So You Want to Work in TV
Selling Yourself
Should You Ever Give Up on Your Dream (To Work in TV)?
My sister watched her husband die this month. Such moments get you thinking about death and of course it’s precursor – LIFE. Excuse the dark opening to this post but death is one of the most effective ways to make you stop and consider where your life is leading and what you want from it. [...]
Ten Top Tips on How to Sell Yourself to a TV Employer
Ten Top Tips on How to Sell Yourself to a TV Employer Attending the Boldface Productions’ networking event recently confirmed that many people looking to break into the media want advice on how to sell themselves to potential TV employers. There is advice elsewhere on this site and in my ebook ‘An Expert’s Guide to [...]
Can Blogging Help You to Get into TV?
Are writing skills valuable if you want to work in TV? You betcha! Not only are writing skills useful in many aspects of TV work but they may help you to get TV work in the first place A badly written CV and covering email could finish your chances of even getting on the first rung. [...]
Interested in TV Presenting? Meet The Agent, The Producer & The Commissioner
Join us in our very first So You Want To Work in Television Workshop Event for Presenters, entitled: The Agent, The Producer & The Commissioner We have set up an evening specially designed to provide TV presenters, experts and reporters an opportunity to learn more on how the decision-makers in TV make their decisions about [...]
How YouTube Made Chris a TV Star
Chris Cohen is a presenter and comedian who credits YouTube for getting him where he is today. Apart from that, he and Justin Bieber have nothing in common! If you fancy your chances with an on-screen role in TV or even if you want to understand how the internet can help you make your mark [...]
Get Noticed as a Rising Talent in TV!
Have you been working in TV for between 3-5 years? Are you a rising star in the TV world? Are you destined to be the next Channel Controller or Creative Head? Or do you know someone that is? Perhaps you are more senior and know someone who has ambition and the talent to go with it that [...]
Why You Need Confidence to Work in TV
Britain’s Got Talent’s Jonathan Antoine, opera singer extraordinaire has won something far more important than first place in the UK’s favourite talent show. Losing to a dog should not bother him one iota. The bigger prize that Jonathan has won is confidence and with that attribute the world is his oyster. Without confidence you will [...]
TOP TEN REASONS WHY YOU WON’T GET A REPLY TO YOUR TV JOB APPLICATION
TOP TEN REASONS WHY YOU WON’T GET A REPLY TO YOUR TV JOB APPLICATION “It really saps my morale and sometimes I can get quite upset about it. Am I of no value to anyone out there? I could send dozens of emails in a week and the silence is deafening”. So says one very [...]
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This morning I published a graphic bemoaning the time we waste on social media to the detriment of productivity. This evening I offer you an example of how social media can be far more productive than any other kind of marketing! Following my blog post I got into a Twitter conversation with Julia McGill who told me of her [...]