Creatives Working Together

Ch 1. Creatives Working Together Creative Collaboration – Business vs. Art – Success Stories – Collaboration vs. Competition – Starting with Empathy & Understanding – Embracing Cultural Differences – Resisting the Urge to Give Up – Assembling Your Competent Warriors – Ethics: Being an Honest Creative Ch 2. Navigating Creative Personalities The Personality Landscape – Understanding the Creative Process – Artist Personalities – Artist Psychology – Artists Working Together – Embracing Differences – Ethics: Don’t Try to Diagnose Ch 3. Protecting the Actor Bubble Understanding the Self-Conscious Performer – Actor Personalities – Actor Psychology – Creating a Protective Actor Bubble – Documentary Subjects & Podcast Guests – Toward a Strong Team – Ethics: Breaching the Actor Bubble Ch 4. Leadership and Teamwork Team Etiquette – A Team of Self-Leaders – The Roles of a Leader – Having Influence – Styles of Leadership – Mixing Leadership Styles – Ideal Qualities of a Leader – The Nuts & Bolts of Leading – Moving Forward – Ethics: Influence Gone Wrong Ch 5. Motivating the Cast & Crew Propelling the Purpose – Motivation Begins at the Top – Most Creative Projects Feel Bad – Showing Footage as a Motivator – Motivation Theories – What Motivates Creatives? – Needs of Creatives Working Together – When Creatives Procrastinate – Consistency vs. Change – Your Team Takes Shape – Ethics: How Not to Motivate Ch 6. Flow of Information & Authority Knowing How You Fit In – Flow of Information Within Team – Organizational Design – Anatomy of the Organizational Chart – Chain of Command – A Stronger Collaboration – Ethics: Jumping the Chain Ch 7. Overcoming Team Negativity Team Negativity – Causes of Negativity – Preventing Negativity as a Team – When it Turns to Conflict – Solving a Conflict – Approaches to Avoid – The Importance of Apology – Solving an Actor Conflict – Violence, Harassment, & Bigotry – Moving Forward – Ethics: Another Look Ch 8. Basics of Communicating Professionally Starting With Empathy – Being a Smart Communicator – The Communication Model – Choosing the Right Channel – Timing of Your Message – Barriers to Communication – Responding to Senders – On a Smarter Path – Writing Exercise: Write an Email Saying No Ch. 9 Crafting the Message Writing the Message – Using the Direct Pattern – Persuading with the Indirect Pattern – Writing the Reply – Special Goodwill Messages – Going Forward with Confidence – Writing Exercise: Revise an Email Ch 10. Anatomy of a Good Business Letter Paying Attention to Tone – Recipient Fields – Subject Line – The Greeting – The Email Body – The Closing – Signatures – Attachments – Writing a Paper Business Letter – Looking Good – Writing Exercise: Invite Someone to Collaborate Ch 11. Navigating the Spam Epidemic The Spam Epidemic – Keeping Your Emails Out of Filters – Finding Accidentally Filtered Messages – Discerning Real vs. Fake – Ways to Reduce Spam – Competent Warriors Going Forward – Writing Exercise: Revise a Spammy Email Ch 12. Sample Emails for Media Professionals Apology Note – Request a Podcast Interview – Letter of Recommendation – Cover Letter – Follow Up – Saying No – Quitting a Job – Writing Exercise: Write a Letter of Recommendation Ch 13. Holidays to Avoid January/February – March/April – May/June – July/August – September/October – November/December Ch 14. Film Production Communication During Development – During Pre-Production – During Production – During Post-Production – Release & Thereafter – Sample Communication