12. How To Find Work

At the end of the day, there’ll be time for questions and advice, especially on where to go from here.

The next stage - depending on your own specific motives for attending the course - is to evaluate and take stock of your day with us.

However, even at the end of the day, you should have some initial thoughts on whether you’d like to investigate or pursue further a professional career - or semi-professional “sideline” - as a presenter.

So, as well as a thorough group question and answer session, you’ll also - if you wish - have the opportunity for an individual one-on-one chat with Glenn, who’ll endeavour to give honest, straightforward feedback and answers to your questions.

And, to back all this up, you’ll receive some detailed and comprehensive written information we’ve compiled on how to find work as a presenter and the opportunities open to you.

Just some of the things you’ll learn - from both the Q&A and the written information - include:

• The vast majority of presenting jobs are filled without an advert ever appearing - we’ll tell you where to look and who to approach
• How to shorten or add to your new showreel - and the exact length and format we’ve found increases your chances of a positive response ten-fold
• Getting more on-camera experience - without having to pay for it
• The few “magic” words - said over the telephone - that we’ve discovered consistently results in a face-to-face interview with a producer... and there’s no “hard-sell” involved...
• Why it’s a common misconception that you need an agent - and how to get your first job without one
• Why we’ve found that sending out bulk promotional “mailshots” or emails is a waste of time and money - compared to this quicker, cheaper and more effective way to land auditions...
• If appropriate, how to use your present job as a springboard into presenting - and the answer’s probably never even crossed your mind...
• The areas where, collectively, “presenters” are turning over the largest amount of money - and you’ll never see them on television
• How to use your creativity as the key to meeting the decision-makers
• How the broadcasting trade press is a hotbed of upcoming job tip-offs - and how to interpret this information to your advantage...
• How landing a job is all down to “timing” - and how to get your’s right...
• Past participants who landed their first job within 30 days of doing the course - and how they did it

Click above to watch highlights from a typical client's footage

And, most importantly, you’ll take away both a 20-minute-plus DVD and a boxed, broadcast quality DV tape showreel with all your recordings on it. Ready, if you wish, to edit and use in your search for employment, or merely as a memento of the day.

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