When we are aware, we are given messages constantly to learn from and today was a great ‘aha’ for me.
Standing in a very crowded elevator in a department store today, there were several kids and specifically twins that were five years old. They were both talking and laughing and everyone else seemed to be very quiet and then one of the twins saw another girl all the way at the other end of the elevator and walked right over to her and said: "Hi, I’m Emily and this is my sister Carol–what is your name?" She also gave the other young lady a handshake.
Everyone started to laugh and of course, then the door opened.
What a great lesson I observed and in some ways a ‘true elevator speech’. When we are very young, we have no inhibition or fright to say anything or speak up or even introduce ourself to another.
I’m not saying that the next time you get into an elevator to introduce yourself to everyone in it–however it was great for me to witness this scene and made me realize how important it is to be friendly, open to the opportunities and possibilities and you just ‘never know’.
I for one learned alot from little Emily this afternoon!
What a refreshing “elevator pitch”, and how much more appropriate than the “Are you ready to write me a check yet?” standard people think they need, An outstretched hand, a smile, and a name – we could have a conversation. That’s networking.
What a refreshing “elevator pitch”, and how much more appropriate than the “Are you ready to write me a check yet?” standard people think they need, An outstretched hand, a smile, and a name – we could have a conversation. That’s networking.
What a refreshing “elevator pitch”, and how much more appropriate than the “Are you ready to write me a check yet?” standard people think they need, An outstretched hand, a smile, and a name – we could have a conversation. That’s networking.
Remember what I did in my office elevator?
Also, since we moved to news offices, I dropped off to every other company on the floor, some candy, a pen, and a note signed by everyone in our office to let them know it’s nice to be their neighbor.
Thanks Andrea for this great reminder. In fact as I was reading this post, I happen to witness a similar situation between my daughter and another girl she just met yesterday. I was in the midst of handling an errand for my husband when we had to drop of some items at someone’s house and the girls started just chatting away. Each introduced themselves with the names and ages. Then they went on to ask each other what they were interested in doing.
Great networking examples!