Zoom: Working with Talent Agents: Everything You Need to Know Online Acting Business Intensive with Margaret Emory, Agent, SW Artists

Wednesday, December 10, 2025, 6:30pm ET / 3:30pm PT

Are you at the point in your acting career where you're ready to be working with a talent agent?

If so, then join veteran NYC talent agent Margaret Emory for a dynamic two-hour seminar on building a successful partnership with your agent.

Learn what agents really do, how to communicate effectively, and how to navigate the professional expectations that can elevate your career.

Perfect for actors at any stage who want to strengthen their working relationships and move to the next level.

In this online business intensive, Margaret will share with you:

- Do's and Don'ts
- Making a Great First Impression
- Correspondence/Following Up
- Cover Letters
- Sign or Freelance
- Selecting the Right Headshots
- Resumes
- Reading for an Agent
- Knowing Your Brand
- Do You Need a Manager
- Classes and Networking Seminars
- Union Affiliation
- and much, much more!

Margaret will also fully cover after you've signed with an agency, what to expect and the talent agency protocols you will need to follow.

Don't miss this fantastic opportunity to get the inside scoop from one of the most respected, actor-friendly agents in the biz!

WHAT TO PREPARE:

No need to prepare any materials for this event. Please have your questions ready for her.

Please follow the procedures listed below:

• Please update your headshot and fill out the MY INFO section of your AC account upon registration.

• The room will be open 30 minutes before the event is scheduled to start. Please arrive at least 10 MINUTES before your event begins as your host will give important information about the event at this time.

• Instructions and the ZOOM link for access to this online event will be emailed to you in advance. If you have not received the link by one hour before the event, please reach out to registration@actorsconnection.com.

Additional Information:

Our online office hours are 9am-6pm Monday-Friday

If you have an emergency for a class you are participating in outside of these hours, please email help@actorsconnection.com and your host will be able to respond.

**No recording of any kind is permitted by participants during class.**

**Actors Connection classes and programming are for ADULTS (18+). Unless it is disclosed above, with permission, some teens (14+) are allowed to take adult programming. To inquire about getting permission, please send an email to: info@actorsconnection.com**

**Please keep in mind that all programs at Actors Connection are for educational and professional development purposes. Participating in any class or event is not a promise of employment.**

Margaret Emory

(SW Artists) Margaret is currently representing actors for film, TV and theater at SW Artists, a talent agency in New York City. She was previously an agent at Dulcina Eisen Associates.

SW Artists is a franchised agency representing union and non-union talent: Seniors, Teens & Young Adults, Musical Theater Performers, Actors for Theater, Film & TV.

Clients working on Broadway: Off Broadway and on tour: FUNNY GIRL, MRS. DOUBTFIRE, STRANGER SINGS THE MUSICAL, BOOK OF MORMON, ANASTASIA, FROZEN, LES MIS, PRETTY WOMAN, WEST SIDE STORY INT’L TOUR and HERE LIES LOVE.

On TV: The Diplomat The Artist, Late Fame, The Blacklist, Law & Order (all of them), FBI, FBI Most Wanted, Mrs. Maisel, Only Murders in the Building, Succession; Indie films ALICE, TURN ME ON; many regional theaters including Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Geva Theatre, Florida Studio Theatre, Denver Center and cruise ships!

Margaret is a native New Yorker, graduate of Princeton University and the Neighborhood Playhouse School of Acting.

The second edition of Margaret's book ASK AN AGENT (based on the column she created for “Backstage”) is now available on Amazon.com.