by CourVO | May 10, 2021 | VO Business |
Today’s blog offers an example of how to stand up for your talent, your hours of practice, your pro equipment, and your years of experience. A lot of clients don’t understand that, and think what we do is “…just talking…” That...
by CourVO | May 3, 2021 | VO Business |
Tongue-twisters and mouth warm-ups are a waste of time. That’s my opinion. I never use them. When I want to talk, my mouth works. Duh. It’s not like I’m trying to avoid a pulled hamstring running the hurdles. I say that so you know the...
by CourVO | Apr 19, 2021 | Auditions |
Clients know exactly what they want from your audition. They just don’t know how to communicate that to you in language you both understand. Getting directions from audition leads that are longer than the copy? I rest my case. Your voice will either fit into...
by CourVO | Mar 15, 2021 | Software, Technology, VO Business |
The marketplace for DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATIONS (DAW) is a crowded field. Most used to agree that the finest one was ProTools – but it was also the most expensive and the most complicated. Now there’s the totally free and very capable Audacity along with a...
by CourVO | Mar 10, 2021 | Business-end-of-things
This is the sad state of affairs in today’s world: everything is cursory. I’m speaking mostly of content, attention spans, and trends. Nothing stands still. Everything is always in transition. Boy, that’s profound, Dave!…haven’t you...
by CourVO | Jan 12, 2021 | VO Business |
For the freelance voice actor, no one issue is more important nor more challenging than buying/building/configuring a home studio….and in the age of COVID, it’s absolutely essential to have a home studio. You agree? Good, then you know of what I speak. ...
by CourVO | Jan 11, 2021 | VO Business
We make enough mistakes on our own through impatience, inattention, sloppiness, or just plain ole pig-headedness. Why add to your troubles with stupidity? Seriously. While many of us are perfectionists, and hold our actions to high ideals, there’s no reason...
by CourVO | Dec 22, 2020 | VO Business |
by CourVO | Dec 16, 2020 | VO Business |
Just when you thought moving into 2021 would rid you of this year’s black cloud…along comes the spectre of doing 2020’s taxes. Now, we all know taxes are NEVER a pleasant prospect. But the complications of economic wrangling in response to COVID...
by CourVO | Nov 23, 2020 | Ruminations, VO Business |
There’s not a lot of hope floating around here at the end of the year. But it turns out HOPE is not an emotion so much as it is a way of thinking. Hope happens when: You have the ability to set realistic goals You know how to achieve those goals You believe...
