Personal Branding Tip 094 · Relationships
End Your Pitch on Them
Cut your elevator pitch to under a minute, then end it by turning the conversation to the other person. Ask about them before you say more about you.
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Why It Works
In the Manifesto, the pitch sells you as someone to get to know or follow, not your services. It is a value exchange, not a monologue.
Where It Comes From
- Category
- Relationships: The people who know you, and the people they know.
- In the Series
- Tip 94 of 365. One tip leads each day, in order, and the cycle begins again after the last.
Relationships
More on Relationships
Tip 100 · RelationshipsFind What Makes Them FascinatingWalk into your next meeting assuming the other person is fascinating, and leave knowing one specific thing about them that proves it.
Tip 105 · RelationshipsShare One Hobby This WeekPost one thing you do outside work, a weekend ride, a play, a trip, with a line on why you enjoy it. Let people see the person behind the profession.
Tip 109 · RelationshipsPlant One Encouraging SentenceSay one specific, encouraging sentence to a colleague or client today. Make it about something you actually saw them do.
Engagements
Your name is already being interpreted. The question is who are they, and what are they thinking?
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