Ten Myths about a Mentoring Life in Entertainment


Webster's dictionary defines a mentor as: 1men tor Pronunciation: Ë men-Ë toÌ r, -tÉ r Function: noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek MentÅ r Date: 1616 1capitalized : a mate of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus2 a: a trusted counsellor or criterion b: tutor, coach

If you are interested in a continuance in the entertainment production - such as wanting to learn how to be a producer or a director, or to learn approximately a career as a sportscaster, then chances are you testament be studying through a mentor program with a working expert as your teacher.

If this is the dispute then here are ten myths about today's current trends in mentoring - beneficial informaiton you will want to know. If you want to apprentice to be a movie producer, or need to learn how to be a recording artist, or are fired in a activity in radio, learning from an entertainment competent is the boss way for you to con the profession. Some of the myths include:

1) Mentoring is probably the most often used habit of sharing knowledge in our society worldwide. Those professionals with the what it takes to be a effective learning influence should mentor. TURE.

Successful mentoring is about both parties receiving benefits. The best kind mentors are not always people who set gone to be mentors. One-on-one, face-to-face mentoring is easier today thanks to the Internet and present technology. TRUE.

Most professional executives can't afford the time it takes for mentoring. NOT TRUE. Mentoring is about helping someone else cram from you while you are both working. The reality is that it can aggrandizement on-the-job performance for both parties as well as provide valuable profession opportunities for the student who is trained.

Mentoring really improves productivity -- through better communication, clarity of goals, planning and commitment. TRUE.

5) Age isn't a factor for mentors, by reason of technology, innovation, and other skills such as the Internet marketing are happening so hastily nowadays that often mentors extremity up training older folks. TRUE.

6) Youth with damaging attitudes can't learn by a mentor. NOT TRUE. Most callow people repeatedly theory an older mentor guide with respect, so they will listen and learn.

Today's economy means that learning more will increase your appointment stability. TRUE.

8) When if with a perception and direction combined with skill participation and support, adults were more likely to volunteer as a mentor. TRUE.

9) Students do not become able as much in a classroom as they learn while experiencing the function via a mentor. FALSE.

10) Mentoring is one of the most economical, productive and champion forms of teaching students today. TRUE.

As mentors share their experiences, it is shining that beguiling the undergraduate absent of the classroom for careers such as film, radio or recording works better. Students who grasp while they are on real film sets will be trained by doing the job while they learn, one-on-one with a mentor who is a working efficient in the universe that they want to study.


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Kristin Gabriel works with the Los Angeles film college known as the Entertainment Calling Connection, Inc., a fully accredited academic institution certified by the National Private Schools Accreditation Alliance. The Entertainment Job Connection schools provide educational apprentice programs for film, radio, television and the music tape industries in else than 100 cities in 50 states.
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Grand Haven Tribunehttp://news.google.ru/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/7-0&fd=R&url=http://www.grandhaventribune.com/paid/332179968253430.bsp&cid=0&ei=sGg3SeOZII3I9ASSkK2qDw&usg=AFQjCNGH0NFnJenaplmQaYYS8975tWcl-gtag:news.google.com,2005:cluster=http://www.grandhaventribune.com/paid/332179968253430.bspTue, 02 Dec 2008 16:48:12 GMT<table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td valign=top class=j><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.ru/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/7-0&fd=R&url=http://www.grandhaventribune.com/paid/332179968253430.bsp&cid=0&ei=sGg3SeOZII3I9ASSkK2qDw&usg=AFQjCNGH0NFnJenaplmQaYYS8975tWcl-g">Giving back: <b>Mentoring</b> migrant children</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>Grand Haven Tribune,&nbsp;MI&nbsp;-</font> <nobr>Dec 2, 2008</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>The <b>mentoring</b> pairs spend time each week together, which gives children exposure to the community and helps improve academic achievement. <b>...</b></font></div></font></td></tr></table>REVOLUTIONARY APPROACH TO ECOMMERCE – TOTAL DOMINATION MENTORING - EcommWire (press release)http://news.google.ru/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/8-0&fd=R&url=http://ecommwire.com/%3Fid%3D10433%26keys%3DSEO-Marketing-ECommerce&cid=0&ei=sGg3SeOZII3I9ASSkK2qDw&usg=AFQjCNGwC_6Js2dyElDEXM-MrUAikbVFpAtag:news.google.com,2005:cluster=http://ecommwire.com/?id=10433&keys=SEO-Marketing-ECommerceWed, 03 Dec 2008 02:33:02 GMT<table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td valign=top class=j><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.ru/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/8-0&fd=R&url=http://ecommwire.com/%3Fid%3D10433%26keys%3DSEO-Marketing-ECommerce&cid=0&ei=sGg3SeOZII3I9ASSkK2qDw&usg=AFQjCNGwC_6Js2dyElDEXM-MrUAikbVFpA">REVOLUTIONARY APPROACH TO ECOMMERCE – TOTAL DOMINATION <b>MENTORING</b></a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>EcommWire (press release),&nbsp;MA&nbsp;-</font> <nobr>Dec 2, 2008</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>Kettlewell Enterprises has launched a product called Total Domination <b>Mentoring</b>, which addresses each participant as an individual, and provides one-on-one <b>...</b></font></div></font></td></tr></table>A chat with Christ Child journalists - Detroit Free Presshttp://news.google.ru/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/9-0&fd=R&url=http://www.freep.com/article/20081203/NEWS05/81203022/1007/news05&cid=1277335028&ei=sGg3SeOZII3I9ASSkK2qDw&usg=AFQjCNE7PhzYq6ppwP7-BrQ83S8017p9eQtag:news.google.com,2005:cluster=http://www.freep.com/article/20081203/NEWS05/81203022/1007/news05Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:08:03 GMT<table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td valign=top class=j><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.ru/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/9-0&fd=R&url=http://www.freep.com/article/20081203/NEWS05/81203022/1007/news05&cid=1277335028&ei=sGg3SeOZII3I9ASSkK2qDw&usg=AFQjCNE7PhzYq6ppwP7-BrQ83S8017p9eQ">A chat with Christ Child journalists</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>Detroit Free Press,&nbsp;United States&nbsp;-</font> <nobr>6 hours ago</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>Question: How could someone become a <b>mentor</b> for Christ Child House? Robin: There are a number of ways to be involved and <b>mentoring</b> is a great way to start! <b>...</b></font></div></font></td></tr></table>mentoring - Google News

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