Since last Wednesday, I've been staying at a friend's cabin North of San Fran in the coastal Redwood forest. The comfortable but spartan cabin has no WiFi, and AT&T apparently doesn't reach in between the tall Sequoia Sempervirens either.How'd I do? Surprisingly well.Now, mind you, we would...
There are likely thousands of full and part-time voice actors. No one knows the exact number for sure, but regardless, they are all potential purchasers of equipment, devices, parts, know-how, and especially electronics.You'd think with that kind of a population-base, plenty of vendors would find...
Blab, the wildly popular (for a while) online site allowing community live streaming, ended its grand experiment last week. All the signs were there, and its developers/founders offer an involved explanation for its demise on Medium. The owners swear they will take what they've learned, and will...
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The newest crop of VO hopefuls is encouraging to me. You know... the people asking questions in online forums about how to get started and what equipment to buy.Hopeful, because most of them seem to have actually done some research. Many have lurked long enough to know the lingo, and ask...
Maybe you're noticing it too. A total erosion of people taking the high road.I'm not just talking about politics. I'm talking about business ethics. Where is the civility anymore?Well, lemme tell you it IS there. The people who CARE and LOVE and GIVE and SERVE are holding sway despite a global...
These days, it's getting harder and harder to sneak any voiceover links or info onto the pages of this blog that aren't already posted somewhere else online. That's why I try to stick to original, self-generated content that I compose myself. It may get repurposed somewhere else on the web, but...
Your email signature bookends your salutation. Both are perfunctory, and yet pertinent. As overlooked as the signature can be...don't you always notice when it's missing?...or minimal...or overdone? The email signature for a voice-actor is part marketing, part follow-up, part punctuation. Since...
Why? Because it’s a manipulative device to get you to read it! That’s the #1 reason. You don’t want to be manipulated do you? Virtually every last blog about and for bloggers mentions this magic formula. I’m sure there’s some psychological reason behind it…so let me ask you…why did you read...
You've seen those houses on the news: 47 cats, the smell of urine & feces, and a narrow path through each room bordered by stacks of just...junk.THAT'S the visual definition of hoarding stuck in our brains. The TV show "Hoarders" only furthers the mystique.We all recognize those physical...
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