Uploaded May 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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When people will present their portfolios of work, they often forget the most important thing, which is the storytelling about themselves.

My name is Andy Polaine and every week I spend my days coaching design leaders. And in these videos, I reflect upon the common themes and questions that come up in the week.

==TIMESTAMPS==
0:00 Coaching Reflections - Portfolios
00:27 The work and the story of you
02:56 The story of you
03:32 Why are you leaving your previous job?
04:28 Three act structure
04:47 The facets of your case studies
06:09 One thing per slide
07:07 Outro

==LINKS==
- Design Leadership Coaching: polaine.com/coaching
- Andy’s Workshop Facilitation course: courses.polaine.com/workshop-facilitation
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- Subscribe to Andy’s newsletter Doctor’s Note - pln.me/nws
- Andy's YouTube channel - youtube.com/@apolaine
- Andy's online courses - courses.polaine.com
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- Andy on LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/apolaine
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