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Elevator Security Pitches

Elevator Security Pitches. Selling your priorities 6 0 seconds or less. . Morenet. March 2011. About me . Jerry Gamblin Network Security Specialist Missouri House of Representatives Twitter: @jgamblin Email: jerry.gamblin@house.mo.gov. Why am I giving this talk?.

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Elevator Security Pitches

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  1. Elevator Security Pitches Selling your priorities 60 seconds or less. Morenet March 2011

  2. About me • Jerry Gamblin • Network Security Specialist • Missouri House of Representatives • Twitter: @jgamblin • Email: jerry.gamblin@house.mo.gov

  3. Why am I giving this talk? • Communicating technical ideas succinctly is hard for me. • Took a workshop on elevator communication. • Because “Sharing Is Caring”.

  4. What is an elevator pitch? • 60 second (or less) overview of a problem with a solution. • It answers 4 questions: • What is it? • Who needs it? • Why do they need it? • Who Are You to see the problem and build the solution?

  5. What an elevator pitch isn't?

  6. About this presentation. • It is going to be short. • SORRY!

  7. Why you need an elevator pitch • Decision makers are busy. • And so are you. • Decision makers are not interested. • Because they don’t know they should be.

  8. The 9 C’s for elevator pitch success.

  9. Concise • An effective elevator pitch contains as few words as possible. • Should last less than 60 seconds. • Average person can say about 250 words in 60 seconds.

  10. Clear • Can be understood by your “Grandparents”.

  11. Compelling • Explain the problem your solution solves. • It leaves the decision maker wanting a more in-depth discussion.

  12. Credible • Explain why you are qualified to see the problem and build the solution.

  13. Conceptual (mostly) • Stay at a fairly high level. • No unnecessary details.

  14. Concrete(As much as possible) • Be as specific and tangible as possible.

  15. Consistent • You have to have your self convinced before you convince your decision maker.

  16. Customized • Addresses the specific interests and concerns of the decision maker.

  17. Conversational • Designed to start a conversation. • Its not a presentation, Its not a speech. • Main goal is to engage the decision maker into a meeting.

  18. Elevator Tips

  19. Use a work sheet. Until you are comfortable with the format.

  20. Go easy on the hype!

  21. Don’t get lost in the how.

  22. Start with a summary sentence.

  23. Summary sentence example • $COMPANY has a new product called $PRODUCT that has $KEY BENEFIT that our existing solution is missing.

  24. Explain what is wrong with your current solution.

  25. Write it, memorize it & rehearse it.

  26. Listen to your decision maker.

  27. Accordion mode.

  28. Show and Tell.(For Prizes)

  29. Rules • 5 minutes to come up with a real world elevator pitch to a problem you are currently facing. • Participants will be rewarded handsomely.

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  35. Show and Tell!

  36. Questions?

  37. Contact info • Jerry Gamblin • Security Specialist • Missouri House of Representatives • Twitter: @jgamblin • Email: Jerry.Gamblin@gmail.com

  38. Thank you for your time.

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