(Awkward silence)
Random Person: (coughs softly, looks up at the ceiling)
Me: (smiles and looks up at the ceiling too)
R.P: Hot today, huh?
Me: Yeah, really hot. At least it's September now, not much left of it.
R.P: Oh, where's that accent from?
Me: Argentina. But I've been living in Spain for six years now.
R.P: Oh, nice. So what do you do here in Madrid?
Me: I work in advertising. I'm a creative copywriter.
R.P: Oh! Tell me, did you make that car commercial, the one where it drives up the mountain?
Me: Mmm, no, that wasn't me.
R.P: Ah, well, I really like that ad.
Me: Yeah, it's nice.
R.P: Yeah... (coughs softly, looks up at the ceiling)
(Awkward silence)
There's a very typical saying in advertising: "If an idea is good, you should be able to explain it in the time it takes for an elevator ride". So I start thinking about what idea someone would get of me in that exact situation:
If this didn't give you any ideas about me, great! Let's meet in an elevator, or anywhere else, and share ideas.
(Awkward silence)
RANDOM PERSON: (coughs softly, looks up at the ceiling)
ME: (smiles and looks up at the ceiling too)
R.P: Hot today, huh?
ME: Yeah, really hot. At least it's September now, not much
left of it.
R.P: Oh, where's that accent from?
ME: Argentina. But I've been living in Spain for six years now.
R.P: Oh, nice. So what do you do here in Madrid?
ME: I work in advertising. I'm a creative copywriter.
R.P: Oh! Tell me, did you make that car commercial, the one
where it drives up the mountain?
ME: Mmm, no, that wasn't me.
R.P: Ah, well, I really like that ad.
ME: Yeah, it's nice.
R.P: Yeah... (coughs softly, looks up at the ceiling)
(Awkward silence)
