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elevator pitch
[ el-uh-vey-ter pich ]
/ ˈɛl əˌveɪ tər ˌpɪtʃ /
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noun
a brief talk or pitch intended to sell or win approval for something, as a product or business proposal: a two-minute elevator pitch to a prospective investor.
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Also el·e·va·tor speech [el-uh-vey-ter speech] /ˈɛl əˌveɪ tər ˌspitʃ/ .
Origin of elevator pitch
First recorded in 1995–2000; from the idea of persuading someone while on an elevator moving between floors
Words nearby elevator pitch
elevated railroad, elevated railway, elevation, elevator, elevator music, elevator pitch, elevator shoe, eleven, eleven-plus, elevenses, eleventh
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How to use elevator pitch in a sentence
Attendees can virtually “raise their hand” as soon as our virtual doors open and throw their hat in the ring for an opportunity to make a 2-minute elevator pitch.
The elevator pitch for How to With John Wilson could’ve been something like “Nathan for You meets Humans of New York,” especially since Nathan Fielder serves as an executive producer and the show’s most high-profile champion.
Or you could go with the Hollywood elevator-pitch approach—you know, "X movie meets Y movie."
Clearly, during their first trip to America, the Afghan women had learned to polish their elevator pitch—and to mingle.