“The Elevator Pitch Workshop: Presenting Your Research to Strangers”

In preparation for Intersections and the Celebration of Student Writing and Research, the Writing Resource Center and Support of Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavors will host a workshop titled “The Elevator Pitch Workshop: Presenting Your Research to Strangers.” The workshop will take place Wednesday, April 10, from 12:45 to 2 p.m. in Sears Library Building, Room 325.

This workshop will assist presenters in:

• Explaining a complex research project in a cogent and succinct one-minute re-cap (known as “the pitch”);
• Developing strategies for answering questions about one’s research;
• Capturing the attention of the passerby in large open settings;
• Being inclusive of late arrivals to the presentation; and
• Sharing speaking roles when the elevator pitch involves a team of students.

Bill Doll, a part-time lecturer of English, and Barbara Burgess-Van Aken, a full-time lecturer of English, will lead the workshop.