Elevator speech

While traveling, I met June Allen, who owned and operated a hair salon on Long Island, NY. As we discussed business approaches, I asked some questions and learned that she cares about her young women customers and the decisions they make. Her elevator speech I work on hair and change heads. That s an excellent elevator speech. What s yours ... 

Keep your elevator speech short and simple. Does the following text, written by scientists, sound like some of us The alkaline elements and vegetable fats in this product are blended in such a way as to secure the highest quality of saponification... 

Recall the earlier discussion of elevator speeches where the emphasis was on the benefits of services. That idea extends well beyond elevator speeches. We engineers and other technical professionals tend to get wrapped up in the processes and tools we use. As important as processes and tools are, think of the other party, the prospect. Stress benefits, not features, outputs, not inputs, unless the person or persons you are communicating with explicitly expresses interest in features. Anticipate the so what test. Consider two examples ... 

Giddiness, tension, anxiety, jitteriness, restlessness, emotional lability, excessive dreaming, insomnia, nightmares, headaches, tremor, withdrawal and depression, bursts of slow waves of elevated voltage in EEC, especially on over-ventilation, drowsiness, difficult concentration, slowness on recall, confusion, slurred speech, ataxia, generalized weakness, coma, with absence of reflexes, Cheyne-Stokes respirations, convulsions, depression of respiratory and circulatory centers, with dyspnea, cyanosis, and fall in blood pressure. 

The diagnosis of mania is made on the basis of clinical history plus a mental state examination. Key features of mania include elevated, expansive or irritable mood accompanied by hyperactivity, pressure of speech, flight of ideas, grandiosity, hyposomnia and distractibility. Such episodes may alternate with severe depression, hence the term "bipolar illness", which is clinically similar to that seen in patients with "unipolar depression". In such cases, the mood can range from sadness to profound melancholia with feelings of guilt, anxiety, apprehension and suicidal ideation accompanied by anhedonia (lack of interest in work, food, sex, etc.). 

The neurotoxic effects of aluminum were first observed in people undergoing dialysis for treatment of kidney failure. This syndrome, called dialysis dementia, starts with speech disorders and progresses to dementia and convulsions. Symptoms corresponded with elevated aluminum levels commonly found in bone, brain, and muscle following 3 to 7 years of treatment. Elevated levels of aluminum were also found in the brains of people suffering from Alzheimer s disease. Despite considerable research, it is not clear if the aluminum accumulation in the brain is a cause of Alzheimer s disease or a result of changes in the brain associated with the disease. 

Fish et ah, 1969 TFP 10 (10) 2-5 Childhood schizophrenia DSMTI criteria Independent blinded rater TFP 0.17-0.67 mg/day 4-15 weeks 8/10 improved with less disorganized speech and behavior Decreased irritability and hyperactivity 5/10 had mild EPS symptoms 1 child had a transient elevated SCOT 1/10 got worse... 

Drug intoxication. Cocaine and amphetamine intoxication may cause an agitated paranoid psychotic episode. Physical signs include dilated pupils, slurred speech, ataxia, hyperreflexia, and nystagmus, as well as evidence of drug use (e.g., needle tracks, nasal septum erosion). Vital signs, if obtainable, include elevated blood pressure, pulse rate, and temperature (see also the section The Alcoholic Patient in Chapter 14). 

Elevated aluminum levels have been implicated as the cause of dialysis encephalopathy or dementia in renal failure patients undergoing long-term hemodialysis [85]. Some patients used aluminum-containing medications. Moreover, patients with renal failure cannot remove aluminum from the blood. Dialysis dementia can arise after three to seven years of hemodialysis treatment. Speech disorders precede dementia and convulsions. Since many hemodialysis units rely on systems to purify fluoridated tap water, it is likely that many patients are being exposed inadvertently to increased concentrations of fluoride and aluminum. Increased serum fluoride concentration and fluoride intoxication have been also observed in chronic hemodialysis patients. Arnow et al. [96] reported that 12 of 15 patients receiving dialysis treatment in one room became acutely ill, with multiple non-specific symptoms and fatal ventricular fibrillation. Death was associated with longer hemodialysis time and increased age compared with other patients who became ill. 

In three children (two aged 9 years and one aged 10 years) who took paroxetine 10-20 mg/day for the treatment of childhood obsessive-compulsive disorder, symptoms of mania, including overactivity, pressure of speech, irritability, and antisocial behavior, occurred within 3 weeks of starting paroxetine and remitted after paroxetine withdrawal or dosage reduction (7). Symptoms of mania are rare in childhood, suggesting that the elevated mood in these cases was a direct effect of the paroxetine. 

Elevated intraocular pressure Incoherent speech Restlessness Visual hallucinations... 

Formal language is found in important documents and in serious, often ceremonial, speeches. Characteristics include an elevated—but not pretentious—tone, no contractions, and correct grammar. Formal writing... 

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