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Sun Jan 25, 2015 2:36 pm (PST) . Posted by:
"Brian Mecca" bd_mecca
The Breakfast Club NJ Presents a Workshop: "Let'sImprove Your Elevator Pitch" by Alex Freund
Saturday February 14th at 8:00am ET
Please share this with other groups you may be in. Join us on Meetup.com at: http://www.meetup.com/The-Breakfast-Club-NJ/to RSVP for the meeting.
The Workshop: "Let's Improve YourElevator Pitch"
The workshop will start with information about theimportant elements of an effective elevator pitch. Then it will offer general guidelinescovering content, tone of voice, body language, and facial expression; and itwill give examples. During the secondhalf of the workshop, we will work together on the elevator pitches of audiencevolunteers.
About the speaker:
AlexFreund, the "landing expert," supports job seekers into employment. He is known for making people feelcomfortable when interviewing. Alex is aneffective and successful career and interviewing coach. He is prominent in several on- and off-linejob-search networking groups, conducts workshops on effective resumedevelopment and use of LinkedIn in the job-search process. Alex has been teaching for several years acareer development seminar, and publishes a blog designed especially for jobseekers. Prior to his current position,Alex managed several large departments in two Fortune 100 companies. Alex maintains and publishes a free directoryof job-search networking groups via hisweb site at http://www.landingexpert.com
Alexis a Cornell University grad, lived on three continents and speaks fivelanguages.
About the Meeting:
Networking begins at 7:30 am,meeting starts promptly at 8:00 am.
Thereis a $10 fee at the door to cover the cost of the room.
Besure to tell your friends and bring them along. Be a part of our growingnetwork of Job Seekers, Hiring Managers, Recruiters, Career Coaches, and peoplewho want to be able to help themselves and each other.
Event Location:
Days Hotel Conference Center
195 Rt. 18 South, East Brunswick,NJ 08816
732-828-6900
New for2015 – Meetup.com
We have gone to meetup.comin order to better promote our monthly meetings and attendance.
Please use this link togo to our group's area on meetup.com and join the group: http://www.meetup.com/The-Breakfast-Club-NJ/
It will take a fewseconds and greatly help us to help you and others. Once you join please leave a positivecomment, specify by RSVP'ing any meetings you can make and direct people bothto our website to join the group http://www.thebreakfastclubnj.comand the meetup.com link. These actions help keep our group strong so it's therewhen you and others need it!
The Breakfast Club NJ - 10 Points for GoodMember Citizenship
1) Attend meetings regularly to keep groupstrong and help pay back to others (meeting logistics on our website www.thebreakfastclubnj.com)
2) Keep anti-virus on your machine up to date and run scan regularly
3) Review messages and if request for assistance please help whenever possible
4) Join groups linked in group and connect to other members directly (questionssee Gerry Peyton)
5) Join groups Facebook group and connect to other members directly (questionssee Adrienne Roman)
6) Join groups twitter account (questions see George Pace)
7) If you run across someone in transition invite them to join our group andsponsor them through process (details on our websitewww.thebreakfastclubnj.com)
8) Sunday mornings listen to our radio show, "Your Career IsCalling", at 8am ET either on radio at 107.7 or via internet24/7 live or on demand at www.1077thebronc.com (as this isa call in show your calls help make it successful)
9) If you are in transition put your elevator pitch in writing to group, askfor help with job search issues or connecting to people at target companies,regularly post job opportunities (from email you joined the group - send emailto thebreakfastclubnj@yahoogroups.com)
10) Help fellow members whenever possible
Information on "The Breakfast Club NJ": (www.thebreakfastclubnj.com)
There is information below on the location, otherinformation, etc. There is a meeting fee of $10 to help us cover the costof the hotel conference room for the meeting.
Go to http://www.thebreakfastclubnj.com for more information and how to join the Yahoo group. You can join the yahoo group at any time; you do not need to have attended ameeting. You can also attend meetings at any time without having joinedthe yahoo group.
If you have any questions, please let me know (brian.mecca@yahoo.com) or send an email to Info@thebreakfastclubnj.com
We look forward to seeing everyone let's make this a greatmeeting for our members that are in transition and welcome those that havelanded
Meeting Format:
7:30 to8:00 – Registration & Open Networking
8:00 to8:15 - Welcome and housekeeping
8:15 to9:15 – Presentation by the guest speaker – Limited to 60 minutes
9:15 to10:15 - Elevator Pitch - 30 Seconds about yourself, who you are, what you arelooking for, target companies (3-4), how we can help you, how you can helpothers. Follow the rule of the Three B'sof Public Speaking: Be informative; Be brief; Be seated.
10:15until you choose to leave - Open Networking, follow up withpeople you are interested in meeting following their elevator pitch, exchangebusiness cards, peruse the library, arrange follow up meetings, etc.
1- Make sure you come with the 30 second elevator pitch - honed - including yourtargeted companies, your value proposition, etc.
2 - Ifyou are not already a member of our linked in and Facebook groups please join
3 -Once linked to our groups - link to each other - a strong network is a vitalcomponent to a successful job search
4 - Ifyou are a member and new to transition send a brief message to the group (fromthe email you joined the breakfast club from) thebreakfastclubnj@yahoogroups.com introducing yourself - and what companies you aretargeting - we have 2500+ members that will respond with help where they can
Brian Mecca
The Breakfast Club NJ
Director Member Services
Senior Director,Infrastructure and Technology
LinkedIn:http://www.linkedin.com/in/brianmecca/
Keep the faith, keep networking, never give up, never say die.
