Episode 23: What is your Elevator Pitch? Talking to the Public about Online Education

About Episode 23:

Join Tom and Kelvin as they identify principles useful in addressing questions and assumptions of those outside of online education. Think of this as articulating a value proposition or making an elevator pitch. This episode contains a segment from The Tavis Smiley Show with grateful permission.

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• Coffee Profile: Rwanda Hingakawa from Starbucks Reserve (featured in this episode)
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Content Links

• Video: Thomas Cavanagh on The Tavis Smiley Show
• Video: Cheryl Hyman on The Tavis Smiley Show
• Video: Janet Napolitano on The Tavis Smiley Show
• TOPcast ep 08: “Get Free Stuff! Open Resources in Online Teaching and Learning“
• Editable GoogleDoc: “Some Principles for Speaking with the Public about Online Education“
• From Forbes: “Six Simple And Irresistible Alternatives To The Elevator Pitch“
• From Harvard Business Review: “How to Write an Elevator Pitch“
• “The ‘Yes, And…’ Approach: Less Ego, More Openness, More Possibility