Actors and Self-Promotion - Overcoming the Three Biggest Obstacles that Stand in the Way of Your Success by Sean Pratt

As if understanding the concepts of self-promotion weren’t hard enough, actors have at least three additional problems to surmount.

When it comes to advancing your career, generating interest in your projects and calling attention to your unique abilities, you must realize that you’re faced with three common, yet difficult, obstacles. These impediments are: what our society teaches us about the idea of calling attention to yourself, the ill-informed mistakes actors make when they begin to market themselves and finally the insidious effects of “group think”. But don’t despair, there’s an answer to each of these problems.

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Sean Pratt, (AEA / SAG / AFTRA), has been a working actor for over 20 years. He received his BFA from the College of Santa Fe, NM. Sean was a member of the resident acting company at The Pearl Theatre, an Off-Broadway classical repertory theatre and has also performed at numerous regional theatres around the country. Major films include - Gods and Generals, Tuck Everlasting and Iron Jawed Angels. Television work includes - The host of HGTV’s, Old Homes Restored, and supporting roles on Homicide, The District and America’s Most Wanted. Audiobooks - He has been narrating for over 13 years and has recorded nearly 500 books in just about every genre. He also teaches classes on and writes articles about the business of the Biz. http://www.seanprattpresents.com/