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LATEST ARTICLES ( 45 )

• Why I Hired My Plumber: How’s Your Voice-Over Business?

  

  Our water heater died last week. Sniff. Not only that, it was kinda leaking everywhere. After two days of hoping my husband’s efforts with the wet-vac would... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2013 CAREER, ENTERTAINMENT

• Vocal Booth on Tracks: An Option for Space-Challenged Voice Talents

  

  Yahoo! I now have my own recording “room” – and, even better, I can whisk its “walls” aside whenever I need to. a glimpse into the old booth area How? Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2013 CAREER, ENTERTAINMENT

• Ask, Show Up, Follow Up: Old-Fashioned Marketing Still Works

  

  Take a look at your last ten voice-over jobs – or, if you are just starting out, think about another business venture you had that was successful, or even your... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2013 CAREER, ENTERTAINMENT

• Your Voice Over Business: Got a Plan?

  

  Imagine you want to lose, say, five pounds. So you make a plan (lower-case p). You decide to give up wine,  to eat fewer carbs, or count points, whatever….yet i... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2013 CAREER, ENTERTAINMENT

• Value Exceeds Cost: The Designer Voice Talent

  

  The project specs say: Client is very budget focused.  Um..okay. But what does that mean? Sure, so you can go on fiverr.com and find someone to read words for,... Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2012 CAREER, ENTERTAINMENT

• Back to Basics: The Fun of Voice Acting

  

  Yeah, we know – these days a voice talent wear sooooo many hats, the first of which is the hat of a small business owner.  The wonderful Dave Courvoiser, who... Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2012 CAREER, ENTERTAINMENT

• Frequent Faffers: Why We Can’t Wait for Faffcon 5

  

  Two weeks from now I’ll be back with fellow Voice Talents, this time in Charlotte, NC. loving faffy the mascot My name is Randye and I am a frequent faffer.... Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2012 CAREER, ENTERTAINMENT

• Why I’m Not a Voice Over Superstar- Yet

  

  I recently heard from one of my agents, someone who represents me in Chicago. We hadn’t had any contact in awhile, so I was checking in to see if we should... Read more

  Posted on 07 September 2012 CAREER

• The Scenery’s Great Along the Extra Mile

  

  So. I took the risk. Had to be in Las Vegas for a couple of days (mostly weekend, plus one Friday), alerted all my fast-turnover clients, and hit the road... Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2012 ENTERTAINMENT

• Persistence and the Ping-Pong Ball: Voice Over and Business

  

  Last night I taught “Extended Studies” class #4 (of eight) at Norwalk Community College, on The Basics of Voice Acting. Although the topic was “Acting Skills... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2012 CAREER

• The “Sound First Impression” for Your Business: A Voice Over Talent’s Worth

  

  What is the “sound” first impression of your business? When a potential customer calls on the phone, accesses that explainer video on you-tube, or takes your... Read more

  Posted on 06 July 2012 CAREER, ENTERTAINMENT

• Voice 2012: Why Connect in Person?

  

  Sure, Voice Talents communicate all day – but often to imagined listeners, while we are alone in our VO studios. Yes, we have facebook, skype, google + hangouts... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2012 CAREER, ENTERTAINMENT

• Voice-Over Customers: Always Right?

  

  Are your voice over clients always “right”? If they direct you (in-studio, on phone-patch, via e-mail), is the sound they want always right for the copy in... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2012 CAREER, ENTERTAINMENT

• Voice Over Marketing: Front Burner, Back Burner?

  

  Contrary to what some of my friends think, I do not live, breathe and think Voice-overs 24 hours a day. In fact, one of my favorite things about this business... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2012 CAREER, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Five-Second Voice-Over Billboard: How Hard Can It Be?

  

  My first billboard for NBC! What a pleasure to be directed and produced by the fabulous Bill Rock, who has been one of the voices of NBC for years and is one... Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2012 CAREER, ENTERTAINMENT

• Best Ever Voice Talent, Actor, Creative, You!

  

  One of the best things about 2011 was getting to be the intro/outro voice for Elizabeth Hamilton Guarino’s Best Ever You radio show, and also for the Online VO... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2012 CAREER, ENTERTAINMENT

• Voiceovers: That’s What I Like About You

  

  So you wanna be in voice overs? Yes. Well, read up, person with that lovely voice. Just check the archives at voiceoverXtra, Edge Studio, or any of the number o... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2012 CAREER, ENTERTAINMENT

• That “Second Best” Voice-Over Audition: Still a Win

  

  My Mom told me, “Always do your best.” (yours, too?) Sure, coming close to landing the gig is not the same as booking it. The fact that I got two call-backs to... Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2012 CAREER, ENTERTAINMENT

• The Ta-Da! Voice: Not Always Conversational

  

  “Read it just like you’re talking to someone in conversation”? In voiceover, it’s a nice plan- but it doesn’t always work. How many times, in your real life,... Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2012 ENTERTAINMENT

• Sharing Voiceover Secrets: Why We Give Back

  

  Wow! Just got named to voice123′s Survey of Top 5 Most Influential Voice-Over Writers in 2011 ! There are more than 5 of us on the list, in no particular... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2011 CAREER, ENTERTAINMENT