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Getting your content in front of those you trust is important. Knowing the right way to do this is just as important.
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- Critique -- a method of disciplined, systematic study of a written or oral discourse.
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When I was in college, I first heard
the phrase fail early, fail fast,
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and fail often,
where the moral of the story was about
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learning quickly from mistakes and
recovering.
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Then when I became a working professional,
I started hearing a similar but
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more business-driven iteration,
fail early and fail cheaply.
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I found out that cheap didn't
necessarily mean the monetary cost.
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It turns out, there's a ton of ways
you can be thrifty in failure.
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For instance, time or effort can be
associated with the cost in question.
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Smartest way to do this when building
a portfolio would be to enlist the help of
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others to weigh in on your presentation's
message through power of critique.
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Critique is a method of disciplined,
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systematic study of a written or
oral discourse.
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Basically, it's allowing others to
see your work and comment on it.
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Those commenting could be friends,
colleagues,
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those with similar backgrounds to
your potential future employers.
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And yes, even family members.
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You should ask them questions like is it
really coming across as something that
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represents me?
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Or is my message clear?
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Keep in mind, the point of you
showing your work isn't for
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validation as much as it is to make sure
you're being effectively represented.
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The moment your grandma tells
you she dislikes the color blue
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you chose on your mobile portfolio,
it's the moment
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you need to steer the conversation back
to whether your narrative makes sense.
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After all, the reason you're asking them
is because you know they're going to be
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honest with you about the clarity of your
message and if it aligns with who you are.
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You'll wanna do this early and
fairly often in the process,
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all while you're prototyping using
cheap tools like pen and paper, or
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frameworks that allow you to
make rapid changes effortlessly.
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