First Impressions Matter: A Simple Guide to Handcrafting Your Personal Brand
Learn to handcraft your first impression
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Introduction
Imagine you’re at a networking event, and a vibrant looking, sharply dressed, tall man with an infectious smile is walking towards you and introduces himself to you.
Did you just notice, you’re probably smiling just as you read that statement.
What happened?
Your subconscious mind just read a description that sounded pleasing to you and the net result is that you have a smile plastered on your face.
This is the impact of a strong and a positive first impression
While I can’t help you with your physical first impression through this post, I will definitely help you craft the first 30 seconds of your introduction that will leave an impact on your target customers.
A powerful elevator pitch for your personal brand
A strong elevation pitch is actually a lot easier than you think.
You just have to make sure you communicate a few aspects of yourself/ your life/ your work with absolute clarity.
Make sure your elevator pitch mentions:
01 - Your name
02 - What do you do?
03 - Who’s your target audience?
04 - What problem do you solve for your target audience?
05 - What makes you unique?
06 - What’s the end goal that your target audience can expect from you/ your business?
07 - Any special mentions (accolades/ certifications/ achievements)
I know this may sound overwhelming to read, but you have to understand you will take time to design and handcraft your elevator pitch over time.
At least now you know what will be expected from your pitch. Plus, your pitch will keep getting refined over time as your experience grows.
To give you a demonstration, I’ll be sharing my elevator pitch with you. I’m purposely sharing a version without accolades, for you to realise a pitch without accolades can be just as powerful.
My elevator pitch
Hello, I’m Manish Ahuja. I’m a financial abundance coach and through my community based business called Paycheck To Profit, I help millennials and Gen-Z to unlock the financial abundance in their life by uplifting their money mindset and getting financially literate.
I’m also a content creator helping the same audience with their personal development and career/business growth.
Long story short, I help you earn more income by learning how to monetize your skills better and then expand your wealth through improving your relationship with money and investing profitably.
Conclusion
So, what are your thoughts on what you just read?
Did you get ideas to start crafting your own elevator pitch?
Drop a comment with your introduction. If I don’t know you, yet, I’d be delighted to get to know you better.
If you’re someone who would like to consult me to get your elevator pitch designed through my guidance, feel free to reach out to me and let’s connect.Your Thoughts!
If you’ve reached till this point of the post, I’m sure you must have some thoughts/ feelings/ opinions about what you’ve just read.
I’m done sharing what’s on my mind, and now is your turn to share your POV.
Tell me how you are processing the information that you’ve just read?
Do you agree with my thoughts?
Do you think I missed something important?
Do you disagree with something in particular?
Let’s continue this conversation (or ask your questions about the post) in the comments below.
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Prompt used to create the image for the note
P.S.: Image made on Meta AI using the prompt, “Imagine an entrepreneur at a networking event shaking hands with someone they have just met and both the people in the frame have a warm and genuine smile on their face”