{"id":1187,"date":"2018-07-05T12:54:40","date_gmt":"2018-07-05T17:54:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rixtrema.com\/blog\/?p=1187"},"modified":"2020-01-09T14:20:32","modified_gmt":"2020-01-09T19:20:32","slug":"why-a-well-constructed-elevator-speech-is-more-important-than-you-think","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rixtrema.com\/blog\/why-a-well-constructed-elevator-speech-is-more-important-than-you-think\/","title":{"rendered":"Why a Well-Constructed \u201cElevator Speech\u201d Is More Important Than You Think"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With the start of the summer, many advisors are looking for ways to jump start their business for the second half of the year. The easiest way to end the year on a high note is to start getting creative.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">It is very important not to sound the same:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201c I specialize in helping you prepare for a secure retirement.\u201d<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201c I help you increase the value of your portfolio while protecting against downside risk.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The problem is\u2026who DOESN\u2019T try to help people prepare for retirement? Who DOESN\u2019T try to avoid downside risk? Some people get a little more specific than this, but even then, it\u2019s usually bland and uninteresting.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">How can someone ever hope to distinguish him\/herself from the competition with these kinds of statements?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">It also doesn\u2019t matter how skillful you are or how great your customer service is. If you look like everyone else, people will assume that you\u2019re just like everyone\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Everyone needs an \u201celevator speech\u201d right? That\u2019s the quick description you give when someone asks you what you do for a living. You use it on the phone and you use it in person. What people rarely consider though is what the GOAL of the elevator speech really is. The goal is to get the prospect to say, \u201cOh really? Tell me more!\u201d When you describe what you do for a living, does it inspire people to ask for more information? If you were an independently wealthy prospect, how would you react?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Obviously, you can use this quick description (or \u201celevator speech\u201d) not just at cocktail parties and networking events, but also in letters, phone calls and any other kind of communications with prospects.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Of course, do not forget to have access to necessary, unique and\/or new tools that you can utilize yourself and show the prospects that you are ahead of the curve. One such tool is Larkspur-Rixtrema&#8217;s Prospects of Wealth 2.0 and you can read more about it here: <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rixtrema.com\/blog\/read-about-prospects-of-wealth-2-0-in-the-latest-in-financial-advisor-fintech-for-july-2018\/\">Prospects of Wealth 2.0 featured in &#8220;The Latest In Financial Advisor #FinTech for July 2018&#8221;<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>You can request a personal demo below:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/rixtrema.net\/pow\/requestdemo?source=blog\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1970 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rixtrema.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/project-for-maxwell-inc.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rixtrema.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/project-for-maxwell-inc.png 800w, https:\/\/rixtrema.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/project-for-maxwell-inc-300x75.png 300w, https:\/\/rixtrema.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/project-for-maxwell-inc-768x192.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the start of the summer, many advisors are looking for ways to jump start their business for the second half of the year. 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