Overthought, A Podcast
Overthought is a compelling examination of the lives of classical singers Isaiah Bell and Chris Mayell, discussing performance psychology, creativity, entrepreneurship, life balance, self-doubt and the ways we overcome challenges to attain artistic triumph.
Hosted by Chris Mayell and Isaiah Bell
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13. Selling Yourself
December 15, 2015We 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 promoter" 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"?
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Show Notes
- Book - The Introvert Advantage: How To Thrive in an Extrovert World, by Marti Olsen Laney
- Website - MailChimp - Send Better Email
The service that some singers choose to distribute a newsletter letting people know about their activities. - Website - Canada's Law on Spam and Other Electronic Threats
Canada has a sexy new Prime Minister *AND* a sexy new Anti-spam law that lays down some pretty specific regulations regarding e-mail business newsletters/spam/etc. - Article - MailChimp Knowledge Base Article - About the Canada Anti-Spam Law (CASL)
This article explains how sending out newsletters has to be an opt-in experience for Canadian recipients, and not an opt-out experience. - Article - The Grammarphobia Blog: It’s NYOOZE to us
This explains the pneumonic acronym (errr.... initialism?), 'DANIEL SITTETH', which can help you remember which consonants to add a j-glide after, in proper OED-approved English diction. - Article - How To Network Without Being Fake, by Jenn Scalia
- Website - IMdb - It Should Happen to You (1954)
In this movie, the protagonist buys a billboard that displays her name in huge block letters. This leads to her subsequent fame. - YouTube - It Should Happen to You - Trailer
- YouTube - #AlexFromTarget Meets #EllenFromEllen, TheEllenShow
In this crazy Internet age, fame often chooses the famous. Understanding "viral" Internet trends is something reserved for chatoicians and madmen. And predicting Internet fame is near-impossible. This is a perfect example. A rather simple picture of some kid blows up in a HUGE trend. - Podcast - Get Fact
This podcast is hosted by two charming fellas in the UK. It's got some similarity to our podcast, most notably in the "Why are we not yet famous yet?!??!" department. See above show note for the answer to this mystery. - YouTube - Judy Garland: 'Meet Me In St. Louis'. 'Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas'
One of Isaiah's favourite offerings of the Christmas season. - Theme Music - Slyvius Leopold Weiss's Preludio in E Major, played by Jeff Carter
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