Elevator Speech Training
Thursday, August 21 | 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM | Zoom
Join the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona and special guest Marc Fest for a practical and engaging training designed to help you confidently speak about your organization’s mission, impact, and role in our community. This 90-minute session will introduce a simple, proven 4-step framework to strengthen your message and build support for our work.
- Step 1: Create curiosity that captures attention
- Step 2: Build trust through concrete evidence
- Step 3: Deliver clarity that ensures understanding
- Step 4: Inspire action that drives results
Whether you’re speaking with a neighbor, donor, or community partner, this training will help you deliver a strong, clear message that resonates.
About the Presenter
Marc Fest is a German-American communications professional and entrepreneur whose career spans journalism, technology innovation, and corporate communications. He previously served as Vice President of Communications for both the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and the New World Symphony, where he developed deep expertise in helping mission-driven organizations communicate effectively.
As a technology innovator, Marc pioneered the concept of “metabrowsing” with his platform Quickbrowse.com, which attracted 30,000 users and $500,000 in angel funding. His technological contributions earned him U.S. permanent residency through the “extraordinary abilities” pathway, recognizing his impact on web technology innovation.
Today, Marc is the founder of ElevatorSpeechTraining.com, MessageHouse.org (a free messaging toolkit used by thousands of organizations worldwide), and Elvay (an AI-powered persuasion tool).
Marc is the author of “Elevator Speech Training” and “The Message House Method”. When not coaching clients, he enjoys posting occasional short stories about his Everglades farm life at mf.ly, where he has lived since 2011.