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"The 90 Second Intro." Make the most of your networking events by using a well-crafted 90 second 'elevator' speech. This session focused on helping participants identify ways to make a confident impression during initial introductions, reading body language and how to convey the most important information about yourself to a listener in 90 seconds or less.
Anita Dhir, Director of Professional Development, PMI Westchester Chapter and Art Feinglass, President, Access Communications.
Turnout for this education session at Pace University was strong. The discussions were lively and full of useful information. Art Feinglass, President of Access Communications did a wonderful job leading the group, helping each of us realize how important it is to “sell yourself” in the business world.
Art started with a role play on the importance of a handshake, something we all take for granted. The importance of this act can serve as our entrée into a new area or situation. I was surprised at how many things one person can tell about another, just from a simple handshake. Another role play helped us to see the different ways “listening,” can impact relationships, new or old.
He made it clear that our ability to summarize “who we are and what we do” in 90 seconds can make a difference in our ability to build new relationships and sell our personal product. People are often unaware of the small things they do that put them in a less than positive light. Art gave us a list of things to help us review our personal presentation. He pointed out that each of us have special qualities or talents that we should incorporate into our personal summary to help differentiate us from others and make other people interested in us.
Thanks to Anita Dhir for setting up this meeting. She is already planning a similar session sometime later in the year.