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12 Ways to Succeed in Your First Audition (the phone call)
Working on getting a new client? You’ll never even get a chance to send her/him a demo unless you get past your first audition. Huh? Yeah, you know what I’m talking about. It goes back to the old saying…”You never get a second chance at a first impression”. That first impression may be in an...
August Rates Roundtable Here: Solving the Startup Voice Actor Compensation Conundrum
World-Voices Organization's popular "Rates Roundtable" series kicked off it's second year of monthly episodes yesterday...and it was a zinger! Our topic surrounded the paradox of newcomers entering the business, seeking experience AND reasonable rates, and not often being able to find both. The...
Define BROADcast
...and to do that, think outside the traditional knee-jerk use of the word...'cause that's changing. For instance, does a "broadcast facility"need to be a 2-acre building with offices, a huge studio, engineering, promotions, a control room, and 100 employees? Not anymore.At WCOBM (World Center of...
7 Easy-to-Miss Habits of a Successful Voice Actor
Isn't it funny the stuff you pick up from your acting assignments sometimes?My inspiration for this blog article actually came from an E-Learning module I was reading yesterday.The script used the old adage "can't see the forest for the trees" to make a point for the presentation being developed. ...
Is The Internet Disruption of VO Complete?
Not nearly.Here's why: The really great-paying jobs still require you to live in NYC or LA. (with some notable exceptions).The good news: Enterprising freelance VO's from Gainesville, FL to Port Angeles, Washington are making a good living as a voice actor. Making a living...not a fortune. As...
VOXing
The premier voice-over conference for voice actors in Britain happens this month. It's called VOX.The organizers have been in touch about spreading the word, and I promised them to post the Q & A they participated in when I had questions about the event. You can find that below. Also here...
VoiceZam & Voiceover.biz: Webinar Today!
No other challenge to our 4-yr-old industry trade association has garnered as much attention as VoiceOver.biz -- WoVO's online directory for pro talent.There have been fits and starts for sure, and at times the learning curve was steep. But we've found a comfortable plateau, now, and continue to...
Smartphone Voice Recorder Without the Phone
You know me. I'm not one to let a new portable recording gizmo go unnoticed.The new smartphone-looking audio recording device from Philips Electronics is called the Speechair...which of course begs the question of whether it's a Spee Chair, or a Speech Air (whatever that is).Bad naming aside,...
VO Atlanta Rates Roundtable Panel
'Two big VO conferences in two months. 'Gotta remember to pace myself. :)But, look... these gatherings are golden if you go in with an agenda, a promise to yourself to talk to targeted contacts, and to take lots of notes/pictures.At the Voiceover Atlanta event in March, I also hosted a panel...