Elevator Speech
Q u estio n 1 : Who is the audience for your elevator speech? Identify a prospective employer/career field/area in which you hope to work. The prospective employer I hope to work for is U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) as an Immigration Service Officer. Q u estio n 2 : What is the specific purpose of your elevator speech? What are you trying to get your audience to believe and/or do? The specific purpose of my elevator speech is to get my audience/prospective employer to give me an opportunity to interview with them. Q u estio n 3 : State the central idea that summarizes your elevator speech in a sin g le sen ten ce. R em em b er, yo u r cen tral id e a w ill m e n tio n b o th m a in id e a s. W h at I can b rin g to th e o rg an iz atio n is th e sk ill sets th at I h ave acq u ired in m y p a st e x p e rie n ce w o rk in g a s a p a ra le g a l fo r a n Im m ig ra tio n A tto rn e y. C o m in g fro m a fa m ily o f im m ig ra n ts I w o u ld lik e to w o rk in th e fie ld th a t se rve s an d p ro tects o u r p eo p le. Q u estio n 4 : List and support (through facts, examples, definitions, quotations) your main ideas. The Elevator Speech has two main ideas: main idea #1 describes what you can offer the employer if you were to be hired into this position; main idea #2 describes why you want to work for this prospective employer’s company/area. a. M y m ain id ea # 1 is:
1. One piece of information I will use to support this main idea is: my work history as a paralegal for an immigration attorney,
2. A second piece of information I will use to support this main idea is: the skillsets that I have developed over the years through various work experiences and school.
b . M y m ain id ea # 2 is:
1. One piece of information I will use to support this main idea is: the mission and core values of the organization align with my own beliefs.
2. A second piece of information I will use to support this main idea is: the organization is one I can grow my career with.
Q u estio n 5 : In my introduction, after I introduce myself, my attention-getter is: I have over 6 years of experience working with processing immigration petitions. Q u estio n 6 : In my introduction, I will state my central idea by saying: W h at I ca n b rin g to th e o rg a n iz a tio n is th e sk ill se ts th a t I h a ve acq u ired in m y p ast ex p e rien ce w o rk in g as a p araleg al fo r an Im m ig ra tio n A tto rn e y. C o m in g fro m a fa m ily o f im m ig ra n ts I w o u ld lik e to w o rk in th e field th at serves an d p ro tects o u r p eo p le. Q u estio n 7 : In my conclusion, I will restate my central idea by saying: With my experience and passion for the field I believe I will be a great asset to your organization.
Q u estio n 8 : In my conclusion, I will remember to thank my audience for listening. Q u estio n 9 : I will use the following three credible sources in my speech: 1. Lucas, S. E. (2020). The Art of Public Speaking. McGraw-Hill 2.Home. USCIS, from https://uscis.gov/ Q u estio n 1 0 : I know these sources are credible because: It is the course textbook in which I will use to help me write my elevator speech and the official website of the organization I am interested in working for.