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Freelancer Course: What do you deliver?

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This is the third post in response to question prompts in Seth Godin's Freelancer Course, found on Udemy. Please feel free to comment or include your answers to these questions in the comment section.

 The things that are not the thing. List 10 things you deliver to your client, e.g. timeliness, confidence, a story.

For this exercise, I thought of the presentations I do for our partner schools and what I hope comes across in each one.

Understanding. To clearly explain the digital content options.

Patience. Not only with questions during the presentation, but also exploring their story before the presentation.

Simplification. The digital options aren't complicated. Just often new and different.

Choice. Both in terms of the content they are adopting for their class and in how I present it to them.

A smile. I have fun with it. I want them to see it, and maybe have some fun, too.

Thoughtfulness. Even though I do similar presentations, I want each one to be specific to the school I'm working with. 

Interaction. I need input before the presentation and during to make sure I give the school the information they are looking for.

Examples. It's difficult to understand a tool without context for how to use it.

Resources. I hope to get them asking questions and give them a few places to start in finding the answers.

Curiosity. I want to be constantly learning. I hope that shines through.
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