This interactive workshop will give you career coach/talent agent consultant Jim Arnoff’s secrets to networking and pitching with results.
Learn the tools to make the strongest connection quickly, create the most memorable interaction and how to follow up effectively. Gain insights on how to loose your shyness, insecurities and uncertainty around networking. Build your own brand of networking that will set you apart, embrace your personality and make networking effortless.
You'll also learn what it really takes to make a powerful pitch. What are the pitfalls to avoid at all cost? How can you master the art of pitching with your own style and personality? Hear tips on how to prepare, how to read the person you're pitching, how to pitch as a team, how to engage, how to anticipate every question. If you ever wondered what it really takes to network for powerful connections and gain the confidence to pitch, this workshop is for you.
Workshop starts at 4:00pm Pacific time.
Space is limited so RSVP now. After signing up, you’ll receive information on how to access the Zoom workshop.
If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to us at events@wgfoundation.org.
About the Speaker
Jim Arnoff is a Certified Career/Business/Life Coach to the entertainment industry, small business owners, veterans in film and television, women in finance and NYU alumni. Jim is certified by the International Coach Federation and founded the Gay Coaches Collective/NYC.
Jim Arnoff also consults as a talent agent having represented television production companies in developing and selling original programming .
As a consultant, he shapes pitches, strengthens sizzle reels and works with producers to launch their own production companies. He practices entertainment law in television, film and digital. Jim worked at the William Morris Agency as both an in-house lawyer and television packaging agent.
Jim graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, George Washington University School of Law and the Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching. He leads workshops for Veterans in Media and Entertainment, the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Alliance of Women Directors, U.S. Military Academy, Writers Guild of America/East and West, Writers Guild Foundation/Veterans Writing Project, New York Women in Film & Television, NYU/Wasserman Career Services,, NYU Tisch School of the Arts/Tisch West Alumni, NYU Arts & Entertainment Alumni Network, NYU LGBT Alumni Network, The Actors Fund, Hollywood Radio & Television Society, Women in Film and National Association of Latino Independent Producers. Jim is a faculty member of the School of Visual Arts ("Pitching Your Television Series to the Industry Pros") and guest speaks at NYU, the Fashion Institute of Technology, Montclair State University and University of theArts in Philadelphia. He is a member of the New York State, New York City and LGBT Bar Associations