Actor’s Cold Calling – An Essential Research and Development Tool for Your Career Success by Sean Pratt

11/09/09 SEAN PRATT PRESENTS HIS WEEKLY ARTICLE ON THE BUSINESS OF THE BIZ

Actor’s Cold Calling – An Essential Research and Development Tool for Your Career Success by Sean Pratt

Mastering the how-to’s of cold calling lies at the heart of building up your network.

Here’s a term that strikes fear into many an actor’s heart. But fear not! Cold calling is just one more job that you, as the secretary of your company, must do. Most actors dread doing this necessary chore because of a fundamental misunderstanding of what they’re actually doing and why it’s different from being an ordinary telemarketer. But once you understand the basics of actor cold calling, rehearse it and “screw your courage to the sticking place”…to quote Shakespeare, you’ll find that cold calling is very straightforward.

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Based in Washington D.C., Sean Pratt has been a professional actor for more than 20 years. He also teaches classes on and writes articles about the business of the Biz. http://www.seanprattpresents.com/