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First, a big thank you goes out to everyone for giving me overwhelming support and encouragement for PCOS Network. I can’t tell you how exciting it has been for me. Program launches are always exciting, this I know, but when it’s your own, exciting takes on a whole new meaning. Please be patient as the website gets loaded and the bugs get worked out and please offer feedback and recommendations.

Elevator Story:

Several months back I attended a two-day PCOS workshop and at the end we were asked to summarize what PCOS was . . . on the spot. Try it right now, I dare you. Humbling wasn’t it?

Ever hear of an elevator story? It’s the reply you give when someone asks what you do for a living or about your company. It usually lasts 30 seconds, about the time it takes to ride in an elevator with someone. The receiving person either finds you boring or is interested in hearing more.

When people ask you “what is PCOS?” what do you say? Do you find that you have so much to say that you get it all jumbled up. What if a professional asks? What if someone with an eating disorder asks? What if a parent asks? Can you explain it in a way that they will remember?

Brian Freeman and Sean Mcdonnell recommend telling your elevator story like a screenplay. Telling a good story makes it memorable. Here is their “Screenplay Method:

• Stage Setting: What’s the situation at the start?
• Conflict: What problems do the characters face?
• Resolution: How is the conflict or problem resolved?
• Outcome: How is life different as a result?

Once you have your story, they recommend practicing it so it comes off naturally and not memorized.

Let’s hear all of your elevator stories. What is PCOS?
Send me your elevator story and I will post it. If you don’t want your name posted, please tell me.

Looking forward to networking with all of you.

Brian Freeman and Sean Mcdonnell
http://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/stories/2002/11/11/smallb2.html
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