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16 KEYFRAME HOW TO COMMUNICATE WHAT YOU NEED IN ORDER TO SUCCEED In September, The Animation Guild and Women in Animation (WIA) hosted a virtual panel fielding questions about how to ask for what you want in the workplace as we adapt to these unprecedented times. Moderated by Tracy Miller-Zarneke, the WIA Board Chair of Legacy & Archives, along with Animation Guild Family and Membership (FAM) Committee Co-Chair Kyle Neswald, the panel included FAM co-chair Kristin Donner, labor lawyer Kait Feeney, director and creator Elizabeth Ito, literary agent Karen Kirkland, super vising producer Jim Mortensen, and career coach Lori Perkins. Asking for what you want can be intimidating at any time, but with our work/life balance turned upside down, the panel agreed that the pandemic is offering new opportunities for people to reflect on their careers and create job situations that suit their needs on a holistic level. Following are a few of the issues the experts discussed. WHAT DO YOU ASK FOR WHEN YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED? "The best thing you can do for yourself in these crazy times is to take a pause," says Perkins. Ask yourself what is working and what isn't. Look at yourself as a human being as well as an employee, and use this to take an inventory of what you need at your job. Better technology? More flexible hours? Then ask for what you specifically need to do your best work. IF YOU SHARE CHILD CARE DUTIES WITH A PARTNER, HOW DO YOU MAKE SURE YOU GET WHAT YOU NEED AT HOME? Ito emphasizes that it's important for partners to know what each other's goals are and then work together as a team. Because blocks of time can be difficult to car ve out while working from home, check in with each other often, and stay aware of your partner's needs so that when you have down time, you can step in and help the other. TAG AND WIA COLLABORATED ON A UNIQUE VIRTUAL EVENT THAT TOOK PLACE ON SEPT. 9TH. HERE, WE SHARE SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS. S O C I A L H O U R