After a refreshing 5 hours of sleep, I forced myself out of bed, and down to the Las Vegas Convention Center Tuesday morning for the Consumer Electronics Show. My main goal was the Blue Microphone booth, but go ahead....try....just try to keep your attention on only one thing when a tempting...
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Monday Musings,Tuesday Travels
Monday morning, I shared a webinar presentation with Bettye Zoller, hosted by VoiceOverXtra's John Florian. Bettye has more VO knowledge in her microphone carrying case than I'll ever be able to garner. And there's very little waffling. Bettye has a well-formed answer for most any topic. Her...
Gizmo Heaven
One of the great pluses of living in Las Vegas: a never-ending parade of global conferences and conventions. This week: CES, the Consumer Electronics Show. This is the biggest conference on the Vegas calendar. More than 120,000 attendees are expected from all corners of the globe. Luckily, the TV...
Warning: Blatant Plug
If I didn't have so much faith in John Florian and VoiceOverXtra webinars... If I didn't know Bettye Zoller like I do... ....I wouldn't waste your time with this brief announcement. In fact it's ME...I'm the biggest questions mark in Monday, January 9th's Webinar on VoiceOverXtra entitled A New...
Calendaring
So, is today a holiday or not? I'm as American as the next guy, but I'm embarrassed by our collective sense of entitlement sometimes. New Year's day (a national holiday) falls on a Sunday this year. "Hey! Wait a minute! That means we get cheated out of a day off!" (says a certain segment of the...
Expert vs. Student
Which one are you? Oh, you're an expert?...you know absolutely everything there was, is, and will be about your specialty! Wow! You could write the definitive textbook, and speak off-the-cuff at virtually any venue on the subject for which you're an expert? Furthermore: you obviously feel...
Niche is the New Nebulous
Is it "Neesh" or "Nitch"? 'Doesn't matter. Niche is so chic or kitschy that it's become cheeky. What I'm trying to say is "niche" no longer has meaning. EVERYTHING = niche, so going by the algebraic law of equality, then, NICHE = everything. NIETZSCHE You don't have to be a postmodern...
FaffCon: The Unconference
Maybe you've noticed a fairly-new icon over on the right side of the blog. FaffCon ‘Old enough to remember the advertising splash 7-Up made with the “Uncola”? Apparently, when something gets too predictably flavorless, adding an “un” prefix immediately brands the alternative as a welcome rebel....
Consistency
My mantra for blogging is to be steady and consistent. There should be something new for you here almost every single time you visit. You'll see an ebb and flow of quality, but there should always be something new. That's my commitment. At least one new blog every 24 hours, and hopefully...
Lunch at Katz’s Deli in NYC
Lunch with friends at a VERY busy Katz's diner on Houston. More food than I can possibly eat. CourVO









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