The elevator speech is that tightly scripted, 30-second introduction that should pack as much information about a person as possible in an engaging, persuasive, and interesting way, right?

In many professional scenarios, when introducing yourself, you’ll have a limited period of time to capture the attention of the person you are meeting. From networking events to first-round interviews ...

The modern attention span continues to shrink at an alarming rate. Roughly two decades ago the average person could spend two and a half minutes engrossed with any one particular item or activity ...