1. FRIENDS:
To me, friends are the easiest and most natural way of gathering information. I agree with Melanie Brown in her blog when she says meeting for a coffee or or having a quick chat over the phone is the perfect and most enjoyable combination. What it makes so enyable is the fact that it's not forced upon us, we choose to meet up with our friends and we like socialising with them. By talking to your friends you can not only find out about parties, films, music but in a more professional way also about auditions and jobs. At the same time, friends are always there to support you to the best of their ability. Of course, friendship is a balance between giving and taking, which brings me back to the previous task and Cooperation and Axelrod (1984). Personally, I think friends are probably my most important source of information and knowledge.
2. FACEBOOK:
Honestly, I can't imagine a world without Web 2.0 anymore. I've grown so used to it that I'd probably be lost if I couldn't rely on it. For me, I would say Facebook is the one Web 2.0 tool I use the most. The good thing about it is that it's so easy. You are basically just a mouse click away from any information you need. Just 'like' the group you are interested in and you get all the information there is on it. I find it very helpful when it comes to audition websites because it gives details to various auditions and vacancies. The amazing thing about Facebook is that it's used by so many people all around the world and is therefore being constantly updated. There is so much information on it that there is no way we are able to access all of it but it's always good to know that if you need anything or have questions, there is a platform for everything.
3. PHONE:
I just recently got a Blackberry and I have to say it's amazing. To be completely honest, I never used to care much about my phone. Previously, I had an old Nokia which could only do what a mobile was to: send texts and ring people. Don't get me wrong there's nothing wrong with that, I was completely happy. But now, a completely new world has opened up for me. I can go on the internet, send e-mails, go on facebook, download apps, etc. with my phone. It's awesome. Not only get I get information by calling people or texting them but I can also use Web 2.0 on the go. That's always helpful when you go to an audition and what to check the time, place or date again. Whereas before I didn't miss my phone when I left it somewhere, now I'd probably feel pretty lost without it.
4. DIARY:
For somebody who hasn't kept a diary before starting out on BAPP, it's amazing important it is to me now. I feel like it helps me lot when I read through my older diary entries and to see how various situations have effected me then and now. Getting me thoughts and feelings out on paper helps focus again on the important things and to stop worrying and over-thinking about the unnecessary. To me, my diary is like a self-learning manual. I learn from my actions my reflecting on them.
5. BAPP BLOGS:
Without the blogs of the other students on this course, we wouldn't be able to discuss, talk about and be inspired be our work. I find always very interesting to read through people's blogs on certain topics because you see a different view of things which also helps me in my professional practice. Many of us have similar ideas on certain topics, f.i. reading through blogs on 'Theories relating to networking' I realised that Emily Hunt aswell as Clare Orlandi both also wrote about the 'Survival of the fittest' in regard to Cooperation. What I find very surprising is that although we are at different stages in out career, we still quite a lot in common regarding our ideas and views on certain subjects. In regard to my professional practice, I would say the BAPP blogs from all the students are definitely the most helpful and important ones when it comes to gaining and exchanging information.
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