As writers, is there anything that makes our palms sweat more than networking? While plenty of people genuinely enjoy meeting new faces and making new industry friends, a lot of us don't know where to start approaching people when we're at a party or on social media.
Networking, though, is a huge part of this industry, and a vital skill to have in order to build a long term career. And... cue the palm sweat.
Thankfully, we don't have to wade into these waters blind. Parker Lemal-Brown is here to give us all of his pro-tips to make networking easy and fun!
This 90 Minute Webinar Will Cover:
- Social media and digital reach outs
- Being genuine
- Building and maintaining relationships
- Navigating the networking event
- Live Q&A
Parker Lemal-Brown (he/him) is a transmasculine writer and slam poet. Parker was raised by a literal village in rural New York and graduated with a degree in Sociology from Bowdoin College.
Parker has done creative development and research for Joey Soloway (TRANSPARENT) and Shonda Rhimes (GREY'S ANATOMY, BRIDGERTON). He worked in the writers' rooms for BLUFF CITY LAW on NBC and THE BAKER AND THE BEAUTY on ABC. He was Associate Producer for a Quibi series hosted by Marsai Martin (BLACK-ISH). Parker is also a script consultant at The Black List, Roadmap Writers and Coverfly.
Parker currently works as the Showrunner’s Assistant on Netflix's BRIDGERTON. In his spare time, Parker draws cartoons and screams showtunes in his car. He is represented by Kaplan-Perrone.
Questions?
If you have any questions or any trouble accessing the recording, email our Director of Education Alexandra Davies at alex@roadmapwriters.com!