Networking is one of the most important things to master when it comes to an art course, talking to potential clients and other artists can be very insightful and really help to learn about the industry. Im fortunate that im naturally talkative and find it quite easy to talk to artists and companies, however emailing contacts can prove difficult as you cant always tell the intended tone.
My advice to anyone afraid of networking is not to worry and to do a bit of back ground research on the artist or company. Researching their products or work gives you a positive starting point to develop a conversation. It is also valuable to really understand not just what the other person is saying but how there saying it, note body language and tone aswell sometimes people aren’t comfortable about discussing there work and need reassuring and some people (particularly at trade shows) are just busy.
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