Willy Loman says: “Be a likeable client!”
Since the beginning of Hollywood, and probably in a million offices around the world, the question has always existed: “What is the value…of being likeable?” Well, in a subjective profession like acting, I assure you, it matters a great deal so listen up!
Build a Strong Professional Network!
5 Things Every Actor Must Do (Presented by Miata Edoga) Written by Kevin E. West (www.actors-network.com) If your goal is to build a strong professional network you have to ask why? Why do you need a strong professional network? The simple answer is necessity. In any profession to enjoy a successful career a strong network […]
Amazon Orders Comedy Pilots!
Recently, as there seems to be almost every week, another conglomerate gets into the game of monetizing or investing in the ability and future reality of content creation. So now Amazon, not so long ago, dumped a bunch of money into the commitment of 6 Comedy Pilot orders. And while this is GREAT news in […]
Accountability Phopia: Value of Power Groups!
Yes, phobia, that weird thing that we have in our language that is listed as such: pho·bi·a (pho·bi·as), strong fear or dislike; an irrational or very powerful fear and dislike of something such as spiders or confined spaces (a phobia about traveling in elevators). Since the day I FOUNDED what became, The Actors’ Network, it […]
Working With Booking Agents For Your Solo Show
Another way to enter the public speaking arena with your solo show is through a booking agent. In general, public speaking booking agencies are separate and different from LA/NY-style talent agencies; they deal just with public speaking.
How to Launch Your Solo Show as Public Speaking
So, back to what we were talking about a couple of blogs ago: taking your solo show to the public speaking arena, where the audiences are hungry for good entertainment and prepared to pay you for it.
Your Solo Show as Public Speaking
Another possible outlet for your solo show is the public speaking arena. Organizations of all kinds (corporations, professional guilds and the like) regularly have conferences, meetings and events. They NEED GOOD SPEAKERS and are WILLING TO PAY for them!
Marketing Materials For Your Solo Show
Your marketing materials are often the first impression people will have of you and your work, the invitation for people to come see your performance. So you want to make ‘em powerful and provocative, enticing, seductive!
Taping Your Performance
Videotaping your performance can be helpful for several reasons, and depending on your purpose for taping, there are different factors to consider.
Publicity by Word of Mouth
The single most effective tool that helped my one-woman show throughout its journey from stage to bigger stage to film, etc. has been Word of Mouth. You can publicize until you’re flat broke, take out ads, mail out a jillion flyers, email the planet, but in my experience nothing worked better than People Other Than […]