Before the VIP Talent Connect Summit commences the talent receive a timeline of the VIP Talent Connect Industry experts. In the appointment they have with VP Talent Services Goldie Rocha they learn to go through the list and star the speakers they wish to talk to during the Networking portion of the summit as the talent is doing in the picture above. Alycia Kaback likes to share tips on networking with her talent to help them be successful.
Here are Alycia Kaback’s keys to successful networking for your entertainment career. Follow these simple rules and you should achieve success in this important strategic tool of audition hunting and becoming the next Tyra Banks or Tom Cruise.
Do realize why networking is so important. Only 1 to 2 percent of auditions and castings are advertised, so you can find out about all the unadvertised openings only through talking to as many people as possible and telling them you are looking for your big break.
Do think creatively about where to find network contacts. You can find people to add to your network almost anywhere on auditions and castings are a great place to start.
Don’t go anywhere without copies of your resume and business cards and headshots and portfolios. You can keep your resume in your car or bag, but be sure you can access it easily if you meet someone who could pass your resume along to a casting director or an agent. Musicians always have your demo ready at all times to be given out.
Don’t be afraid to ask for help. Most people are flattered to be asked for advice and to provide assistance for others in the entertainment industry. It makes them feel important and successful. However, make sure the people you talk to are qualified. You would not want to ask a homeless man for directions home would you? Advice should come from people already successful in the business, like the guest speakers at VIP Talent Connect Summits.
Do join professional entertainment organizations related to your field—agencies, actors’ gilds, and networking companies, like VIP Talent Connect. Professional organizations are cited as the top venue for networking; they are grounds on which you develop vital contacts in the industry.
Do volunteer. Volunteer work was cited in the survey as the No. 2 way to make network contacts. When starting out in the entertainment industry, it’s not all about the money anyway, so you might as well work for free when necessary just to get your name out there and meet the people already successful in the industry.
Do find a mentor. A mentor — that one person who can guide you, help you, take you under his or her wing and nurture you on your path to entertainment success — can be the most valuable kind of network contact.
Do come up with a system for organizing your industry contacts, whether a spreadsheet on your computer, a file box of index cards, a three-ring binder, or whatever works for you.
Do consider conducting informational interviews, asking industry professionals how they got where they are in the entertainment industry. Talking to people who have already been where you are and surpassed that level is the ultimate networking technique.
Don’t forget to thank everyone in your network who has been helpful to you in the entertainment industry, preferably with a nice thank-you note. It’s just common courtesy to show your appreciation for peoples’ time and assistance, and your contacts will remember your good manners and could remember you when more opportunities turn up.
Do keep networking even after you feel you’ve gotten to a high level of success. Keep working towards the next level. Besides, you never know when you might need your industry contacts again.
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