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Make your team more persuasive — in just 90 minutes with the Elevator Speech Training Workshop.
$2,400 / Up to 300 people

Book a FREE 15-Min Private Demo

Bring one teammate, watch live coaching via Zoom, decide if the virtual 90-minute workshop is right for your team.

Book Free Private Demo

You watch. Your teammate gets coached — zero prep, zero pressure.

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Elevator Speech Training Workshop
Julia Kumari Drapkin
"Elevator Speech Training helped us translate our successes more clearly to crucial investors like Morgan Stanley."
Julia Kumari Drapkin
CEO and Founder, ISeeChange
Elevator Speech Training Workshop

Make your team more persuasive — in just 90 minutes with the Elevator Speech Training Workshop.
$2,400 / Up to 300 people

Book a FREE 15-Min
Private Demo

Bring one teammate, watch live coaching via Zoom, decide if the virtual 90-minute workshop is right for your team.

Book Free Private Demo

You watch. Your teammate gets coached — zero prep, zero pressure.

See Workshop Details →

Julia Kumari Drapkin
"Elevator Speech Training helped us translate our successes more clearly to crucial investors like Morgan Stanley."
Julia Kumari Drapkin
CEO and Founder, ISeeChange
Dr Roz Savage MBE MP
"Miraculous improvements in one fast-paced hour."
Dr Roz Savage MBE MP
Member of UK Parliament, Ocean Rower & Environmental Advocate

How the 15-Min Private Demo Works

1

Quick Goal-Check

1 minute – You share your objective and what you'd like your teammate to work on.

2

Live Teammate Coaching

10 minutes – Marc guides them through the 4-step framework with real-time feedback.

3

Rapid Debrief & Q&A

3-4 minutes – You ask questions about the workshop; you and your teammate keep all the tips.

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What the Full 90-Minute Workshop Delivers

60-Second Message Mastery

Craft compelling pitches that fit any time constraint

Instant Confidence Boost

Eliminate anxiety in high-stakes conversations

Clear Value Articulation

Explain complex work in terms anyone understands

Boosted Fundraising

Turn conversations into actual commitments and investments

Strategic Partnerships

Convert initial interest into real collaboration

Better Ambassadors

Transform staff into compelling organizational advocates

Conference Effectiveness

Engage more meaningfully at industry events

Organizational Evidence Habit

New team-wide practice of curating persuasive evidence

90-Minute Transformation

Complete skill development in a single session

What Leaders Are Saying

From Fortune 500 executives, nonprofit leaders to politicians, see how our training transforms communication capabilities in just 60-90 minutes.

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Why the workshop?

Stop Losing Opportunities Due To Ineffective Communication

Even the most impactful organizations struggle when their teams can't clearly communicate their value.

Funders

Funders Who Don't Follow Up

Your development team makes great connections at events, but nothing converts to actual meetings or funding commitments.

Partners

Partners Who Stay Uncommitted

You pitch potential collaborators who express interest but never move beyond exploratory conversations to actual partnerships.

High Stakes

Wasted High-Stakes Moments

You meet the right people but can't articulate your value in brief encounters when it matters most.

The Solution: One Framework, Consistent Results

When your entire team uses the same proven persuasion system, every conversation becomes an opportunity to advance your mission.

Meet Your Trainer

Marc Fest

Marc Fest

Former VP of Communications, Knight Foundation & New World Symphony

Marc helps organizations excel in fundraising, partnership building, and idea pitching. He's trained over 2,000 nonprofit professionals with a 99.99% satisfaction rate.

2,000+ Leaders Trained
100+ CEO Endorsements
99.99% Satisfaction Rate

Why Leaders Love Working with Marc

"His fun energy made the process feel engaging and approachable."
Reva Patwardhan, Board member / executive coach, Rethink Media
"Marc has a unique ability to tweeze out clarity from chaos."
Hetal Jani, Founder and Executive Director, SPEAKHIRE
"Marc was prepared. He'd studied up on my background and my new position. And he was quick, candid, entertaining, disarming, efficient, and fruitful."
Ethiel Garlington, Executive Director, Historic Macon Foundation

Ready to Transform Your Team?

Team Transformation Workshop

$2,400 / Up to 300 people

90-minute interactive virtual workshop that gives your entire team the same proven framework for turning brief encounters into breakthrough opportunities.

Limited to 8 workshops per month

Questions? Call Marc at (202) 548-7000