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		<title>Putting together an Elevator Pitch</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:24:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elie Kochman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve spoken about elevator pitches several times before. I came across an article today on putting together a 500 character pitch, and it included a tool for writing one. The article, courtesy of Susan Ireland, can be found on her blog, and there is a link to the wizard for creating the pitch on the [...]


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ve spoken about elevator pitches several times before. I came across an article today on putting together a 500 character pitch, and it included a tool for writing one. The article, courtesy of Susan Ireland, can be found on her <a href="http://joblounge.blogspot.com/2009/07/15-second-elevator-pitch-wizard.html">blog</a>, and there is a link to the wizard for creating the pitch on the <a href="http://www.15secondpitch.com/new/">15 Second Pitch</a>.</p>
<p>Read through the pitch before posting it, and tweak it if necessary. You can then use this pitch verbally, as a signature to all of your e-mails, or on your website.</p>
<p>I&#8217;d be interested in seeing what you come up with &#8211; post your pitch as a comment to this post!</p>


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<li><a href='http://blog.optimalupgrades.ca/2009/08/business-and-social-media-part-1/' rel='bookmark' title='Business and Social Media &#8211; Part 1'>Business and Social Media &#8211; Part 1</a></li>
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		<title>Post Parnasa Fest Toronto II</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:22:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elie Kochman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last night was the second round of Parnasa Fest in Toronto. While the turnout at the event could have been better (about 30 &#8211; 40 people came), it did teach me something new about small networking events. At a small networking event, you will have the opportunity to speak to every person in the room. [...]


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Last night was the second round of Parnasa Fest in Toronto. While the turnout at the event could have been better (about 30 &#8211; 40 people came), it did teach me something new about small networking events.</p>
<p>At a small networking event, you will have the opportunity to speak to every person in the room. I now know how 30 people can help others, and how I can help them. In a larger group, I find that you get caught in a much smaller group of people with whom you talk at length, and don&#8217;t learn anything about the majority of the people in the room.</p>
<p>The second benefit to the evening was the ability to reconnect with several people whom I had met at the first Parnasa Fest, and speak to some of them for a little longer than I had before. This is one of the benefits to holding a series of events, as it provides the opportunity to really grow your network by establishing a relationship of sorts with people I would be unlikely to meet otherwise.</p>


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<li><a href='http://blog.optimalupgrades.ca/2009/04/preparing-to-attend-a-networking-event/' rel='bookmark' title='Preparing to Attend a Networking Event'>Preparing to Attend a Networking Event</a></li>
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