As the Culture Days event weekend grows nearer, lots of people are talking about it. However, you may be wondering how to explain what Culture Days is all about. Without getting too lengthy or going into too much detail, how do you talk about Culture Days?
An elevator pitch is a great way of highlighting key aspects of what makes Culture Days unique to someone who is unfamiliar with the movement. An elevator pitch is a clear and concise description, and its name reflects the idea that one should be able to deliver a short summary in the span of an elevator ride.
When telling friends, family and anyone else about your activity or Culture Days in general, an elevator pitch is an enticing and efficient way to share your message!
Below is an elevator pitch you can use when talking about Culture Days.
Culture Days Elevator Pitch
- Culture Days is a collaborative pan-Canadian, volunteer movement to raise the awareness, accessibility, participation and engagement of all Canadians in the arts and cultural life of their communities.
- Culture Days is a grassroots movement that self-mobilizes to implement concurrent, annual, province-wide public participation events that take place throughout the country over the last weekend of September.
- This year, Culture Days is taking place throughout the country on September 30, October 1 & 2.
- Thousands of artists, individuals, organizations and communities are involved in organizing Culture Days.
- Culture Days events feature free, hands-on, interactive activities that invite the public to participate “behind the scenes,” to discover the world of artists, creators, historians, architects, curators, and designers at work in their community.
- Culture Days is the largest-ever grassroots campaign to celebrate the arts and promote cultural participation in Canada.
- You can find out more via the Culture Days web site: CultureDays.ca
David C.
Here's my pitch: “Culture Days is a cool event celebrating arts and culture and it's happening right across Canada coast-to-coast. You can see anything and everything from organic farming, a dress rehearsal for the opera, to artists working in their studios and lots more. It's for everyone and it's free! Check out their website culturedays.ca.”
This elevator pitch is intended as a guide, using some of the language that has been used to describe Culture Days.
Please feel free to come up with your own version of the elevator pitch, such as the great one Michelle wrote, and share them here – in the comment section!