Elevator Pitch Resources

Websites

COMPASS message box workbook

A useful tool to organize your thoughts into categories based on the fundamentals of communication

Publications

Two Minutes to Impress

Kwok. 2013. Two Minutes to Impress. Nature.

How Should Scientists Prepare Their Elevator Pitches?

Robson. 2017. How Should Scientists Prepare Their Elevator Pitches?. Forbes.

Other resources

ASCB Elevator Pitch Contest

A 90 second elevator pitch competition for scientists hosted by The American Society for Cell Biology. 2018 contest winner: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zt_FD4w-n9A

Simon Sinek’s Ted Talk, Start with Why: