[thelist] Creating a portfolio

[Steven Streight]

And yes, I keep thinking of my old direct marketing copywriter days when I
was a wee lad.

But I have a pitch book to sell web site development/design, and I use dead
tree presentations often, with printouts of Nielsen Net Ratings and other
stats on web usage and stuff.

On 2/2/07, Steven Streight <steven.streight at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> "webmastering" means operating a blog or wiki. tee hee hee.
>
> Yes, like my blogroll and sidebar widgets, my sig file has sprawl. I put
> it on a diet every quarter.
>
> On 2/1/07, Marc S. <webdevpost at delime.com> wrote:
> >
> > Good grief Steven, that signature lineup is starting to look like a
> > real-time, running autobiography! ;)
> >
> > On 2/1/07, Steven Streight <steven.streight at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > One major point: buy the most expensive, leather, sturdy, rich looking
> > > portfolio bag or case you can find, with metal zippers and a brand
> > logo
> > > maybe.
> >
> > Anyway, don't they call it a Thinkpad (or PowerBook if you're that way
> > inclined) these days?
> >
> > Presenting *web* technology portfolios on dead tree technology seems a
> > bit stone age to me. Plus, it doesn't let you play solitaire instead
> > of twiddling thumbs in the reception hall.
> >
> >
> > > I think you are better off without blurbs or notes attached to
> > anything.
> > > Publicity Hound web site says that PowerPoint is stupid, and the best
> > > presentations are off the cuff, ad lib, no notes, and only using
> > visuals to
> > > present visual ideas, i.e. pictures and photos.
> >
> > I agree that presentation is a skill that is much more about
> > accurately reading and communicating with your audience than hiding
> > behind the clicker, but Power Point is inherently no more stupid than
> > a hammer or a gun or a camera phone.
> >
> > The only advice I can give outside of the already excellent fare is to
> > try to get a sense of when you're talking too much or too little about
> > a particular site/issue  and adjust your delivery accordingly.
> >
> > regards
> > -marc
> > (who is also confused about just what webmastering means these days)
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-- 
Steven Streight aka Vaspers the Grate
Web Usability. Blog Revolution. Ecommerce.


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