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Calling all Black creators we have an event for YOU! 🤩 🗓️ Thu. 28th of March 2024 ⏰ Time: 5:00pm – 6:00pm GMT 🖥️ Venue: Virtual At this exclusive TNB XPO 2024 webinar, learn from three creative professionals how to pitch your film or TV project. Avoid common pitfalls and learn to craft an engaging story that gets investors to yes. Thursday, 28 March 2024, 5-5:45PM GMT 3 Key Takeaways 💫 Craft a Compelling Story: Ensure your pitch tells a captivating tale that highlights the unique aspects of your project to grab investors' attention. 💫 Avoid Common Pitfalls: Steer clear of confusing presentations, unclear market potential, and lack of confidence to increase your pitch's effectiveness. 💫 Learn from Creative Professionals: Seek insights from experienced industry figures to refine your pitching skills and understand investor expectations better. Speaker 🔈 Bios 1. Edwin Walker - E. Micheaux is a talented multi hyphenated creative architect/artist with a focus in filmmaking, storytelling, creative directing, experimental art curation, and facilitation of spaces. 2. Melody Cooper is currently story editor on the 22nd season of NBCUniversal’s Law & Order: SVU. She completed the Sundance Episodic Lab’s new Idea Lab in which she developed a sci fi horror pilot. 3.NK Gutiérrez: From HBO Latino to The Oprah Winfrey Show, classically trained dancer, vocalist, actor and filmmaker NK Gutiérrez has excelled in nearly every facet of entertainment. 🔗 Register now: https://lnkd.in/e9r3Hb9d #creators #blackcreators #blackcreatorsfund #blackcreators #blackinfluencers #blackinfluencersnetwork #blackinfluencersnetwork #music #blackinmusic #blackinart #blackinentertainment #webinar #onlinewebinar

Calling all Black creators we have an event for YOU! 🤩 🗓️ Thu. 28th of March 2024 ⏰ Time: 5:00pm – 6:00pm GMT 🖥️ Venue: Virtual At this exclusive TNB XPO 2024 webinar, learn from three creative professionals how to pitch your film or TV project. Avoid common pitfalls and learn to craft an engaging story that gets investors to yes. Thursday, 28 March 2024, 5-5:45PM GMT 3 Key Takeaways 💫 Craft a Compelling Story: Ensure your pitch tells a captivating tale that highlights the unique aspects of your project to grab investors' attention. 💫 Avoid Common Pitfalls: Steer clear of confusing presentations, unclear market potential, and lack of confidence to increase your pitch's effectiveness. 💫 Learn from Creative Professionals: Seek insights from experienced industry figures to refine your pitching skills and understand investor expectations better. Speaker 🔈 Bios 1. Edwin Walker - E. Micheaux is a talented multi hyphenated creative architect/artist with a focus in filmmaking, storytelling, creative directing, experimental art curation, and facilitation of spaces. 2. Melody Cooper is currently story editor on the 22nd season of NBCUniversal’s Law & Order: SVU. She completed the Sundance Episodic Lab’s new Idea Lab in which she developed a sci fi horror pilot. 3.NK Gutiérrez: From HBO Latino to The Oprah Winfrey Show, classically trained dancer, vocalist, actor and filmmaker NK Gutiérrez has excelled in nearly every facet of entertainment. 🔗 Register now: https://lnkd.in/e9r3Hb9d #creators #blackcreators #blackcreatorsfund #blackcreators #blackinfluencers #blackinfluencersnetwork #blackinfluencersnetwork #music #blackinmusic #blackinart #blackinentertainment #webinar #onlinewebinar

Want to experience the magic of "If It Isn’t Love" live on stage at the Clayton County Performing Arts Center on September 7th? We’re giving away VIP and General Admission tickets to some lucky fans! 🎉   How to Enter: 1. Follow/Like Our Social Media Account: Make sure you’re following us on [Instagram/Facebook/Twitter/etc.]. Show us some love by liking this post!    2. Use Our Hashtags: Share this post or create your own and tag us with #IfItIsntLovePlay and #AllwriteProductions to spread the word!   3. Tag Your Friends: Tag at least 2 friends who would love to join you for a night of unforgettable theater!   4. Comment Below: Tell us why you’re excited to see "If It Isn’t Love".   5. Share to Your Story: For an extra entry, share this post to your story and tag us so we see it! REMEMBER to tag Allwrite Productions Inc to officially enter.  

Storytelling is such an essential tool in career success. Whether you’re networking, interviewing for a job, building your personal brand or promoting your business/non-profit, you are sharing a story. People connect with stories and engage more when they relate. It really is a skill that everyone should learn early and fine tune throughout their life. So glad to see young, talented people getting out there and setting themselves up for success. These are our future leaders.

