CDs, slide presentation, and website do’s:  Save your work (on CD and for email) as a PDF file so that anyone can read it. 

Some specialties may benefit more than others from digital presentations, like a sound designer can introduce sound cues and scenes in real time.

The following statement is a Theatre, TV, and Film Portfolio Presentation Techniques Don’t: Take time to meet the interviewers and establish eye contact.

According to your text, personal interests can indicate a skill or area of knowledge that is related to the goal, such as photography for someone in public relations or carpentry and woodworking for someone in construction management.

The color scheme for a digital portfolio should not be monochromatic, analog, or complementary, depending on the type of contrast the individual wants. It can also include textures and gradations of color.

Select the sample questions you should ask yourself when designing your digital portfolio. 

The best thing about digital portfolios is that potential employers and grad school interviewers always have the newest computer software, designers and technicians preparing a digital component do not have to bring the equipment—a laptop or portable player—to play back their digitalized work.

During a first interview, designers and technicians are appraised in some specific aspects, so it is of the utmost importance to not be prepared so that you can forge spontaneous collaborations.

According to Stephanie Deitzer,  “We each have between seven and seventeen seconds to make a first impression, and it takes an additional eighteen encounters to change that impression.”

Before investing a lot of time and money in a portfolio, the designer/technician needs to define the goals and uses of the portfolio by considering the following things.