Biz: MO-JOE Friday Videos

You’re in the voice over career game for the long term, right? So appear that way to your prospects and early clients. In today’s new MO-JOE Friday Video, VO pro and Voice Over Booth Camp coach Joe Loesch tells how to make long-term follow-ups that lead to long-term relationships …

Making just one attempt to contact a potential voice over client is not likely to get your foot – rather, demo – in the door. A general rule of advertising is that consumers need to see a product name at least five times before they remember it. “The same principle applies to us” in marketing our voice over services, says Voice Over Booth Camp’s Joe Loesch. In today’s new MO-JOE Friday Video, Joe details the three steps we can take to get to that rule of five …

The late, great St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Dizzy Dean once said: “It ain’t bragging … if you can back it up.” Voice actors could use this Hall of Famer’s wisdom when it comes to the often painful task of explaining what you, as a voice actor, do for a living. In this MO-JOE Friday Video encore, Voice Over Booth Camp’s Joe Loesch advises how to demonstrate your ability and establish your expertise – in a way that is not over the top …

Blast! There goes that AC or hot air fan again! Well, depending on the season, others in your home might appreciate the fan’s cooling or warm air, but background HVAC fan noise will ruin your voice over recordings. What to do? Voice Over Booth Camp’s Joe Loesch has some ideas for you to filter through in this new MO-JOE Friday Video …

Should your voice-over listeners hear you breathe? Well, what used to be taboo is now pretty well accepted – except for big gasps or pausing for air in odd places in the copy. In today’s MO-JOE Friday video encore, Voice Over Booth Camp’s Joe Loesch suggests how and where to safely take a breath …

Trying to keep track in your head of everything you have to do for your voice over day and career progress is overwhelming. Writing it all down on a to-do list will relieve the pressure of attempting to remember everything. And a free app makes it even easier, as VO pro/coach and Voice Over Booth Camp leader Joe Loesch explains in this new MO-JOE Friday Video episode …

Having a little bit of trouble lately with managing your time? And being more productive? Joe Loesch advises: Tomorrow morning, first thing, eat a live frog. Uh … what? Has Joe taken us too far into a Voice Over Booth Camp? Actually, he’s not off his rocker with these five MO-JOE Friday Video tips to help you break free from distractions …

In your voice over cold reads, do sentences tend to end with a rising tone – as if asking a question? It’s a challenge to overcome this tendency, and to place the infection as the script requires. In this MO-JOE Friday Video encore, Voice Over Booth Camp’s Joe Loesch suggests how to leave listeners with the right impression …

You’ve trained with a credible voice over coach and recorded a demo that the coach believes will get you work. Yet: you’re not sure. So you ask family and friends for their opinions – and it goes downhill from there. In this new MO-JOE Friday Video episode, VO pro/coach Joe Loesch urges you to confidently move forward with advice from experts who know this industry …

What’s the key to building your self-confidence in voice-over? “You become self-confident by trying things and discovering that you can do them,” advises voice over pro / VO Booth Camp coach Joe Loesch. In this MO-JOE Friday Video encore, Joe explains three things that will build confidence your VO career …