I have never auditioned for a talent agency before?

Question:what can i expect and what can i do to prepare?

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What can you expect? Depends on a lot of other factors.

First, what kind of talent agency is this? Is it acting? Modeling? Music? A little bit of everything?

You need to be very careful here. A lot of people operate agencies and make their living by leaching money off eager, naive young artists. Are they asking you to pay a fee up front for anything--an audition fee, an initial representation fee, etc.? Are they requiring you to take classes with them (or their "preferred provider") or to get an expensive photo/PR package from their "exclusive photographer"?

In either of these cases, the agency is a rip off. They get your money, either directly or in the form of kickbacks from those classes and photo shoots, and then they ignore you for 11 months--at which time they'll call to remind you that your next year's fee is due, or that it's time to get new photos.

Actors should never consider signing on with an agent until they have membership in either Actors' Equity, Screen Actors' Guild, or American Federation of Television and Radio Artists.

Models should audition in free open calls for the major agencies.

Musicians should not hire an agent unless (a) the agent has a proven track record, or (b) the musician's performing schedule is getting really busy--say, five nights a week--and it's now affordable and profitable to hire someone to do the promo and scheduling. Preferably both.

If you want to know how to improve your skills, get attuned to the business end of these professions, and build a career, then please post another question here and specify which area, I could address them here, but the answer would go on forever and ever...oh, and a clue about how old you are would also be relevant.

1. Make sure that your head shot or full shot shows your best impression. So that means no red pen marks, no ink spots, nothing like that!
2. Make sure your resume is up to date.
3. Make sure that on your resume, you have listed a lot of performing experience. If you are a dancer, focus on any dance companies you have been in or if you were on a touring dance company...especially if your dance discipline
is jazz, tap, or ballet.
4. In brief, treat this like any job interview. So dress professionally and make sure you put on your deodorant, shower/bathe, and shave if you need to. Why? These days, breaking into the arts is very, very competitive!!!!
5. If you are a singer, make sure you warm up beforehand. These days, agents will not accept any warmups because of strong time constraints.
6. If you are an actor, make sure your resume focuses on your education and your theatrical/television/radio experience.
7. If you are a musician, focus your resume on gig experience (I assume the talent agency you are going to is non-classical); if the agency is classical, focus your resume on your best teachers you have studied with.

Good luck on your audition.