When your mouth is OPEN, so is your business. When your mouth is CLOSED, so is your business.

One of the FIRST questions someone will ask you upon meeting them – whether it’s in a social setting or at a professional networking event – is, “What do you do?”

HOW you answer that question is crucial and can either make or break a first impression. If done correctly and with high impact, you have a fantastic opportunity to do the following:

The biggest reason people draw a blank when someone asks them what they do is because they don’t know what people WANT to know about them. Or, they don’t know how to take everything they have to offer and condense it down to 30-60 seconds.

Or, they are afraid of coming across as too “pushy” or too “sales-y” in their self-introduction (also known as networking commercial or elevator pitch).

Well, I’m here to help. Since 2003 I’ve been helping business professionals explain:

But what about AFTER you’ve introduced yourself. How do you CARRY ON AN EFFECTIVE CONVERSATION, or talk about yourself without freezing up? Well, I have proven strategies that can help you with that as well.

If you’re ready to learn how to FINALLY answer the question “What do you do?” with high impact or how to talk about yourself with ease, here’s some suggestions for getting started:

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