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Nathan Lively is a Career Coach for Audio Professionals, Podcast Consultant for Small Businesses, and Author.
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Complete Show Notes: http://wp.me/p1sfi8-9Kc I just completed the fourth presentation of a live webinar training on sound system tuning. The webinars went well, but there just wasn't enough time to answer all of the question that the 535 attendees sent in. But I don't want to leave those people out in the cold so I have gathered all of the questions and I am going to answer all of here on the podcast. I have organized them into sections, so today we are going to talk about the Why of sound system tuning. Because whether your event is a small corporate event or a large-scale theatrical production, why tune a system at all? Start supporting Sound Design Live on Patreon today for as little as $1: https://www.patreon.com/sounddesignlive
Complete Show Notes: https://www.merlijnvanveen.nl/en/study-hall/130-audio-calculators-for-sound-system-tuning Interview with Bob McCarthy, Mauricio Ramirez, Merlijn Van Veen and Daniel Lundberg about the best audio calculators for sound system design and optimization in the categories of desert island, design work, field work, and education. Start supporting Sound Design Live on Patreon today for as little as $1: https://www.patreon.com/sounddesignlive
Complete Show Notes: http://wp.me/p1sfi8-9Cg Interview with Mauricio Ramirez, senior seminar instructor at Meyer Sound, on the biggest mistakes he sees people making in sound system tuning. Start supporting Sound Design Live on Patreon today for as little as $1: https://www.patreon.com/sounddesignlive
Complete Show Notes: http://wp.me/p1sfi8-9D3 Enter the giveaway: http://sounddesignlive.com/giveaways/1-year-soundgym-pro-membership-giveaway/ In this episode of the Sound Design Live podcast I talk to Noam Gingold, composer, teacher, and founder of SoundGym. We discuss how Noam transitioned from composer to teacher to entrepreneur, and how ear training games can make you a better artist and sound engineer. Start supporting Sound Design Live on Patreon today for as little as $1: https://www.patreon.com/sounddesignlive
Welcome to the bonus lesson! Notes - Most people don't finish online courses, but you did. - Comment below and tell me one thing you would change about the course. - Get an accountability partner. http://sounddesignlive.com/accountability-partner/ - Get a coach or mentor. You can read more about my coaching program here: Success in Sound http://sounddesignlive.com/coaching/ Congratulations on completing the course. Feel free to email me with any questions in the future and I hope you'll keep me updated on your progress. All the best, Nathan
Welcome to Lesson 14! If you missed the previous lessons, please go back to that email or head over to the course page. http://sounddesignlive.com/from-the-sound-up/ Notes - Build your list to 150 contacts. - Schedule time to work on it regularly. - Every 5-6 times that you reach out, ask for a recommendation or referral. Homework 1. Schedule time in the calendar to work on this every day. 2. Add 10 more people to your list. Congratulations on completing lesson 14! -Nathan
Welcome to Lesson 13! If you missed the previous lessons, please go back to that email or head over to the course page. http://sounddesignlive.com/from-the-sound-up/ Notes - Build your list with leads from colleagues in your new city and research by job title and company. Here's the Chrome extension that I used in the video. https://goo.gl/TFtDPt - Use the same guidelines as in the previous lesson. Homework 1. Reach out to 3 potential clients. 2. How do you ask for referrals? Congratulations on completing lesson 13! -Nathan
Welcome to Lesson 12! If you missed the previous lessons, please go back to that email or head over to the course page. http://sounddesignlive.com/from-the-sound-up/ Notes - The audio industry is a little like the mafia. In each country and city there is a circle of trust and to get inside, you need a sponsor. I have found that the quickest way in, is to build relationships with colleagues because they are the most sympathetic to your situation. They've been there and they want to help you. - We should always go for the most effective form of communication, in person. - Our first priority is to get them into a 1-on-1 meeting. - Don't give up. - Tell them what you want and ask them what they think the best way to go about getting it would be. - Before you leave always ask: Can you introduce me to one other person? Is it ok if I follow up with you if I have any more questions later? - A week later, close the loop. - Update their record in your spreadsheet with every interaction. Homework 1. Reach out to 3 new colleagues. 2. What is the best way to reach out to new potential clients? Congratulations on completing lesson 12! -Nathan
Welcome to Lesson 11! If you missed the previous lessons, please go back to that email or head over to the course page. http://sounddesignlive.com/from-the-sound-up/ Notes - When you're young, making friends is easy, more natural. But when you are an adult, it's harder. - Here's why this is important: every time I have moved I have been focused on finding work and a place to live. Because I feel like if I can get that taken care of, I'll be set. But the thing that always creeps up on me, which I always forget about, is my network, because at home, it's something I always took for granted. So then what happens 3 or 4 months down the road is I end up getting depressed. And this is a killer. It will stop all work. - So here's my new plan for my move to Minneapolis: Instead of focusing on work and housing, I'm going to flip the script and focus on making friends. Crazy, right? Because here's the thing, if I have a supportive network of people that care for me, I can weather any storm. If my business tanks or I can't find an apartment, I might feel bad for a bit, but through the support of my network, I'll dust myself off and get back up again. - So my agenda for building relationships in Minneapolis is not to have an agenda. Now, I am going to try to intentionally meet the right people, but after I meet them, there's no plan, except to be as curious about them as possible and listen to what they have to say. - I'll tell them what I'm about, which is going to be super clear and easy because of all of the work at did at the beginning of this course. Then I'll just let the the relationship develop naturally and see how we can support each other. - So what I'm going to do, to get that started, is contact everyone on my list, tell them that I'm moving, and ask them if they can connect me to one new person in my new city. If they work in pro audio, or the performing arts, or event production, great, but at this point, I'm just looking for friends. Homework 1. Contact the first 10 people on your list. Ask them for a contact in your new city. Maybe explain to them how to search LinkedIn or FB to make it easier on them. Hopefully, these are people that you've been in contact with regularly already, but if they're not, you might need to reconnect first before making that request. 2. What is the best way to build relationships with colleagues and ask for their help? Congratulations on completing lesson 11! -Nathan
Welcome to Lesson 10! If you missed the previous lessons, please go back to that email or head over to the course page. http://sounddesignlive.com/from-the-sound-up/ Notes - The audio industry is built on personal referral. - To use the spreadsheet: - - Open this link https://goo.gl/6eJzAk - - File > Make a copy - - Bookmark it - - Open Contacts tab - Put anyone on here that is important to us and the growth of our business who requires regular one-on-one communication. - Start with the people that love and care about you. Those who lift you up and energize you. - - 3-4 family - - 3-4 close friends - - coach, mentor - Then we'll move onto the people directly connected with our business: - - Current (ideal) clients - - Past clients - - Colleagues - Then we can start adding the people that we want to build relationships with in our new city: - - Other local sound engineers and related techs (lighting/video, designers) - - Potential future clients and those who are connected to them. We started identifying them in the last lesson. - - This is also your chance to build a direct to client business that will give you more autonomy over your work and pay higher fees. Homework 1. Add 20 contacts to this list using the criteria that we went over. 2. How do you make friends as an adult? Hit reply on this email and tell me some of your thoughts on the subject. Congratulations on completing lesson 10! -Nathan
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