ll learn the structure of the proper elevator pitch.
Test yourself
Technical aspect
Psychological aspect
Tasks
Who is this course for
For startuppers who often have to introduce themselves and their project in a few words.
For those who are looking for a job and want to learn how to talk briefly about themselves and their experience.
For businesspeople and project managers to be able to tell about themselves during a business meeting.
For those who have to prepare presentations at work. And knows that it's better to say a few words about yourself at the beginning of any presentation.
What will you get after the course
You`ll acquire skills of confident and clear introduction of yourself and you`ll definitely have what to say at a business dinner party. You`ll appear confident when meeting new partners or colleagues.
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Level:
Intermediate
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40 minutes
- 1 lesson
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Teacher's language:
English
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