Crafting Your Elevator Speech for Professional Confidence with Julie Gauderman, CRNA

Check out the timestamps below to help you navigate through the many topics we discussed.

On This Episode:

Have you ever been caught off guard when asked to explain who you are or what’s important to you? That’s a conundrum our guest Julie Gauderman, MS, DNAP, APRN, CNRA is here to help you navigate. Together with co-host Tracy Castleman, DNP, CRNA, APN-A, FAANA, we dive into the concept of an elevator speech, how to craft it, and why it’s an effective way to confidently represent your profession and control your narrative.

Julie has served as a federal political director for her state since graduation, a role that allows her to connect state leaders and other CRNAs and students with their federal representatives, and was recognized with the Federal Political Director of the Year award from the AANA in 2021.

She talked about this elevator speech topic at the Mid-Year Assembly and we wanted to hear more about it from her. Join us to learn more about how to put your elevator speech together so that you can control your message with a state or federal representative when given the opportunity. This is also something you can use at the bedside and with patients you meet every day.

Here are some of the things you’ll learn on this show:

• Her story about meeting comedian Jim Gaffigan and how it shows the importance of having that elevator speech ready.
• The role the elevator speech plays for CRNA in professional settings.
• Having this prepared can give you confidence and allow you to control the narrative.
• Is there a bad time for an elevator speech?
• What do you need to include in your elevator speech and do you need different ones for various situations.
• Times when elevator speeches didn’t go the way we intended.
• Where to start if you’re uncomfortable putting an elevator speech together.

Check out the interview at the top of the page and use the timestamps to help you navigate through the many topics we discussed.