Biz: Career

While being in business for yourself is clearly attainable, you must look before you make the leap, and map your journey in advance, advises veteran voice talent Bobbin Beam. These tips from her own experience get you started …

As a freelance voice over talent, how do you cope with all the responsibilities of running a successful business and providing top notch client service? It’s not easy! But voice acting veteran Doug Turkel and friends offer 38 ways to keep your career on the success path …

“Don’t just work smart. Work smart on the right things,” advises veteran voice actress Bobbin Beam. The trick is to focus 80% of your time and energy on the 20% of your work that is really important. And sure enough, Bobbin tells us how …

Your relationship with a client is almost like a marriage, says veteran voice talent Paul Strikwerda – maybe love at first sight, but also fraught with potential problems. And what turns off clients these days? Strikwerda treats us to a Top 10 list …

Sure, you’ve got some New Year Resolutions for voice over success. But true success comes from setting and achieving goals all year – not just January wishful thinking. Top talent and coach Deb Munro tells how to crank up that goal machine – and shares a surprising story about her own life …

Is something – or everything – taking too long to implement to move your career along? You might be a victim of Paralysis of Analysis. Voice talent / solopreneur Maxine Dunn puts the stethoscope on your problem and writes a fast action prescription …

Are you effective at obtaining new voice over clients? Yes? Great. But how are you at KEEPING them? Veteran voice talent Mahmoud Taji explores what it takes to move from “salesman” to “businessman” to truly grow your career …

ASK MARC #1:Demo Spots … Union / Fi-CoreSound Real? Work Anywhere …  By Marc CashmanVoice Actor & Coach©Marc Cashman 2011This is the start of a monthly Q&A column on VoiceOverXtra,…

Apathy is deadly to a voice over career, especially to talents who are “signed” with agents and expect the world to come to them. Veteran voice actor / coach Xavier Paul notes the danger of “bad attitudes” and suggests how to rekindle enthusiasm and a possibly sagging career…

Living with a voice talent isn’t a piece of cake for family members. It requires support and understanding, as top voice talent and coach Deb Munro points out in this article FOR your family members …