Posts Tagged Professional Practice
Importance of Regularly Attending the Office
Posted by BenzuJK in Professional Practice on May 13, 2011
Ways to obtain work in Architecture | Professional Practice
In my previous article, I discussed the method of obtaining work “Importance of Telephone and Computer Networking”. Now we will move on with the discussion on the next method “Importance of Regularly attending the Office”.
Here is the list of different ways in which the work can be obtained:
- From Friends and relatives
- By your work
- By specialization
- By Luck
- By Winning architectural competition
- Through Chartered accountants and advocates
- Before setting up your practice
- Waiting period
- Setting up your office
- Telephone
- Computer Networking
- Regular attendance
Regular attendance | Professional Practice
You must be regular in opening the office and shall be present there at the appointed time whether there is work or no work. During the office hours, there has to be someone present in the office to answer the phone calls or to receive the visitors, in case you are gone out for work. Unanswered telephone calls during office hours make a bad impression. Be particular in attending telephone messages. Electronic answering machines can replace an attendant. You can virtually run one-man office with the help of a computer. Remember regularity in work is a virtue.
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Establishing Direct Contacts with Clients and Setting up Office
Posted by BenzuJK in Architecture on May 11, 2011
Ways to obtain work in Architecture | Professional Practice
In my previous article, I discussed the method of obtaining work “Waiting Period in Architecture”. Now we will move on with the discussion on “How to establish Direct Contacts with Clients and Setting up of your Office”.
Here is the list of different ways in which the work can be obtained:
- From Friends and relatives
- By your work
- By specialization
- By Luck
- By Winning architectural competition
- Through Chartered accountants and advocates
- Before setting up your practice
- Waiting period
- Setting up your office
- Telephone
- Computer Networking
- Regular attendance
Try to establish direct contacts with the client
At the beginning of your practice and even many a times later, you will come across some one who will assure you to suggest you name to a prospective client. Be careful with such middlemen. He may suggest you to hand over to him the sketches and that he may in turn show the sketches to the client. An established furniture maker in the town may ask you for furniture drawings, promising a client. Do not agree to this suggestion. As far as possible, you shall meet the client personally and discuss with him the requirements and the drawings. Many a times sketches handed over to middlemen are misused.
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Ways to obtain work | Waiting Period in Architecture
Posted by BenzuJK in Professional Practice on May 10, 2011
Ways to obtain work in Architecture | Professional Practice
In my previous article, I discussed the method of obtaining work “Things to do before setting up Practice”. Now we will move on with the discussion on the next aspect “Waiting Period before Architect gets a grip of his profession”.
Here is the list of different ways in which the work can be obtained:
- From Friends and relatives
- By your work
- By specialization
- By Luck
- By Winning architectural competition
- Through Chartered accountants and advocates
- Before setting up your practice
- Waiting period
- Setting up your office
- Telephone
- Computer Networking
- Regular attendance
Waiting period | Guide to Professional Practice
Let us compare – only for a restricted purpose two activities namely opening of a shop and a consultant’s office. A capital is required, to be invested for a premise in both the cases. But in a case of grocer’s shop perhaps further capital is required to get the goods in the shop for sale. As compared to that let us say lesser amount is required to furnish an architect’s office.
But the first day, the shopkeeper may start collecting cash amount on his cash counter through the retail sale. That is not the case with an architect. The occasion of receipt of fees is once in a way. Let us compare medical or legal profession with that of an architect’s. No sooner the patient is examined or treated or legal advice is given, fees are collected in cash. There is no daily collection in the architect’s office.
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Telephone conversation Etiquettes | Seven aspects of Personality Development
Posted by BenzuJK in Professional Practice on May 1, 2011
Telephone conversation Etiquettes | Professional Practice
In my previous articles, we discussed the “Importance of Personality Development for Professionals as well as students” and first six aspects of Personality Development. In this article, we will move on with our discussion on the seventh aspect of Personality Development “Conversing on a Telephone”.
Here are Seven Aspects of Personality Development
- Dress
- Address
- Good Language
- Punctuality
- Planning your work
- Habit to postpone the work
- Telephone conversation
How to converse on a telephone in Professional Practice?
Telephone has become a common instrument for us. Even then very few of us have a proper training to talk on the telephone. Here are few suggestions to improve your telephone talk.
