Making a Great Presentation with Portfolio Cases

A source of true embarrassment is to get ready to make a presentation before a potential client only to find out that all of your work was damaged while transporting it to the clients office. If this is an existing client you may be able to recover and reschedule the presentation. However, if this is a new client you may not ever have another opportunity to make a presentation to them. You will have lost this opportunity, as well as any future opportunities for business with this client.

The good part about the above scenario is that is could all be avoided. While there is no way to guarantee your presentation will be kept safe from harm, there are certainly ways to greatly decrease the risk that harm will come to your work. It's as easy as choosing the right portfolio case that gives your work enough protection so that you can get to the clients office for the presentation safely.

There are many different materials and styles of portfolio cases on the market today. Some portfolios are made of leather, others of a nylon material, still others are made of aluminum. While each has its own unique advantages, only the metal cases can give the kind of protection needed to get your project from one location to the next safely.

A quality metal portfolio case provides a rigid shell that will not bend or flex when it is bumped or leaned against. Despite your best efforts there is always the risk that someone will bump against you or cause you to drop your portfolio. If your case is not made of a hard material those situations can spell disaster. In that one careless moment your hard work has been damaged.

Another advantage of metal portfolio cases over other types of cases is in the way the case opens. Some of the soft-sided cases have a tendency to bend when they are opened. When that happens, any artwork that is stored there will also be bent. With a metal case the top opens on a hinge. The top will remain rigid, which will continue to protect the contents.

Some cases do not open completely. You are required to slide your work into and out of the case each time you make a presentation. This makes it very easy to bend the corners of your presentation, which will mar the look when it is shown to the client.

You also need to consider the environment when you transport your artwork and presentations. While it would be nice if every day was sunny and dry, that is not the case in the real world. Many people have had to deal with wet presentations because their portfolio allowed water in. Even if the cases material is water resistant, the zippered closure is not. Metal cases are designed in a way that they are more weather resistant, and much better able to withstand a short period in the rain.

When your potential income is at stake it does not make sense to go cheap when choosing your next portfolio case. Check out what is available in metal cases and you will see for yourself why it is the best choice.