"Speak intelligently about your work."
Lessons of a Young Designer: Sixty Four.
Learning to speak intelligently about your work will be a lifelong skill which will reap boundless rewards. Clients, managers, art directors and designers alike will find it easier to work with someone who can clearly verbally communicate their thoughts and ideas, and give it value at the same time.
Learning to speak about your work intelligently, and communicating iron-clad reasons behind all of your design decisions, will win you so many points. There is nothing more off-putting than working with someone who explains their work by saying, "Um yeah, well, I like red... so, yeah." Take the time to rehearse before the presentation and you will come out a winner!
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