VAF Bash Elevator Speech Contest

[tsmith]

Submission guidelines:

1. Use the VAF video recorder to submit your Elevator Speech or record yourself, upload to YouTube and then use the VAF YouTube Embed code to submit your video.

2. Video should be no longer than 60 seconds.

Criteria for the video - videos should answer the following questions:

Who are you?
What do you do? (good place to stress benefits)
How do you help people? (mention your success or share a story)
What is your unique selling point (what is it about you that sets you apart from the rest)?
Your call to action? (what do you want people to do after listening to your pitch)?

Be passionate, speak from your heart. You have 60 seconds to share who you and what you do. Make it a lasting impression.


Submissions will ONLY be accepted during Mar 15 - Apr 2, 2010. Winner will be announced during the week of the Bash.

The winner of this contest will receive the following prizes:

1 Logitech Comfort Lapdesk
1 Seagate FreeAgent Go 250 External Hard Drive
1 hour expert website consultation with VAF's mastermind, Tess
1 hour PR consultation with Diana Ennen of Virtual Word Publishing
6 month full-featured [SEO Premium] listing in Virtual Assistantville Directory

[virtual writing]

Get OUT! You don't mean that the winner will receive all those prizes, do you? All those fabulous things to one lucky person? No, surely not. I suspect you'll be awarding several winners, right?

Anyway, a very cool (if scary) challenge. Can't wait to see the submissions!

[VAF Admin]

One winner, one prize package
Go for it Mary!

[D_Victoria_Virtual_Assistance]

Yes, Mary --- go for it! I look forward to seeing all the submissions too

[D_Victoria_Virtual_Assistance]

Ok, in an effort to encourage others to post their elevator speech video, here is one I did. Let's get this elevator speech contest started!

[tsmith]

You're right, Darlene -- let's get this contest started! By the way, good job.

There are some fabulous prizes attached to this contest. If you are a veteran VA this is a great tool to show others how to tackle an elevator speech. For new or aspiring VAs this a great opportunity to give it a try. (Amongst friends)

All we ask is that you do your best. So don't be shy!

[tsmith]

This is not an official entry but to only offer encouragement to others to participate. This is my first video EVER! I was nervous but I did it. So can you!

Okay, here's my short elevator speech.

[leedrozak]

Finally got mine up so that I am able to share. I did not want to leave Darlene and Tanisha in the boat alone. Thanks VAF for encouraging us to post these. Who is next?



This is my first video elevator speech and I am going to work on another for my site.

[AngelicaP33]

Sounds Great!!! Going to work on my video....hopefully it will bring me some clients!!!

[tsmith]

Great Angelica!
I'm looking forward to seeing your submission.

[Write Associate]

Okay, here's my elevator speech example...after some frustrating technical difficulties (thanks for the tips, Darlene )!

(As with Tahneesha, this is not an official entry but only a sample to get others motivated to submit theirs. Can't wait to see them all!!)

[Write Associate]

Nice job, ladies!

I really like the info page you threw up at the end of your speech, Lee - very nice touch!

[reneeshupe]

What perfect motivation for me to get my Welcome video together. I've been wanting to create something for my website, but it always seem to get put off. I'll be putting one up in the next week.

Looking forward to other's submissions!

[Tess]

I am loving these submissions! Can't wait to see more And extra kudos to the VAs who jumped right in- it's always hard to go 'first' with this kind of thing. More power to ya

[ChristinaVOS]

Here's mine!
Boy, this took some doing and re-doing but I finally like it.



~C