Be Confident

You know the saying "It's easier to ask forgiveness than it is to ask for permission"? I do this a lot when I write my e-Learning classes. It is not because I am purposely going against the client's wishes, it really comes down to confidence in my skills of designing and writing e-Learning classes. In fact, often times the client likes my idea better than the one they had in their mind and failed to mention during the interview process. The client is the subject matter experts and you are the instructional designer. You are the expertise when it comes to the design of the content and how it should be developed, and you should not be afraid of saying that to the client...well in a nice way though.