Unit 2: Learning Artifact #2
With this second learning artifact, you will be creating a 30-45 second elevator speech (also referred to as an elevator pitch).
Professionals create different elevator speeches for different purposes. For example, if you were to meet a community member who asks "What do you do?" you could share with them a general elevator speech about rehabilitation counseling. Another example is if you were networking with employers to market consumers you were working with, you could share a more specific elevator speech about how you collaborate with employers to connect them with highly qualified candidates.
The purpose of this assignment is to create a general elevator speech about rehabilitation counseling; this is something you will recite many, many times throughout your career. Over time, you will likely make adjustments to your elevator speech, and there's no better time than now ... in the early stages of your program of study ... to begin contextualizing rehabilitation counseling in a digestible format for a generalized audience.
You might be saying to yourself, "But, I don't know enough about rehab counseling to create an elevator speech - I'm only in my first semester." That's ok, this activity is a starting point. The intent is for you to review the products from the first learning artifact that you and your peers developed and to take a step back to see the big picture. Take the things that stand out to you the most and build your elevator speech around those things.
Below are some videos and articles that might help you wrap your head around the what and how of an elevator speech. Although there are some overlapping content, each resource offers different perspectives to developing an effective and authentic elevator speech. You can also explore more on your own by reading articles, watching videos, and consulting with family, friends, and other professionals.
Use the link at the bottom of the page to share your elevator speech with myself and your peers.
Professionals create different elevator speeches for different purposes. For example, if you were to meet a community member who asks "What do you do?" you could share with them a general elevator speech about rehabilitation counseling. Another example is if you were networking with employers to market consumers you were working with, you could share a more specific elevator speech about how you collaborate with employers to connect them with highly qualified candidates.
The purpose of this assignment is to create a general elevator speech about rehabilitation counseling; this is something you will recite many, many times throughout your career. Over time, you will likely make adjustments to your elevator speech, and there's no better time than now ... in the early stages of your program of study ... to begin contextualizing rehabilitation counseling in a digestible format for a generalized audience.
You might be saying to yourself, "But, I don't know enough about rehab counseling to create an elevator speech - I'm only in my first semester." That's ok, this activity is a starting point. The intent is for you to review the products from the first learning artifact that you and your peers developed and to take a step back to see the big picture. Take the things that stand out to you the most and build your elevator speech around those things.
Below are some videos and articles that might help you wrap your head around the what and how of an elevator speech. Although there are some overlapping content, each resource offers different perspectives to developing an effective and authentic elevator speech. You can also explore more on your own by reading articles, watching videos, and consulting with family, friends, and other professionals.
Use the link at the bottom of the page to share your elevator speech with myself and your peers.