Tag: abiola ogunbiyi
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Staying Empowered Throughout Your Acting Career
Eight principles and actionable habits to help steer you towards an empowered frame of mind. Empowerment: The feeling of control over the course of our lives. The belief our actions can create the results we desire. Empowerment is a wonderful word and a powerful concept. But is it something we can apply to an acting career? Where…
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Reclaiming Self-Confidence as an Actor
Self-confidence is as vital as any acting skill. Actress and screenwriter Abiola Ogunbiyi explains how we can reclaim our self-confidence, and shares tips to help prevent us from losing it again. Whether you’ve noticed it within yourself, or it’s been brought up by those close to you, feelings and behaviours of low self-confidence can add…
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Five Reasons To Start Making Your Own Work (& How To Start)
Even if the idea hasn’t yet piqued your interest, producing your own work can help you gain beneficial hard and soft professional skills, as well as a healthy dose of creative pride. Actress and screenwriter Abiola Ogunbiyi shares her tips on making your own work and how to start. The accessibility of technology and equipment…
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Five Things You Can Do to Support a Long-Term Acting Career Mindset
Why did you become an actor? Was it the joy of your first standing ovation, and the prospect of feeling that joy on a nightly basis? Maybe it was the magic of your first moviegoing experience, then discovering that the people on screen were paid to do the amazing things you were now copying in…
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7 Books for the Graduating Actor’s Bookshelf
A wide-ranging list of books to help build a positive and rewarding career after graduation. Graduating from drama school is a time of great excitement and anticipation. The discipline and hard work you’ve invested in your training is ready to leave the college walls and greet the casting room (or whichever room you film your…
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How to Fight the Fear of Networking
Performer Abiola Ogunbiyi explains the professional benefits of networking and suggests strategies for those who struggle to put themselves out there. Networking is purely business speak for having a polite conversation. Some people just have it. They strut into a press night party and know exactly what to say and exactly to whom it should…
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Four Ways Coaching Can Support Your Acting Career
If you’re looking to invest in your professional career, here are four reasons why coaching could help you meet your goals. Every character you’ve ever played had an objective they were trying to achieve. They had the circumstances before the scene, and the obstacles, in both the outside world and within them that were holding…
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Getting Back to Work After a Career Break
Performer and creativity coach Abiola Ogunbiyi offers practical tips and words of support for those planning a return to work after time away from the industry. Whether your reasons were personal, professional, or the result of a global pandemic, working your way back into the industry can be an opportunity to clarify your goals A career…
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How to Navigate Being the Only Creative in Your Family
Acting and performing can be a lonely career path. If you are also the only creative in your family, how do you discuss your craft with family members? Abiola Ogunbiyi provides some sage advice. As the only performer or arts professional in your family, gatherings and get-togethers can feel like an endless wait in the…