A. Use of ‘Hello’ to be minimum on phone.
B. When you make a call, say who do you want to talk, rather than asking to the other end “Aap kaum?” ‘Who are you’? “Hello, Kaun Bolta hai”, this is a bad manner. Instead say, “Namaskar, Harish from Popatlal & Co.; May I talk to Chimanbhai?”
C. When you receive a call in an office, irrespective of the calling person being known or unknown to you, greet him and say where from you have received the call.
“Good morning, B. P.L.Ltd” OR “Associated Architects, Namaskar”.
If a person called is not in the office at that time, the person who receives the call shall show interest in attending the call, shall not sound indifferent to the calling person. If the calling party is unknown to you, you shall softly insist upon knowing the name of the person and where from was he calling and what was it about. The person receiving the call must show in his voice interest and concern in the business the calling party has with your office.
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Habit to Postpone the work | Seven Aspects of Personality Development
Posted by BenzuJK in Professional Practice on May 1, 2011
Habit to Postpone the work in Professional Practice
In my previous articles, we discussed the “Importance of Personality Development for Professionals as well as students” and first four aspects of Personality Development. In this article, we will move on with our discussion on the fifth aspect of Personality Development “Planning your work”.
Here are Seven Aspects of Personality Development
- Dress
- Address
- Good Language
- Punctuality
- Planning your work
- Habit to postpone the work
- Telephone conversation
Habit to Postpone the work
A father in the morning, while going to his work, asked his son to do certain work for him. The son, who was in junior college, was more interested in loitering in the college. So he thought he could attend to work of his father little later or may be in the afternoon. In the college, while gossiping with friends, he forgot the work of his father.
Obviously in the evening his father was disappointed with him. This habit of postponement of work shall not be your nature. “There is long time on hand to complete the submission work, so let us work on it little later”.
This is how you think most of the time. This habit of postponement of work is certainly unsuitable in your career.
Punctuality | Seven aspects of Personality Development
Posted by BenzuJK in Professional Practice on May 1, 2011
Punctuality | Necessity of Personality Development in Professional Practice
In my previous articles, we discussed the “Importance of Personality Development for Professionals as well as students” and first three aspects of Personality Development. In this article, we will move on with our discussion on the fourth aspect of Personality Development “Punctuality in work”.
Here are Seven Aspects of Personality Development
- Dress
- Address
- Good Language
- Punctuality
- Planning your work
- Habit to postpone the work
- Telephone conversation
Importance of Punctuality in Work
This is a great virtue to be present on the appointed time. The habit is developed by attending the lectures in the college on time. To give a time for a meeting or a site visit and not to be present there on time creates a bad impression. It should be the other way. You as an architect shall be so particular about the time that others around you shall be alarmed about it.
Do not forget to take into account the distance and the possible time required to commute through the traffic on the street. You must start on time. Do not get into habits of giving lame excuses. It is no good. In case you are late do not forget to say “sorry for the delay”.
If you have given a time to meet someone in your office, not even by mistake you shall be away from your table at that given time. If the appointment has to be postponed or cancelled, you shall do so well in advance. To avoid confusions and to be punctual, one must develop a diary habit.
While agreeing to an appointment or giving time to others refer to the diary. So that overlapping of the appointments can be avoided. One more point shall be noted while giving time to others for a meeting in your office. You shall keep sufficient time gap between the two successive appointments. You must take into account the time, you may require for the meeting with the previous person. If a visitor arrives at an appointed time, he shall not be required to wait in the reception. You shall welcome him on the meeting table immediately.
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Good Language | Aspects of Personality Development for Professionals
Posted by BenzuJK in Architecture on April 25, 2011
Good Language | Third Aspect of Personality Development
In my previous articles, we discussed the “Importance of Personality Development for Professionals as well as students” and first two aspects of Personality Development. In this article, we will move on with our discussion on the third aspect of Personality Development “Good Language”.
Here are Seven Aspects of Personality Development
- Dress
- Address
- Good Language
- Punctuality
- Planning your work
- Habit to postpone the work
- Telephone conversation
Good Language
Whichever language you may speak, you shall cultivate good and polished language. The language that you speak, the appropriate words that you use created a good impact on the listeners.
It would be almost everyday occasion where you have to talk, discuss, understand or explain. It could be a one to one conversation or with a group of people. With impressive language you can win over and pick up the good points from them.
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