In this blog, the author shares some great networking tips. Do you have any networking tips or can you share a networking experience?
https://www.stage32.com/blog/5-tips-to-make-networking-opportunities-valuable-4139
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Hi, Suzanne Bronson. The biggest tip I picked up is treat networking like building relationships/making friends/hanging out. Another big tip I picked up is build a relationship before pitching a project, asking for a job, etc.
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Can you share a practical example of how this has helped you in your career?
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Sure, Suzanne Bronson. I sold four short scripts to a producer who I met on Stage 32. I networked with him, and we ended up talking about projects. He looked through the scripts I had posted on my profile and bought four. It's been the same way with writing jobs, ghostwriting jobs, pitch deck jobs, and so on. A lot of times, I don't have to bring up a project, ask for a job, etc. The other person will bring up these things.
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That's awesome @maurice. It's similar to being asked by a director to audition based on prior relationship or our conversations on this site. It really is about "who you know." Which is true of conventional jobs too.
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Thank you for sharing Danny Range that is a good tip, not to overshare. I am so guilty of that in the work place. I have to remind myself to only answer the question asked, don't volunteer more information as one may inadvertently step in it. As I have done, many times. I might add to you "network and network only" DON' T GOSSIP. Don't share it, don't listen to it, don't participate. Politely excuse yourself from the conversation. Remember, if someone is gossiping TO you, then will soon be gossiping ABOUT you. This is especially true on set. More so if you're an extra. Use the downtime to ask other extras about their experience, etc.