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English is the only language I speak. Sure, I'm jealous of my VO friends who speak two or more languages...they're more marketable...but I still feel like I'm learning English! So how hard can it be to learn a few dialects (in English), and still be able to broaden my prospects? Some people are...
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...
It's a darn shame, doncha think? So tell me...what does the "it" refer to in the sentence above? It's crazy isn't it? (same question) "IT" has become the most overused, misunderstood, misused "crutch" word in the English language. Lately, I've been going back through emails, bio's, letters, news...
Seriously, I'm having trouble keeping the list to just 10 tips (Monday and today). If you haven't read it yet, check out Monday's blog with Part 1, 5 Ways VO's Can Use Evernote. There are some helpful links to get you started. Honestly, I don't think even the Evernote staff understand all the...
Every 6 months I see my ENT Physician. He clears the wax out of my ears, looks up my nose, mumbles something to his assistant, then sticks a camera scope down into my throat. It's mildly irritating, but THIS is why I mostly come every six months. He says: "Say E-E-E-E-E." I do, and he nods his...
Sorry for the horrid misspelling. Did it bring you this far? Good...then read on. Today's article is a guest blog provided by Amanda Clarke of GlocMedia- a UK digital marketing agency. They work closely with goLocalise, London's leading voice-over agency -- sometimes developing voice-over...
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,...
While in Ft. Worth, TX for my daughter's college graduation, (see yesterday's blog) I got the call we all love/hate to get: a voice over job, and they needed it yesterday. Since we all seem so overwhelmingly infatuated with creative solutions for recording on the road...and since device...
What do you use for sending out newsletters, tracking email lists, and handling CRM? There are plenty of products that offer simple-to-full-spectrum features in this online space. And that full spectrum includes the price they charge for it. Am I wrong in thinking Constant Contact and MailChimp...
There's that term again: Keywords. Everybody throws it around like it's OBVIOUS what they are, or should be. Delve into online websites, marketing your VO services, and you'll see that keywords pop up in many of the SEO and SEM strategies that used to be so important. I dunno. Are they...
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