Web pages
http://www.portfolios.com/profile.html?MyUrl=SimonGlickman
http://hollywoodauditions.com/Portfolios/portfolio_actor1.htm
http://hometown.aol.com/swampbud/myhomepage/index.html
http://www.jenniferrussell.com/
I think that the key difference between personal presentations (as found at http://hometown.aol.com/swampbud/myhomepage/index.html) and professional presentations (as found at the other three links) is that professional presentations are much more focused on selling a person's talent or ability. Personal Web sites become more of a forum for personal commentary, interactive quizzes, etc. Professional sites, on the other hand, are very much based in fact and only that fact which pertains to the goal of the site.
As far as set ups go, it seems that professional sites are more organized than personal ones. This may be just because more professional web-builders are creating them. Regardless, professional sites highlight the positives of the business or person which they market immediately, typically using pictures and bold fonts. The links and smaller fonts then lead readers to the pages which detail the abilities of the person or business.
I think the key difference in how people present themselves on professional sites is that they accentuate the postive as much as possible. While personal sites may not focus so much on the "sellable" accents of a person, professional ones need to in order to accomplish their goal of marketing the person or product. Professional Web-sites are fairly impersonal, yet in the colors used, photos chosen, and even the language used the personality of the writer does tend to show through to the audience.
http://hollywoodauditions.com/Portfolios/portfolio_actor1.htm
http://hometown.aol.com/swampbud/myhomepage/index.html
http://www.jenniferrussell.com/
I think that the key difference between personal presentations (as found at http://hometown.aol.com/swampbud/myhomepage/index.html) and professional presentations (as found at the other three links) is that professional presentations are much more focused on selling a person's talent or ability. Personal Web sites become more of a forum for personal commentary, interactive quizzes, etc. Professional sites, on the other hand, are very much based in fact and only that fact which pertains to the goal of the site.
As far as set ups go, it seems that professional sites are more organized than personal ones. This may be just because more professional web-builders are creating them. Regardless, professional sites highlight the positives of the business or person which they market immediately, typically using pictures and bold fonts. The links and smaller fonts then lead readers to the pages which detail the abilities of the person or business.
I think the key difference in how people present themselves on professional sites is that they accentuate the postive as much as possible. While personal sites may not focus so much on the "sellable" accents of a person, professional ones need to in order to accomplish their goal of marketing the person or product. Professional Web-sites are fairly impersonal, yet in the colors used, photos chosen, and even the language used the personality of the writer does tend to show through to the audience.
posted by Kristen @ 1:49 PM
1 Comments:
At October 4, 2004 at 12:19 PM,
Erin said…
I think the key difference in how people present themselves on professional sites is that they accentuate the postive as much as possible. While personal sites may not focus so much on the "sellable" accents of a person, professional ones need to in order to accomplish their goal of marketing the person or product.That's a very good point, Kristen! The purpose of a professional site is very different from a personal site, and the need to sell oneself to a potential employer can often cause us to engage in different rhetorical choices.
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