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YOUHAVEBEENLIEDTO!
13 Ways Designers Screw Up Client Presentations
13 Ways Designers Screw Up Client Presentations
13 Ways Designers Screw Up Client Presentations
13 Ways Designers Screw Up Client Presentations
Qualityisnotenough.
Doesgooddesignsellitself?
NO
Iselldesign.
Getwork.1
Dowork.2
Ensurequality.3
Getpaid.4
Isntthatsales?
BUT MIKE,
Dogoodwork.1
Persuadethemitsgood.2
Agooddesignerwhocansell
workismorevaluablethana
greatdesignerwhocant.
13 Ways Designers Screw Up Client Presentations
13 Ways Designers Screw Up Client Presentations
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13 Ways Designers Screw Up Client Presentations
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Sellingisacoreskill.
DONOTTRUST!DONOTTRUST!DONOTTRUST!DONOTTRUST!DONOTTRUST!
13 Ways Designers Screw Up Client Presentations
MAKESMONEY
COSTSMONEY
CANSELLDESIGN
CANTSELLDESIGN
DesignersScrewUpClientPresentations
WAYS13
Theworkisgood.1
Theworkisgood.1
Theworkistested.2
Youarenottheretobe
theclientsfriend.
1
13 Ways Designers Screw Up Client Presentations
Happinessisaside-effect
ofgooddesign.
Ifyoucantbe
botheredtosellit
dontbother
designingit.
Theywontbehappy6
monthsdowntheroad
whentheprojectfails.
Notgettingoffyourass.
2
Imashyandquietperson.
BUT MIKE,
Confidenceisntabout
YOU
Confidenceisabout
THEM
Startingwithanapology.
3
Apologiesareexpensive.
Youarealways
presentingthecorrect
amountofwork.
Thebestwaytofixa
meetingistocancelit.
Shitrunsdownstream.
Apologiesrunupstream.
Notsettingthestage
properly.
4
Whyarewehere?1
Whencanweleave?
Whyarewehere?1
2
No
foreword by Austin Kleon
YOUREMY
FAVORITECLIENT
Mike Monteiro
Brief books for people who make websites
12
NOT
ACTUALLY
LARRY
NOT
ACTUALLY
LARRY
NOT
ACTUALLY
LARRY
NOT
ACTUALLY
LARRY
NOT
ACTUALLY
LARRY
SOLD!
Givingtherealestatetour.
5
13 Ways Designers Screw Up Client Presentations
Youresellingahouseby
talkingaboutsheetrock.
13 Ways Designers Screw Up Client Presentations
Worklikeascientist.
Presentlikeasnake-charmer.
Takingnotes.
6
Readingascript.
7
13 Ways Designers Screw Up Client Presentations
Withoutpromotionsomething
terriblehappens

PTBarnum
Withoutpromotionsomething
terriblehappens

nothing
PTBarnum
.
Gettingdefensive.
8
Goodpeopledobadwork.
Thisisagreattimetokeep
yourmouthshut.
Everytypowillrevealitself
onceyoupublish.
Mentioningtypefaces.
9
13 Ways Designers Screw Up Client Presentations
13 Ways Designers Screw Up Client Presentations
13 Ways Designers Screw Up Client Presentations
Talkingabouthowhard
youworked.
10
Yourenotgettinggraded
oneffort.
Reactingtoquestionsas
changerequests.
11
Whyisthisblue?
Oh,Icanchangeit!
Whyyouusingbricks?
Oh,Icanchangeit!
Notguidingthe
feedbackloop.
12
13 Ways Designers Screw Up Client Presentations
Doesthisreflectyourbrand?1
Doesthisreflectyourusersneeds
aswediscussedinthereasearch?
2
Doesthisreflectyouradstrategy?3
AskingDoyoulikeit?
13
13 Ways Designers Screw Up Client Presentations
13 Ways Designers Screw Up Client Presentations
13 Ways Designers Screw Up Client Presentations
13 Ways Designers Screw Up Client Presentations
13 Ways Designers Screw Up Client Presentations
13 Ways Designers Screw Up Client Presentations
13 Ways Designers Screw Up Client Presentations
13 Ways Designers Screw Up Client Presentations
13 Ways Designers Screw Up Client Presentations
Whydoyouhatedesigners?
BUT MIKE,
Thisthingwedo.
Wearegatekeepers.
Thanks.

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