Throughout the 2023 Fringe Season, there were multiple professional development seminars hosted by mutiple industry professionals. This resource shares video links to each of the sessions.
This is your opportunity for professional development during the festival, learning from experts and giving the information that you need during your season.
Maximise your next Fringe season by building your legacy AND your admin skills! Strengthen your industry knowledge with peer-to-peer learning while creating thoughtful conversations. Join us online every month for a variety of recorded workshops and masterclasses. Guest speakers will be announced closer to the date!
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Maintaining Good Mental Health & Well Being presented by Support Act
January 2023 - Week 1
WATCH HERE: Wellbeing Check-In
In times like these when life is non-stop, pausing for just a moment to care of your mind is important.
Join Support Act as we go through some tools you can use to look out for your body, your mind and each other this Fringe season.
Support Material: Support Act - Take Home Tips
Help - How to get last-minute ticket sales
February 2023 - Week 1
WATCH HERE: Last Minute Ticket Sales
A Social Media Guide to marketing your show.
Key Takeaways:
• Best practices for using Facebook & Instagram to promote your show
• How to effectively boost your content to reach new users
• Tips for setting up social media ads to drive awareness and ticket sales (even last minute)
• Best practices for image/video content to promote your show
Support Material: Presentation Notes from On My Mind
Creating Content
February 2023 - Week 2
WATCH HERE: Creating Video Content to YouTube
Hosted by Mogul Social
Content is all around us. It's the videos we see on Instagram and Tik Tok, the photos we see on news websites, and the words we read in Facebook posts.
In this tutorial, you'll receive a crash course in making effective content and how to implement it with impact into the appropriate channel channels.
Key Takeaways:
• The who, why, what and how of content marketing
• How to create effective content pillars
• How to create content that is engaging, relevant and authentic
• Reactive Content
• Content planning & organisation
• Handy apps and tools
• Sharing online audiences
What's It Worth?
April 2023 - Post Festival
This session digs deeper into analysing what your creative work is worth. Off the back of your Adelaide Fringe season you might be considering onward presenting opportunities – whether that be as a result of Honey Pot or through your own research and desire to present your work commercially.
Monica Davidson, Director with Creative Plus Business Group is an experienced practitioner in providing tools for artists to develop skills and knowledge. In this session she’ll help you work out what to charge for your creative work, a show or even an idea.