How do you ask your clients the right questions? How do you speak in about your design in a presentation? How do you deal with imposter syndrome, in a room full of smart people? Matthew Encina answers these questions and more on this episode of Young Guns season 2. This is the eleventh episode of Young Guns Season 2, a coaching call with this seasons designers. In this episode, Matthew answers the most burning questions from the group as it comes to communication. Matthew shares his knowledge on how to communicate and help them arrive at the answer they need. What was your favorite part of the episode? Leave a timestamp below so we can see what you liked most. 00:00 - One skill all creative professionals need to develop 00:23 - Today on Young Guns season 2 00:39 - What is the goal of today's episode 00:56 - Annie - How do I speak with clarity and confidence? 05:11 - How to formulate your thoughts 06:07 - What to do if you mess up when speaking 09:19 - How to give a critique 10:20 - What to do if you don't have the answer 11:08 - How to illuminate your thought process 11:40 - Role Play - How to give feedback 13:40 - What to do before you leave a critique 16:00 - What to do if you don't know what to say 19:50 - The best question to ask for giving or receiving feedback 21:42 - Tosin - How do I ask my client's valuable questions? 23:30 - How to ask a proper question 25:00 - Role Play - How to ask questions without seeming like you are attacking them 36:52 - Meghan - How do I deal with my inadequacies as a self-taught designer? 39:05 - How to close the gap between you and a traditional design student 43:00 - What to do if you don't know something 47:44 - What to do if you feel alone 50:37 - Maitreyee - How can I develop concepts quickly? 55:25 - How to apply creativity 58:41 - Recap 59:38 - Next week on Young Guns season 2! Mentioned on the call: 💭 Matthew's article on how to give a critique: https://medium.com/thefuturishere/how-to-give-a-critique-8bbd477dc624 🔑 livestream with Chris: https://youtu.be/vURlu5VhFMM 💡Matthew Pinterest board of good concepts: https://pin.it/u5nkzfw5jhii62 📚 101 Things I Learned in Business School https://www.amazon.com/dp/0446550280?... 📷 Thanks to our gear sponsor SONY - See the A6400 footage in later episodes: http://bit.ly/futur-sony Follow these designers' journey on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anastasiavlasenko_/ https://www.instagram.com/annieyangdesigns/ https://www.instagram.com/maitreyee.k/ https://www.instagram.com/mindfulpursuits/ https://www.instagram.com/monikapern/ https://www.instagram.com/ria.hardcastle/ https://www.instagram.com/tos.adeniyi/ Do you like the music in this episode? Check out Epidemic and Artlist through our affiliate link: • http://share.epidemicsound.com/thefutur • http://bit.ly/2uWdna7 #FuturYoungGuns #GraphicDesign #Advice #Coaching #School === 👉Subscribe: https://goo.gl/F2AEbk 👉See our Academy Channel: https://goo.gl/vB9zoP Want a deeper dive? Typography, Lettering, Sales & Marketing, Social Media and The Business of Design courses available here: https://goo.gl/bRt5qd 🎙 Futur Podcast: https://thefutur.com/podcast/ ✍️ Futur Blog: https://thefutur.com/blog/ — Love the content? Become a sustaining member for $5/mo today. https://goo.gl/nwekfL Kits & Proposals: https://goo.gl/mSjuWQ Visit our website: https://www.thefutur.com FREE resources: https://goo.gl/Qh6gHr Mandarin (Chinese) Subtitles on UiiUii https://uiiiuiii.com/?s=the+futur — We love getting your letters. Send it here: The Futur c/o Chris Do 1702 Olympic Blvd. Santa Monica, CA 90404 USA — AFFILIATE LINKS* 🙏 Support The Futur by purchasing through our affiliate links: Amazon: http://bit.ly/thefuturishere Webflow: http://bit.ly/2EbET9l Retro Supply Co.: http://bit.ly/2GW8gzR Creative Market: https://goo.gl/g4jlTE Design Cuts: http://bit.ly/2GSsAR3 ✍️ Sharpen your skills by taking a course, using our affiliate links: Skillshare: https://goo.gl/YCo2uT School of Motion: http://bit.ly/futur-som Bring Your Own Laptop Tutorials: https://byol.me/thefutur 🎧 Do you like the music? Check out the music libraries we use in our affiliate links below: Epidemic Sound: http://share.epidemicsound.com/thefutur Artlist: http://bit.ly/2uWdna7 Get our FAVORITE notebook from Baron Fig: https://baronfig.com/?ref=zQoKL *By making a purchase through any of our affiliate links, we receive a very small commission at no extra cost to you. This helps us on our mission to provide quality education to you. Thank you. — Host– Chris Do Content Director– Matthew Encina Cinematography– Aaron Szekely, Mark Contreras, Ricky Lucas Live Editor– Jona Garcia Editor– Stewart Schuster, Mark Contreras, Aaron Szekely, Ricky Lucas, Jona Garcia Social Team: Elle Money, Alex Burlui Futur Theme Music – Adam Sanborne http://www.adamsanborne.com Typefaces: Futura, DIN, Helvetica Now, Calibre, Knockout, Champion Gothic Futur theme song— Adam Sanborne