That position you are looking for may be just around the corner, butyou have to go look for it, it is not going to come to you.
Saturday February 14th at 8:00am ET
Please share this with other groups you may be in. Join us on Meetup.com at: http://www.meetup.com/The-Breakfast-Club-NJ/to RSVP for the meeting.
The Workshop: "Let's Improve YourElevator Pitch"
The workshop will start with information about theimportant elements of an effective elevator pitch. Then it will offer general guidelinescovering content, tone of voice, body language, and facial expression; and itwill give examples. During the secondhalf of the workshop, we will work together on the elevator pitches of audiencevolunteers.
About the speaker:
AlexFreund, the "landing expert," supports job seekers into employment. He is known for making people feelcomfortable when interviewing. Alex is aneffective and successful career and interviewing coach. He is prominent in several on- and off-linejob-search networking groups, conducts workshops on effective resumedevelopment and use of LinkedIn in the job-search process. Alex has been teaching for several years acareer development seminar, and publishes a blog designed especially for jobseekers. Prior to his current position,Alex managed several large departments in two Fortune 100 companies. Alex maintains and publishes a free directoryof job-search networking groups via hisweb site at http://www.landingexpert.com
Alexis a Cornell University grad, lived on three continents and speaks fivelanguages.
About the Meeting:
Networking begins at 7:30 am,meeting starts promptly at 8:00 am.
Thereis a $10 fee at the door to cover the cost of the room.
Besure to tell your friends and bring them along. Be a part of our growingnetwork of Job Seekers, Hiring Managers, Recruiters, Career Coaches, and peoplewho want to be able to help themselves and each other.
Event Location:
Days Hotel Conference Center
195 Rt. 18 South, East Brunswick,NJ 08816
732-828-6900
New for2015 – Meetup.com
We have gone to meetup.comin order to better promote our monthly meetings and attendance.
Please use this link togo to our group's area on meetup.com and join the group: http://www.meetup.com/The-Breakfast-Club-NJ/
It will take a fewseconds and greatly help us to help you and others. Once you join please leave a positivecomment, specify by RSVP'ing any meetings you can make and direct people bothto our website to join the group http://www.thebreakfastclubnj.comand the meetup.com link. These actions help keep our group strong so it's therewhen you and others need it!
The Breakfast Club NJ - 10 Points for GoodMember Citizenship
1) Attend meetings regularly to keep groupstrong and help pay back to others (meeting logistics on our website www.thebreakfastclubnj.com)
2) Keep anti-virus on your machine up to date and run scan regularly
3) Review messages and if request for assistance please help whenever possible
4) Join groups linked in group and connect to other members directly (questionssee Gerry Peyton)
5) Join groups Facebook group and connect to other members directly (questionssee Adrienne Roman)
6) Join groups twitter account (questions see George Pace)
7) If you run across someone in transition invite them to join our group andsponsor them through process (details on our websitewww.thebreakfastclubnj.com)
8) Sunday mornings listen to our radio show, "Your Career IsCalling", at 8am ET either on radio at 107.7 or via internet24/7 live or on demand at www.1077thebronc.com (as this isa call in show your calls help make it successful)
9) If you are in transition put your elevator pitch in writing to group, askfor help with job search issues or connecting to people at target companies,regularly post job opportunities (from email you joined the group - send emailto thebreakfastclubnj@yahoogroups.com)
10) Help fellow members whenever possible
Information on "The Breakfast Club NJ": (www.thebreakfastclubnj.com)
There is information below on the location, otherinformation, etc. There is a meeting fee of $10 to help us cover the costof the hotel conference room for the meeting.
Go to http://www.thebreakfastclubnj.com for more information and how to join the Yahoo group. You can join the yahoo group at any time; you do not need to have attended ameeting. You can also attend meetings at any time without having joinedthe yahoo group.
If you have any questions, please let me know (brian.mecca@yahoo.com) or send an email to Info@thebreakfastclubnj.com
We look forward to seeing everyone let's make this a greatmeeting for our members that are in transition and welcome those that havelanded
Meeting Format:
7:30 to8:00 – Registration & Open Networking
8:00 to8:15 - Welcome and housekeeping
8:15 to9:15 – Presentation by the guest speaker – Limited to 60 minutes
9:15 to10:15 - Elevator Pitch - 30 Seconds about yourself, who you are, what you arelooking for, target companies (3-4), how we can help you, how you can helpothers. Follow the rule of the Three B'sof Public Speaking: Be informative; Be brief; Be seated.
10:15until you choose to leave - Open Networking, follow up withpeople you are interested in meeting following their elevator pitch, exchangebusiness cards, peruse the library, arrange follow up meetings, etc.
1- Make sure you come with the 30 second elevator pitch - honed - including yourtargeted companies, your value proposition, etc.
2 - Ifyou are not already a member of our linked in and Facebook groups please join
3 -Once linked to our groups - link to each other - a strong network is a vitalcomponent to a successful job search
4 - Ifyou are a member and new to transition send a brief message to the group (fromthe email you joined the breakfast club from) thebreakfastclubnj@yahoogroups.com introducing yourself - and what companies you aretargeting - we have 2500+ members that will respond with help where they can
Brian Mecca
The Breakfast Club NJ
Director Member Services
Senior Director,Infrastructure and Technology
LinkedIn:http://www.linkedin.com/in/brianmecca/
Keep the faith, keep networking, never give up, never say die.
That position you are looking for may be just around the corner, butyou have to go look for it, it is not going to come to you.
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