Constructing Your Elevator Speech: A guide to communicating your work quickly

Office of Postdoc Affairs, Core Programs in the Graduate School at UW

Join fellow graduate students and postdocs to learn how to develop your elevator speech for job search or career exploration. An elevator speech is a clear, brief message about you. It communiates who you are, what you are looking for and how you can benefit from a company or organization. 
 
Date, Time, & Location: Thursday, August 29 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. @ SLU, Orin Smith Auditorium 
 
We are featuring Dr. Mike Matrone as our speaker. Dr. Matrone is the Associate Director for Office of Career & Professional Development and Program Director for Non-Academic Career Development at University of California, San Francisco. His mission is to empower the next generation of scientists to make informed decisions about their career choices and professional development. As a trained scientist, he provides career education and professional development to graduate students and postdocs. 
 
Free afternoon snacks and coffee will be provided.
 
The workshop is co-sponsored by Core Programs in the Graduate School and Office of Postdoctoral Affairs. Please send questions to Ziyan Bai at baiziyan@uw.edu. 
_________________________________ The University of Washington is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities, education and employment for individuals with disabilities. To request disability accommodation, contact the Disability Services Office at least ten days in advance at: 206.543.6450/V, 206.543.6452/TTY, 206.685.7264 (FAX), or e-mail at <A HREF="mailto:dso@u.washington.edu" TARGET="_blank" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">dso@u.washington.edu</A> Photos will be taken during this event. Images may be posted on Office of Postdoctoral Affairs (OPA) websites, facebook pages, and postdoc outreach materials. Please feel free to contact OPA staff at <A HREF="mailto:uwopa@uw.edu" TARGET="_blank" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">uwopa@uw.edu</A>, if you have any questions or feedback.

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