It's a very standard idea in business. The idea is that if you cannot get someone interested in 30 seconds then there is no point in going any further.
We once had a newly hired manager saying, "All right, let's pretend we're in Men's, and I'm doing this (standing as if he's peeing) and you only have one minute, ONE minute, to pitch it to me. Let's have at it!" He stared at us and we all four women stared back. One put her hand up and asked "In Men's room?"
The light in the manager's head finally came on. He blushed furiously while stammering: "In a lift! WE'RE IN THE LIFT! We're in the lift! We're in the lift and you have only one minute, okay? Fire away!"
It's a very standard idea in business. The idea is that if you cannot get someone interested in 30 seconds then there is no point in going any further.
But surely the same words could have been spoken by th person sitting down as well!!!!
It's a very standard idea in business. The idea is that if you cannot get someone interested in 30 seconds then there is no point in going any further.
But surely the same words could have been spoken by the person sitting down as well as standing up!!!!
But surely the same words could have been spoken by th person sitting down as well!!!!
Exactly - this is what I hate about modern business juvenile role play rubbish. Infact no need for the 'elevator' conceit at all - just ask the candidates to succinctly describe their business plans or is that not pretentious enough? :rolleyes: I think I'd walk out of an interview if I was asked to do that - life's too short. Why would you want to work with morons who think like that?
This is pretty standard in anything creative...If you can't describe your idea in a sentence then it's probably flawed. They can stand up and say it because if they can't even say one clear sentence then they might aswell turn around and leave.
We once had a newly hired manager saying, "All right, let's pretend we're in Men's, and I'm doing this (standing as if he's peeing) and you only have one minute, ONE minute, to pitch it to me. Let's have at it!" He stared at us and we all four women stared back. One put her hand up and asked "In Men's room?"
The light in the manager's head finally came on. He blushed furiously while stammering: "In a lift! WE'RE IN THE LIFT! We're in the lift! We're in the lift and you have only one minute, okay? Fire away!"
Lol
Womans hand goes up again "Why are you peeing in a lift?"
I'm confused... Isn't 'Pharmacy' a British word? Americans don't usually call their chemist or "pharmacy" by those names... it's usually just called "the drugs store".
It was a way of getting them focused to actually give a clear and concise summary of their business plan.
- some of them may have been incapable of this otherwise. (like Melody was)
This was needed for television so that the viewing public knew what was going on and what the businesses were actually about.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elevator_pitch
The light in the manager's head finally came on. He blushed furiously while stammering: "In a lift! WE'RE IN THE LIFT! We're in the lift! We're in the lift and you have only one minute, okay? Fire away!"
Exactly - this is what I hate about modern business juvenile role play rubbish. Infact no need for the 'elevator' conceit at all - just ask the candidates to succinctly describe their business plans or is that not pretentious enough? :rolleyes: I think I'd walk out of an interview if I was asked to do that - life's too short. Why would you want to work with morons who think like that?
It's putting them under unexpected pressure, "on the spot" so to speak, to see how they handle it when summarising their business quickly.
Elevator pitches are quite common.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDhnny8iUww
Lol
Womans hand goes up again "Why are you peeing in a lift?"
This is what happens when you let 'nu labour' run the country.
Why not just say 'you have 30 seconds to sell me your idea', works just as well.
I could just imagine Susan still talking to herself as the lift ejects from the top floor and flies into space
Exactly.
About once a week at work someone says 'elevator pitch' or wants to pretend being in an 'elevator' (aka a lift).
It's just cringeworthy and I almost hid behind the couch when the guy asked the candidates to do that.
I understand that you have to be able to put across your idea in a very short space of time, I just dont have to be in an elevator to do that!
- some of them may have been incapable of this otherwise. (like Melody was)
This was needed for television so that the viewing public knew what was going on and what the businesses were actually about.