Just over 135 World-Voices Organization members will meet in Las Vegas this week. What that means to voice actors everywhere.
The Tide’s Coming In
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Coming Soon to a PBS Station Near You
We talk about relationships, and how they’re the core of any sound business. Here’s one great example how it worked for me.
Will the Rush of VO Newcomers Ruin the VoiceOver Profession?
Newcomers to the promise of voice-over success gotta start somewhere. Along the way, though, they can fall victim to predators, challenge compensation rates, and remind us of our own early beginnings.
Oh, the Opportunities You Could Be Missing!
Christian Kolberg used to work for the local newspaper publisher. Then he realized he had a knack for auctioneering. That's him to the right, and him with me on the far right at the recent "Chefs for Kids" Gala fundraiser...dressed as Cap'n Hook for the Neverland-themed event. Christian doesn't...
Still Using a Beeper?
Of course not! You're a fully-vested citizen of the 21st century. Which means you understand 10-second attention spans, 140-character texts, and can explain the fascination with Kylie Jenner (so explain it to me willya?). How do you know you're a full-fledged 21st century citizen? You've got a...
Long Live Atlanta…
...until 2018. Now what? There's a lot of 2017 left! Gerald Griffith pulled off a masterful and edifying voice over conference again. 500+ newcomers and seasoned pros made the scene, and made memories. I'm still smiling. But you know what?...thousands of voice actors didn't make it to Atlanta....
11 Signs You May Be a VO Pro
Does it matter? Not really. You don't need ME to tell you if 'n' when you are a professional. But increasingly, some people want to know if they've "made the grade". World-Voices Organization was inspired by the FaffCon criteria for passing muster as a "professional VO". For the record: ...
December 2016 WoVO Rates Roundtable
. Listening to our astute panel for the December WoVO Rates Roundtable talk about the realities of being part of the Spanish-speaking and bilingual marketplace, I was struck by the sameness of their challenge for all voice-actors. Target audience Client relations Interpretation Dialect Fair...
Skype Real-Time Translator
Think synthetic voices aren't a part of our reality yet? Check out Skype's new feature, providing a real-time spoken word translation from one language to another. Now, mind you...no one seems to be saying how well this works...but kudos to Microsoft for moving aggressively into this AI arena. I...
The Votes Are In….
...and World-Voices Organization has two new board members! They are familiar to most of you: Liz de Nesnera Anthony Gettig Both were approved by an overwhelming majority in a vote of the membership, and were nominated in the first place for a number of reasons, chief among...