Online workshop: Becoming Your Own Boss: A Guide to Successful Freelancing
N.B: This workshop will be held in English.
“It could be the best job in the world if, the only thing you had to do, were to consult / deliver / produce/ debrief and… charge a lot of fees...”
However, you will have to pound the pavement, dig dig dig for information gathering, sort out the truth from the lies, work very long hours, skip some weekends and do all sort of paperwork and write reports…
If you are smart enough to manage those difficulties, it could be an outstanding and wonderful job. You will have some sort of freedom, the ability to select your clients, use your Ultimate Talents and this, with very interesting people.
Introduction
Who has not dreamt one day of becoming a freelancer/consultant?
A large minority of applicants invest all their savings, borrow from their parents and parents-in-law, mortgage their flat or villa, ask their friends for financial help...
Instead, 4 things are essential:
- Develop a very unique service
- Carry out in-depth market research (around your future prospects)
- Draw up a Business Plan
- If necessary, learn the ABCs of sales (i.e.: “Do not sell,... Make them buy”)
Key Topics Covered in This 2-Hour Workshop (+30-Minute Q&A):
At the end of this workshop, you will have:
- Identified the unavoidable challenges that every Freelancer must face;
- Discovered the deepest joys and most fulfilling satisfactions this activity can offer;
- Learned to swallow the bad news of this job, much more easily while still keeping a smile on your face;
- Found within yourself, resources and potential often overlooked in traditional and uninspiring jobs;
- Acquired the way to gracefully say “No” to projects that don’t interest you or are poorly paid;
- Mastered spontaneous and simple ways to offer your services so you can fully thrive in this new role.
This workshop is for you if:
- You ask yourself too often the question: “Should I take the plunge?”
- The norms and internal protocols of the Business / Corporate world are hard for you to accept / stand.
- You’re convinced that you would be much better off, utilizing your full potential and Ultimate Talents if you were independent.
- You want to be “the master of your time” and experience a sense of freedom.
- You want to enjoy yourself by choosing different, new and inspiring opportunities or projects."
Speaker:
Daniel Porot developed a passion for “Career Design and Job Hunting” 50 years ago. Almost 30% of his content is updated every year. His methods are simple and original. Wherever possible, he uses biomimicry.
To find a job more easily and quickly, he suggests leaving the “Bermuda Triangle of Job Hunters” and entering the “Golden Square of “Resource Persons””.
He has taught in 30+ Countries around the world and at 50+ Training Institutes (mainly (E)MBAs).
Of course, he has incorporated numerous tools such as CHAT GPT to help individuals save a great amount of time in gathering information and preparing key decisions for the success of their search.
Registration conditions:
Registration for this workshop is reserved for EPFL alumnae and alumni. It is nominative, non-exchangeable and non-refundable.
EPFL Alumni is organising this workshop and reserves the right to cancel it for organisational reasons. In this case, registrants will be informed by email before the date of the workshop and reimbursed. This workshop will not be recorded or made available for replay.
Transmission of the Zoom link:
The Zoom link and any course material will be sent to registrants by e-mail (remember to check your spam/junk mail folder). If you have not received anything 2 hours before the start of the workshop, please contact us by email at career.alumni@epfl.ch until 30 minutes before the start of the workshop. After this time, we will no longer be able to send you the link. Thank you for your understanding.
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12/11/25
12:00
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CHF 20.00
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12/11/25
12:00
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CHF 30.00
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12/11/25
12:00
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CHF 55.00
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