Title: Present a design and products that satisfy a hypothetical client’s needs, preferences, and goals.
Course: Interior Design I (19263-I) > Section: Developing a Design

Presentation should include

- oral explanations of the items, including how they meet the client’s stated preferences and needs
- responses to and documentation of the client’s comments and questions
- demonstration of an openness to design changes that the client may express during the presentation.

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

- What information is needed to present a design plan that satisfies a client's goals, preferences, needs, and resources?
- What should be the standards for presenting a design plan that meets a client's goals, preferences, needs, and resources?
- What alternatives might a professional suggest for the client?

Communication

- What communication skills are necessary when presenting a design plan to a client?
- What questions must be asked to clarify/verify a client's goals, preferences, needs, or resources?
- What are the consequences of presenting a design plan without input from the client?

Leadership

- What leadership skills assist when presenting a design plan that satisfies a client's goals, preferences, needs, and resources?
- How does a professional know that he/she is responding to a client's goals, preferences, needs, and resources when presenting a design plan?
- If the client wants a change in the design with which a professional disagrees, how can that professional decide whether it is appropriate to try to change the client’s mind? How might an interior design professional handle this situation?

Management

- What steps must be taken to present a design plan that satisfies the client's goals, preferences, needs, and resources?
- What resources must be used when presenting a design plan?
- How can professionals manage disappointment and frustration with the outcome of a presentation to a client?