What other skills do you need to acquire? And what steps will you take in obtaining these skills?

I feel that although I am on a good moderate level in my knowledge of software, I definitely need to develop my Indesign and Illustrator skills further, if I wish to be on the same level as most graphic designers today or become even better.

Other skills that have much room for improvement include time management, which at the moment can downgrade the standard of my work a little, and is a very important skill to possess in this industry. This can be improved by perhaps creating a schedule, or keeping a diary.

The biggest problem that I have at the moment is not having good people skills, or confidence in public. This means that my pitches to clients would be most likely unsuccessful. I feel that this is one of the key traits to have, as it enables working with other people, and perhaps convincing them to take my design, over someone else’s. I feel like this skill can be improved by making loads and loads of mock up pitches and presentation and practising them often in front of other people, for example friends and family.