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.