The Complete Guide to Soft Skills Every Designer Must Have

The Complete Guide to Soft Skills Every Designer Must Have

Technical design skills are essential to becoming a successful designer. But there are other soft skills that you need to stick out in a crowd of technical designers.

In this course, I'm going to show you how to communicate your way through the design process with clarity and how it will change your practice.

I'm going to break down the skills into a designer's process: Starting work, Doing the work, Reviewing and Iterating.  You'll learn how to hone your communication and problem solving skills to differentiate yourself among thousands.

1. Learn how to understand a problem space and the communication skills needed to start problem solving.

2. Learn how to set your project up for success and how often to provide updates.

3. Learn how to facilitate helpful feedback and how to handle negative feedback.

4. Learn how to constantly improve your practice and level up your design practice.

With more than a decade of experience in design process, I'll share with you insights I share with designers I mentor. This course will feel more like an in-depth 1:1 than a textbook.

It's the right course for you if:

• You're early in your design career.

• Keen to work on your professional development.

• Interested in sharpening your communication, negotiation and problem solving skills.

  
  

A near-decade's worth of advice to elevate your career. Connect with clients, unpack problems and pitch your ideas well

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What you will learn

• Learn exactly how to design "The right thing", communicate effectively during the process and win clients and managers on your side with a well-formed pitch.
• Understand how to communicate with managers, creative directors, clients and other stakeholders.
• Understand how to identify a problem space and learn practical ways to identify the true client need.

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Level: Beginner Level

Duration: 1.5 hours

Instructor: Michael Amgad