Date: Wednesday, April 25th

Time: Networking & snacks from 6:00pm-6:30pm, Workshop from 6:30pm-8:00pm

Location: NY NATAS, 450 7th Ave, Suite 808, New York, NY 10123

RSVP to membership@nyemmys.org

This event is free for members and $15 for non-members. 

This interactive workshop will give you the agent's/career coach'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 followup 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 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 networkfor powerful connections and gain the confidence to pitch with results this workshop is for you.

Jim Arnoff is a Television Packaging Agent representing New York production companies (reality, documentary, non-fiction, scripted) in developing and selling original programming to the networks. He is an entertainment lawyer and Certified Life/Career Coach to the entertainment industry. Jim worked at the William Morris Agency as both an in-house lawyer and packaging agent. He leads workshops for the Producers Guild of America, National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Writers Guild of America/East and West, Time Warner, New York Women in Film & Television, Veterans in Film & Television, Film Fatales, Time, Inc. and NYU. Jim is a faculty member of the School of Visual Arts, FIT and NYU. Jim also provides consulting services to creatives in the entertainment industry (starting your own production company, shaping your pitch, networking, accessing industry executives, branding).