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Professional practice
Textile Design year 2
roleWhat is your job?What do you do?
goalsknow what you want
NetworksWhat systems/networks do you use now?Who do you know?
ConnectionsKeep notes of meetingsPersonal database and mailing listsUse and build
Visibility Let people know that you existIllustrate activityAdvertise your activities past – present – futureShare – give to get
The “elevator pitch”
Compose a single sentence that sums up who you are and where you want to get.
The 30 second CV
Just as you can develop a minimalist CV highlighting your key points to whet an employer's appetite or attract a funder, it is also useful to have a verbal version of this type of CV to communicate key points.
digital toolsBlog Databases – appropriate?Online portfoliosSocial networks – appropriate?WebsiteForums – appropriate?
www.blogger.com
www.wordpress.com
www.jotta.com
http://www.artsthread.com/
http://www.artindustri.com/
www.artshole.co.uk
www.textilearts.net
www.dedsignscouch.org
www.prospects.ac.uk
www.axisweb.org
www.a-n.co.uk
http://www.a-n.co.uk/jobs_and_opps/shortcut/article/92660
http://www.a-n.co.uk/jobs_and_opps/shortcut/article/345238
http://www.a-n.co.uk/jobs_and_opps/shortcut/article/168331
www.shop.ebay.co.uk
physical tools
CVBusiness cardPortfolioImages/statements
expectations of people
Personal artistic skills ExperienceCreative expertise EnthusiasmFlexibility CommitmentCommunication skills ReliabilityInitiative
How to make yourself visible
Know your audience Make contactHave clear marketing tools and be honestProject a positive imageProvide strong referencesShow your initiative/independenceBe aware of the competition
sorole What is your job? What do you do?The “elevator pitch” Compose a single sentence that sums up who you are and where you want to get.Networks What systems/networks do you use now? Who do you know?
One thing that you will do as a result of this session.
sovisibility How visible are you?Who knows about what you do?Who knows about what you think about?
sorole What is your job? What do you do?
sorole What is your job? What do you do?The “elevator pitch”Compose a single sentence that sums up who you are and where you want to get.Networks What systems/networks do you use now? Who do you know?
One thing that you will do as a result of this session.
sorole What is your job? What do you do?The “elevator pitch” Compose a single sentence that sums up who you are and where you want to get.Networks What systems/networks do you use now? Who do you know?
One thing that you will do as a result of this session.
sorole What is your job? What do you do?The “elevator pitch” Compose a single sentence that sums up who you are and where you want to get.Networks What systems/networks do you use now? Who do you know?
One thing that you will do as a result of this session.
PowerPoint
"PowerPoint is like a school play - very loud, very slow, and very simple"
Edward R. Tufte.
Nelson Mandela did not use PowerPoint to inspire people
First –
1build a good filing system
name of project
research strand
date
001, 002, 003 etc
Next
find image you want to work with
open in Photoshop
image – resize – image size
image size
resize
image
first consider your story
linear narrative
chronological
thematic
imageschoose images that you can talk about that are part of your storychoose images so that they can be prompts
text consider the text as titles
design
typography
background
layout
first open up a new document in PowerPoint
save as – PowerPoint 97 - 2003
insert title
insert image
insert text
etc etc etc etc
transitions
transitions between frames
transitions within frame
performing the presentation
imagesuse images as prompts – tell at least one fact per image
text do not read off the screen – it is really boring and your audience can read.
task
Forum – testing your future
Post on the VLE a PowerPoint that presents what you have identified as the activity you will undertake – why – what happened when you triedto do it.
5 slides – you can use image and text.
To get feedback undertake the task and post by 23 11 12.
Have fun.