Blog Post: Elevator Pitch

By Justin Bernardy

We were recently tasked with giving a short ‘elevator pitch’ to practice talking about ourselves in a networking situation. For this assignment we had to strike a balance between professional, personal, and genuine. I say ‘genuine’ because after all, the goal of networking is to secure employment, but the process should not be purely transactional. We should aim first and foremost to make friends and connections, and as such should try to present ourselves authentically. Here is my video of me trying to do so. Socializing, and articulating my thoughts are two things I struggle with tremendously, so this was quite a challenge, at least for me. It can also be a little more difficult when not engaged in an actual conversation, using only a monologue. Anyway, here is my best effort!