A few quick points:
1. I believe listening is a more important skill than speaking, but
this is not normally taught, nor practiced.
2. In grad school, I realized that many of my peers were poor
designers, but were able to make their work sound good because of
their speaking skills. At some point, I decided to try to design so
well that I had to say very little--letting my designs speak for
themselves. I believe that made me a stronger designer.
3. Some designers are great salespeople--to the point of being con
artists. They may be successful, but I don't respect them.
-Ben
Professor
UW-Stout
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