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What brings you back to your favorite restaurant time and again? Great service is key, says voice actor Joe Thomas, who serves up 7 tips for being a great voice over waiter …
Ever have a day where you get to about 3 p.m. and realize you haven’t accomplished anywhere near what you had planned to? (Happens often, huh?) Voice talent / coach suggests Time Blocking as a way to get more done, and here’s how …
You’ve completed a project that should satisfy your voice over customer’s needs. You worked hard to keep all of his directions and desires in mind. But the customer promptly responds with unhappiness about what he received, and he is not nice about it. What to do? J. Christopher Dunn has an eight-step approach …
Making money the primary reason for a business to exist fosters a mindset that leads to bad choices and greed, warns voice actor Joe Thomas in a rant about today’s iWant society …
Voice actress Roxanne Coyne doesn’t shy from sharing some whopper mistakes she’s made. But in the telling, she shows how to move forward. “Look ahead,” she advises. “Mistakes are part of your education. Tuck the lessons you learn from them into your back pocket and avoid repeating them.” But geez, Roxanne, did you REALLY do these things? ….
Competition is flooding most creative endeavors these days, and while some voice actors moan about it, voice over veteran Doug Turkel notes there’s a big difference between auditioning for a job and being good enough to win the job. Rather than get angry, he says, get BETTER …
Little tidbits of inspiration can stick in our minds and help carry us through a successful career. Voice actor Roxanne Coyne shares some of her favorites. Take five …
Feeling trapped in some aspect of your voice over career? You may not even KNOW you’re trapped now! Voice talent / solopreneur Maxine Dunn details 13 traps that can hurt your business …
Honestly: Do you keep your New Year Resolutions? Veteran voice actress Bobbin Beam shares a way to rewind and chart what happened last year to create a more successful 2013 – for both your voice over career and life …
If you waited to the very last minute to set your voice over New Year Resolutions, you’re in luck here. List-happy Dave Courvoisier brainstorms 51 ideas for moving your career forward – regardless of your current level of success. Ready, set, resolve …