Give an Elevator Speech

Carefully read through the directions below

  1. Elevator Speech. Create a 1 minute (+/- 10 seconds) elevator talk introducing yourself, describing the evaluation, research, or project that your instrument was used for, mode/modes of data collection and analysis/analyses, summary of findings, and its significance1. Akin to an online presentation, this must be a video of you talking, though additional materials that may help the audience to understand the study content and context is welcome. Where elevator pitches are used for pitching an idea, elevator speeches are conducted to sell the value of that idea. For more information, head over to the Creating an Elevator Talk on the Resources page. If you use a third-party service (e.g. YouTube), provide a publicly accessible link.

  2. Please submit the Elevator Speech to


All submissions leading up to the proposal can be found on the main Tasks page


  1. with the intent to garner interest in your study ↩︎