Woo Hoo for me! I submitted (another) presentation to (another) convention and it was accepted. I like doing presentations; I like meeting my colleagues; most of all, I like it when THEY teach me something! The next topic I’m working on is “What’ll ya have?” For those of you nowhere near the South, it’s the sound one hears when walking into the Varsity near Georgia Tech, http://www.thevarsity.com/. I’m truly a damn yankee but having graduated from Tech and spending the past 20+ years in Georgia, I think I can get away with using it (but I digress…).
The topic dawned on me one day when I was fielding the umpteeneth call from a favorite client; the client was asking me for advice for a project that wasn’t even mine! Ok, bank accounts aside, it’s nice that my client trusts me. Flattery aside, it doesn’t pay my rent.
So, I started with a simple list of the things I do that make my clients behave like they do; and another seminar topic was birthed. So what say you? I’ll tell you what, in follow up to my post on Advent of Technology and posted comments, continuing to learn is a big deal. But so is listening and doing a good job. Tell me what’s important to you? To your clients? What do you want to learn? I’m all ears…
-Lisa Stacholy, AIA
Comments (2)
Hi Oscar - I'm in limbo with you... not on generating work, but apparently AIA is migrating all blogs to the 'new and improved Knowledge Net'... I'm thinking having this discussion in that venue would be really helpful.
In the mean time - work on your portfolio, and refine your '15 second commercial' but a hint - don't make your 'commercial' a finality - find a way to make it open ended so you get them to ask you questions.
If we had good access to the prior SPP journals, there are a handful of articles there which are REALLY helpful - please hand in there while AIA makes us change where we have our conversation.
Posted by Anonymous | August 3, 2010 12:44 PM
Posted on August 3, 2010 12:44
Hi Lisa,
I am a "new" architect. I have been licensed less than a year. School taught me history and design. Work taught me laws, production, and pleasing the client. However, I don't know how to take the next step. How to "get" clients? How much to charge them ? Etc.
Feel a little bit stuck in limbo.
Thanks
Posted by Oscar A. Larrieu | July 27, 2010 7:44 PM
Posted on July 27, 2010 19:44