Time and again I see online posts asking if anyone else is experiencing downtime. It's almost as if people are trying to reassure themselves that their own reduced workload mirrors the experience of others (the old "misery loves company" thing).There are all sorts of sensible arguments to explain...
Everything you do online for your VO business: Demos, Blogs, Twitter posts, FaceBook updates, profiles, newsletters...even email signatures should have a picture.I used to sit on the fence on this debate...you know...the debate over whether a VO should be heard and not...
Franklin wanted to better his chances at getting documentary voiceover jobs, and sought out a top producer to help with a killer demo. He was taken aback by the quote he got. Would it be worth it?Barbara just knew she'd improve the sound of her VO auditions if she just had a better mic or one of...
Never. Never have I run across a voice-actor who began life as a voice-actor. Everyone came to the profession from somewhere else. A good many began in broadcasting...especially radio. Some from (ahem) TV, or production, or audio engineering... but seriously... do you know of anyone who...
Attention spans are beyond short. These days they're miniscule. The teenage generation of today doesn't even use email. According to the Pew Research Center, only 6% of teens exchange email daily. They reserve email for "official" communications. Most are happier with FaceBook Messaging, Kik,...
John Pozadzides goes by the name John-P. Email me if you want to know how to REALLY pronounce his last name. Anyway, John-P and I have been friends for years. Were it not for him, I'm not sure how we would've handled moving my daughter into her college experience in Ft. Worth several years ago. ...
Embarrassment is a huge motivator. It’s behind the fear of public speaking, the shame of failing, and the guilt of broken promises. For that reason, many have urged the open sharing of goals with friends, acquaintances, and public forums. The psychology behind this posits that the embarrassment...
...there are just two months left to 2012! ...and if you are into the whole Mayan Calendar prediction...there's not even that much time. (but the positive side to THAT school of thought: you won't have to worry about buying Christmas presents!). I point all this out...not to overstate the...
When the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) was in Las Vegas in January, I made a B-Line for the Blue Microphones booth so I could drool. I wrote about that visit in this January blog: CES for VO's...then again in March: CourVO on Blue Blog. I also met with the Blue mic reps at their VOICE2012...
Believe me, I know this topic has been ballyhooed, broadcast, and blogged-about for years...but apparently it bears repeating. Yesterday, I got an email from a respected voice over training studio in NYC warning again of the actions of scammy demo mills taking money from unsuspecting and eager...