How to Hustle: Tips and Tricks for Networking

Collaborative art forms are all about finding the right people to work with, which is bad news if you're an introvert allergic to mingling.
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Going global, Australians give up their traditional idea of an effective hustle. Image: Heath Ledger in Ned Kelly. 

Bad news if you’re an introvert allergic to mingling. If you want to participate in the screen industry, you’re going to have to get over it. These are collaborative art forms and it’s all about finding the right people to work with. The good news is that networking skills can be learnt and practised and will make every event less terrifying and more fun.

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Rochelle Siemienowicz is the ArtsHub Group's Education and Career Editor. She was previously a journalist for Screenhub and is a writer, film critic and cultural commentator with a PhD in Australian cinema. She was the co-host of Australia's longest-running film podcast 'Hell is for Hyphenates' and has written a memoir, Fallen, published by Affirm Press. Her second book, Double Happiness, a novel, will be published by Midnight Sun in 2024. Instagram: @Rochelle_Rochelle Twitter: @Milan2Pinsk