We all know that colleague who has to turn every conversation into a promo for their upcoming show, or their side business, even though you're a friend and not a casting director.Where is the sweet spot between being "savvy self promotor" and an annoying blow-hard? As contractors and sole proprietors, we need to let people know that we are good, and that we are busy, and sought-after. And we have to be responsible for getting our own work (agents or no agents). But how do we do this in a genuine way? Perhaps the answer lies in effective networking. But what does that actually mean?How do you sing an audition, or have a conversation with a general director, in such a way that you seem "eager & energetic", but don't seem "desperate & irritating"?-=- Show notes -=-
Book - The Introvert Advantage: How To Thrive in an Extrovert Worldhttp://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49322.The_Introvert_AdvantageMailChimp - Mail Chimp; Send Better Emailhttp://mailchimp.com/Canada's Law on Spam and Other Electronic Threats http://fightspam.gc.caMailChimp Knowledge Base Article - About the Canada Anti-Spam Law (CASL)http://kb.mailchimp.com/accounts/compliance-tips/about-the-canada-anti-spam-law-caslThe Grammarphobia Blog: It’s NYOOZE to ushttp://www.grammarphobia.com/blog/2011/07/nyooze-2.htmlHow To Network Without Being Fake, by Jenn Scaliahttp://elitedaily.com/money/how-to-network-without-being-fake/IMdb - It Should Happen to You (1954)http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047123/YouTube - It Should Happen to You - Trailerhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAe8YXCKpzUYouTube - #AlexFromTarget Meets #EllenFromEllen, TheEllenShowhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4NwTJFOm8MPodcast - Get Facthttp://www.acast.com/getfactYouTube - Judy Garland: 'Meet Me In St. Louis'. 'Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yudgy30Dd68Theme Music: Slyvius Leopold Weiss's Preludio in E Major, played by Jeff Carter https://musopen.org/music/181/sylvius-leopold-weiss/ponce-preludio-in-e-major/