Just being able to show up and pay attention to the conference sessions this weekend is a huge privilege and gift for both new and returning attendees. But in addition to general sessions, the now sold-out optional opportunities to share your written or illustrated work in any of the add-on Roundtables or showcases can be overwhelmingly stressful. Jolie assuages sharer's jitters by reminding them that they've already done the work and submitted it so, "Take a deep breath, be excited, be proud of your work. Show up and share."
For any session where you are pitching or in dialogue with others Jolie reminds us that, "You get to learn so much by listening to everybody else, but we can tend to put ourselves in a bit of a nervous bubble . . . So I would encourage you to be incredibly present with everybody in the "room", because it will serve you well and it will help you get out of your own head. And I also want to encourage you to take some very specific notes for yourself."
Jolie reminds us all to keep track of the positive remarks we hear about our work this weekend as well as what you might hear about your peers' work and go out of your way to share and remind other of the good stuff about themselves as well.
Jolie encouraged Orientation attendees to take a moment today before the conference kicks off tomorrow to brainstorm some achievable goals or intentions for the weekend.
*When she's not orientating or blogging the SCBWI conferences, Jolie is still helping authors every day with their craft and mindset via her online classes and consults.
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