Adam Savage comes up with wise words on effective promotion for creative professionals in this video from three weeks ago. His advice begins around 3:06 but the entire 9-minute video is worth watching. Take a look:
What I like about Adam’s ‘not being a blowhard’ advice is that isn’t a mantra or Holy Grail but a series of lifehacks. That’s valuable for a person like me who needs bite-sized pieces of information on how to promote without provocative. You want any discussion about your work to be a conversation – have examples of your work out there for other people to see and give feedback on.
Now here’s the part I have trouble with – as a person with crippling anxiety – ‘how do you listen to the room?’ I’m not sure I know how to do that, and I don’t know how to learn how to ‘listen to the room.’ That’s something I’m going to explore more for me and I invite you to share any of your lifehacks on how to make that work.
All in all – I really appreciate Adam Savage’s advice on effective promotion. This advice seems like something I can use. I’m interested to see how other creative professionals with special needs have successfully navigated this difficult space. Your thoughts and feedback are not only welcome, but would be greatly appreciated.