For a great example of the power of the pause, borrow from David Tennant. Hosting duties at an awards ceremony is fraught with tension. Will the jokes land? Will the audience laugh? Will a Hollywood star stride up and slap me? BAFTA have posted Tennant's opening monologue here, and while I'm not suggesting you fill your next business presentation with gags and a sparkly jacket, do remember the power of the pause. There are moments here (like the AI joke halfway through) where nerves combined with audience silence would push a lesser presenter to rush onwards. It takes guts to pause. Silence is scary. But the reward is huge - it gives your audience a chance to 'get it'. And that's true of any message, not just jokes. It also makes the presenter look comfortable and confident. So raise your presenting game from amateur to A-list - embrace the silence! #publicspeaking #presenting https://lnkd.in/et4_TzCB

He executes the Big picture dynamically every time! When you have a vision, you can see the goal, and then the Execution of Action can take place. Wonderful performance and career longevity 👏🏽👏🏽. Way to usher them in Ursher! Yeah man! 😎 #SuperBowl #Halftime #concert #business #entertainment #creativity #Visionary #ExecutiveProduction #Strategy

WEEKLY WRAPPED WISDOM!   I come across such interesting finds in the week. I've decided to share my top finds on a Friyay 💃 🏆 Trevor Noah winning an Emmy, need I say more? *goosebumps* https://lnkd.in/dPVRMmJS 💭 This post by Nadia Harris got me thinking about "professionalism". There was a time I questioned a colleague why he wore takkies to work. I remember saying "Do you see any VP's wearing takkies?" and his response was, "I will be the first!" He fetched my wig as Eusebius would say and Nadia Harris is collectively fetching all our wigs with this one!  https://lnkd.in/d9xs8HDr   🎉 🙌 Loved this concept of the “honesty squad” by Sylvester Chauke and going against the norm. Such amazing ideas on being relevant to the time we’re in for Marketing and PR teams utilising nothing other than creativity: https://lnkd.in/d2z-2ci9   🎊 ✨ A closely related one by Sefiso Hlongwane, "Authentic influence emanates from expertise, credibility, and genuine advocacy—not merely from a celebrity’s fame or following" as he talks about authenticity in Marketing https://lnkd.in/dR23RKXa   I think the theme for this week can be summed up in the word - AUTHENTICITY!   #weeklywrappedwisdom #finds #excitingideas #thingsiloved #switchedon #thinking #newworldorder #changeisgood #thoughtleadership

In 2014, I directed Arthur Miller's ALL MY SONS at the University of South Alabama. As is the case with everything I direct, I started first with a metaphor to hold the story together. That metaphor was a pride of lions. I won't go into detail about how I arrived at this visual, but to date it is one of the most exciting and successful containers I've ever used to bind the different elements of theatrical storytelling together. It provided a consistent vocabulary for communicating intentionally with designers, actors, and technicians. It was not for the audience to know. There were no lions on stage, or used as marketing visuals, or announced before the beginning of the show. No one came up to me afterward and said, "Cool lion theme." It was for me and the production team. And it is one of the most important things you can do as a successful public speaker and presenter. Choose a theme, a metaphor, or a question which influences and informs your story, content, and action ask. It will motivate your decisions, guide you when you're stuck, and ensure your audience experiences a cohesive message. Too often public speakers leave to chance valuable moments which are well within your control. The great ones, however, pick a container to guide the work. Happy Monday :) #effectivecommunication #publicspeaking #communication #communicationstrategy #metaphor #question #speakintoaction #theatre #directing #allmysons #universityofsouthalabama

🎭 Pondering the power of dynamic pricing in the performing arts? 🤔 How does it shape audience diversity and inclusivity? 🌍 Can it be a nudge for early ticket purchases? ⏰🎟️ How do you strike the right balance between revenue and accessibility? 💰 In a competitive landscape, can you stay ahead if others aren't dynamically pricing? 🏁 Join the discussion and unearth the answers with us! #DynamicPricing #AudienceImpact Claim your spot now: https://lnkd.in/eed-VKkJ

Really enjoyed Rodd Chant ®©'s live event today. Was great to spend time with other creatives & chat through what it takes to make a living through our ideas & imagination. Some highlights: - 20 ideas a day to stay sharp. As creatives, we’re paid to think, not just write/record/produce.  - Stay inspired, our jobs reply on it!  - Don’t know how to do something? Just jump in & wing it. Comfort zones are the #1 threat to creatives.  - Side projects help you stand out. They’re not frivolous, they're fun! - Find other creatives to jam ideas with - chefs, street artists, painters, carpenters etc. The weirder the better.  - 90% of success is just showing up.