{"id":1094,"date":"2017-10-20T16:02:22","date_gmt":"2017-10-20T21:02:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2017.birmingham.wordcamp.org\/?p=1094"},"modified":"2017-10-20T09:55:36","modified_gmt":"2017-10-20T14:55:36","slug":"kathy-drewien-reveals-the-truths-clients-arent-telling-at-wordcamp-birmingham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/birmingham.wordcamp.org\/2017\/kathy-drewien-reveals-the-truths-clients-arent-telling-at-wordcamp-birmingham\/","title":{"rendered":"Kathy Drewien Reveals the Truths Clients Aren&#8217;t Telling at WordCamp Birmingham"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/2017.birmingham.wordcamp.org\/speaker\/kathry-drewien\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kathy Drewien<\/a> will provide some of the secrets your clients aren\u2019t telling you \u2013 and share tips for getting to the truth.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/2017.birmingham.wordcamp.org\/files\/2017\/10\/Kathy-Drewien-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1095\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birmingham.wordcamp.org\/2017\/files\/2017\/10\/Kathy-Drewien-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birmingham.wordcamp.org\/2017\/files\/2017\/10\/Kathy-Drewien-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/birmingham.wordcamp.org\/2017\/files\/2017\/10\/Kathy-Drewien-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/birmingham.wordcamp.org\/2017\/files\/2017\/10\/Kathy-Drewien.jpg 385w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Session <\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/2017.birmingham.wordcamp.org\/session\/psst-clients-arent-telling-you-the-truth\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Psst! Clients Aren\u2019t Telling You the Truth<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Maybe it\u2019s about a project that\u2019s gone off track or a website workflow that&#8217;s confusing. Or maybe they\u2019re not sharing their thoughts on ways their business could grow its sales or improve operations.<\/p>\n<p>By demonstrating your ability to be truly authentic at each step in the process, you can aim toward creating projects that are more collaborative and ultimately more successful.<\/p>\n<h2>Why This Topic? <\/h2>\n<p>Sometimes being a master at our craft just ain&#8217;t enough when it comes to serving clients. I believe it&#8217;s time to move beyond our &#8220;war story&#8221; projects, learn consulting methods and techniques, and trust ourselves.<\/p>\n<h2>What Will You Take Away?<\/h2>\n<p>The belief (or glimmer of hope) that it&#8217;s possible to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> have your expertise better used\n<\/li>\n<li> avoid no-win project situations\n<\/li>\n<li>  establish more trusting relationships with clients\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Top Advice for Attending WordCamp Birmingham<\/h2>\n<p>The WordPress community changed my life. At the simplest level I learned a new skill set for building websites using the WordPress software. As a result, I profit financially. The real power of Community is the people committed to the WordPress Project. <\/p>\n<p>The power is in giving back through participation in Meetups and WordCamps, helping translate WordPress in your language, reporting bugs, testing releases, answering support questions, working with videos for WordPress.tv, writing code, developing plugins, answering questions on support forums, teaching a friend how to use WordPress, and so much more.<\/p>\n<h2>Learn More<\/h2>\n<p>Website: <a href=\"https:\/\/atlantawpcoach.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kathy Drewien &amp; Company<\/a><br \/>\nTwitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kdrewien\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@kdrewien<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2>Don\u2019t waste another second!<\/h2>\n<p>Get your tickets <a href=\"https:\/\/2017.birmingham.wordcamp.org\/tickets\/\" target=\"_blank\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Learn more about the speakers <a href=\"https:\/\/2017.birmingham.wordcamp.org\/speakers\/\" target=\"_blank\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Check out the Birmingham WordCamp 2017 schedule <a href=\"https:\/\/2017.birmingham.wordcamp.org\/schedule\/\" target=\"_blank\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kathy Drewien will provide some of the secrets your clients aren\u2019t telling you \u2013 and share tips for getting to the truth. 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