First thoughts... reader 3 'The Networked Professional'
A professional network is not an idea I've really thought about in depth before, but it's amazing to realise that you actually already have several you didn't even know about! I acquired my first professional network many years ago when I first started training at my dance school and local college. Even though I've moved away from home and don't see many of those in the network anymore, I still contact my tutors about decisions I make in my professional life (even about completing this course!) and they are still there for me. As are the people who were on my course - on social media they are the people most likely to post something about a dance related inquiry , and just as I can help them they can then help me. I also think its useful to have people in your professional network who do live in a different part of the country, or indeed another country, because it helps me as a dance teacher explore different markets for classes and what appeals in different ...