What's the old saying? "Fool me once, shame on you...fool me twice, shame on me".This has been a week of discovery, admonition, and contrition. Tuesday, I came down hard on what I believed to be a certain sector of the coaching marketplace that takes unfair advantage of voiceover neophytes....
Clearly, the topic in yesterday's blog touched a nerve. See: "When Does an Offer Become Offensive"Nearly 800 readers voted with their visit. This is an issue people in our business care about...or they should.That was inconsiderate of me, though, to admonish, but not advise. Not unwarranted,...
There is no VoiceOver University. There's not one single higher learning institution with a curriculum major that results in a VoiceOver Bachelor's Degree...to my knowledge.That's why there's the Nancy Wolfsons and Pat Fraleys and Marice Tobias' of the world. They -- and many like them --...
Three things I had to get used to when I began making the switch-over from TV News Anchorman to voiceover talent:I could do more than one take of any particular copyI could mark-up my scriptsI could gesticulate all I wanted when delivering linesI still struggle with all three. In fact, I've...
This blog is my own pep-talk.I'm a horrible supporter of all the media that bring us opportunity.Let me explain, by first stating some global actions you can take to keep our business thriving. Share this list with your friends and colleagues, and encourage them to do so as well.4 WAYS TO SUPPORT...
Hoo Boy! If you missed THIS chat, you missed a good one! Or rather, those who attended missed out on your awesome input! :)Either way, and thanks to the digital gods, nothing is lost in the ether. In fact, that was one of the points of today's chat: NOTHING ever really disappears on the...
Questions that have no answers...only, we're going to try. On today's #WoVOChat we're going to really try to dissect the repercussions of your social media presence on your business...good AND bad.Monitoring such things can be tough. Keeping metrics on forum threads and personal impressions gets...
Finally, a decent HD video camera with excellent audio inputs!You've seen me review other Zoom products on the pages of this blog. The Zoom H4, Zoom H4n, and Zoom H6n are all part of a parade of Zoom devices I've proudly owned.But remember how I've preached about video, video, video? As further...
...and I'm publicly not taking sides on Donald Trump.In fact, that's one of the lessons, here. (read on)FIRST:Uttering polarizing and intentionally pointed controversial statements (e.g. The Donald) will result in your being vilified by the opposition, and encouraged by supporters...so it's a...
We work to achieve titles. We take pride in the status they convey, and we attach importance to them beyond their due. Still, titles serve a purpose, I suppose.Take terms like "Ambassador", "General", or "Senator". The connotation is inescapable. "President" is another one. It's such a...
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