Aren't these fun? You could almost forget that a great deal of valuable info is exchanged in the WoVOChats, because there's so much... well.... CHATTING going on.Today's session covered acres of territory on the subject of VO coaching, and brought the added dimension of perceived differences in...
'Bottom line about the back 'n' forth on the pages of this blog in the last week as it regards questionable VO coaching practices is that positive progress is being made in a spirit of respect. Watch for more soon.You...me... any one of us have the right to speak out about things we see in our...
To recap: 1) Last week I called to task a certain hi-profile VO coaching school for utilizing a series of increasingly rude autoresponder emails to coerce wannabe VO talent to sign-up for their program. [WHEN DOES AN OFFER BECOME OFFENSIVE?] 2) I followed up the next day with some suggestions...
This article has nothing to do with traditional Washington politics.I don't remember a time when opposing views became hijacked so completely by radicals. Polarization on any number of issues is moving further away from the center, and finding purchase on the extremes.I don't see it as a Democrat...
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...
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