elevator pitch
n.— «Krueger said his book shows you how to make a “30-second elevator pitch” on voice mail.» —“Hiring Manager Has Real-World Tips For Graduates With Lessons To Learn” by Bonnie Newman Stanley Richmond Times-Dispatch (Va.) May 20, 1996. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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