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Subject:to show samples or not?? From:"Dave L. Meek's User Account" <dave -at- ROGUE -dot- DISC-SYNERGY -dot- COM> Date:Wed, 7 Jun 1995 11:47:39 -0700
Timothy Schablin wrote:
>Most people I talk to say the most important item when giving presentions
>is to show samples of your work.
>I just read a book about freelance writing, the author suggest NOT
>showing any samples. He claims clients aren't interested in you boring
>them with your preious work.
>What are your comments on this. I would think showing samples would be
>very important.
I'm curious how potential clients could judge the quality of your
work without seeing samples. Still, you might want to say
something like, "Samples available on request." Let your clients
decide whether or not they want to see the samples. If you're
interviewing in person, bring them along just in case.
Hope this helps!
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