Sunday, May 11, 2003
Showing your work
One of the most intimidating and daunting tasks as a creative professional is showing your work to the world at large. Either we shy away from inquiries or we become loquacious hovering beasts.
Here are some tips that will help you help you show your work effectively:
1. Consider joining your local Toastmasters group. Toastmasters is an organization designed to help people improve their public speaking and presentation skills
2. Create a brochure or fact sheet about each of the pieces that you are showing. Limit the description of the work to relevant facts. Don’t forget to put contact information on the fact sheet.
3. Practice showing your work in front of friends first
4. If you are showing to a potential client limit your presentation to 15 to 20 minutes.
5. Consider putting your work on CD ROM or in a Powerpoint slide show.
6. Thoroughly research the materials that you used to create the work. Prepare instructions on how to care and clean the artwork.
7. Have business cards printed up with your name, artistic medium/title and contact info.
8. Design a simple website with the following: Contact info, a sample of your work, a brief bio, upcoming shows and services which you provide.
It sounds like a lot, but once you get used to doing all of this it will come naturally to you. These tips will also save you a lot of time and needless aggravation.
One of the most intimidating and daunting tasks as a creative professional is showing your work to the world at large. Either we shy away from inquiries or we become loquacious hovering beasts.
Here are some tips that will help you help you show your work effectively:
1. Consider joining your local Toastmasters group. Toastmasters is an organization designed to help people improve their public speaking and presentation skills
2. Create a brochure or fact sheet about each of the pieces that you are showing. Limit the description of the work to relevant facts. Don’t forget to put contact information on the fact sheet.
3. Practice showing your work in front of friends first
4. If you are showing to a potential client limit your presentation to 15 to 20 minutes.
5. Consider putting your work on CD ROM or in a Powerpoint slide show.
6. Thoroughly research the materials that you used to create the work. Prepare instructions on how to care and clean the artwork.
7. Have business cards printed up with your name, artistic medium/title and contact info.
8. Design a simple website with the following: Contact info, a sample of your work, a brief bio, upcoming shows and services which you provide.
It sounds like a lot, but once you get used to doing all of this it will come naturally to you. These tips will also save you a lot of time and needless aggravation.
