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The long game. Career strategy, business structure, productivity, mindset, and navigating an industry that keeps changing. Includes the full MO-JOE Friday video archive from Joe Loesch.
How well do you ‘self-direct’ on a voice over script? How imaginative are you in applying mental imagery to your performance? It’s all about acting at the microphone (where you should know the right techniques). In today’s MO-JOE Friday Video encore, Joe Loesch reviews what will help make you a better voice over actor. Ready? Click the video above for your new acting toolkit.
Are you committed to voice over? Willing to work – and work – to improve? Top VO talent/coach Joe Loesch reminds us that “practice makes perfect” in this quick MO-JOE Friday Video review of 7 ways to strengthen your voice acting skills.
Whether you’re new to voice over or a seasoned pro, we all get to a point where we question ourselves. Especially if the VO work isn’t coming in as frequently as we’d like – or for newbies, where to find the work. We’re stumped for answers. VO pro/coach Joe Loesch suggests how to break out that rut in this popular MO-JOE Friday Video encore.
What’s the first thing you want potential voice over clients to think of when your name comes up? Voice over! Sure. But you can’t be all things to all clients. Nor should you want to be. In this new MO-JOE Friday Video, VO talent/coach Joe Loesch details the importance of finding a niche to focus on – something to help establish your memorable brand and client appeal. And he points the way to figuring out that personal focus…
Is procrastination taking over your workdays – even derailing your voiceover career? There are many reasons why you might get stuck in a procrastination rut, but if you don’t dig yourself out, productivity and career suffer. Joe Loesch – top voice actor, coach and producer – has seen it all, and in this MO-JOE Friday Video encore, offers valuable tips for getting back on track …
Searching for the voice over mic that’s best for you can be daunting – but the effort is worth your voice in gold. “The advice you learn from others could lead you astray,” warns top VO/coach Joe Loesch. “What’s right for them might not be right for you.” In today’s new MO-JOE Friday Video, Joe tells how his formerly favorite mic was replaced by another that “had to practically step up and slap me in the face.” Maybe your journey will be less painful – and equally pleasantly surprising …
When you read and appreciate a social media post, you might feel compelled to LIKE it. That’s a way of thanking the writer for the post. Why not go a step further and SHARE that post with others who will benefit from it? Sharing content displays your support. “Tack on the feeling of involvement, and you’ve got a clear reason to share,” notes Voice-Over Booth Camp’s Joe Loesch in this MO-JOE Friday Video enclore …
Where do you go to relax and get comfortable? A recliner? A well-worn VO career niche? Get yourself up! Nothing truly productive ever happens in a Comfort Zone, insists long-time voice talent and coach Rob Reed. He tells how his career “really took off” when he “took a risk my gut told me to take.” How about you? Take Rob’s challenge …
You’ve often heard the warning that “you can be your own worst enemy.” One way to fulfill that notion is to pay too much attention to your inner critic. “You need to tame your inner critic to develop a more productive dialog with yourself,” says VO talent/coach Joe Loesch in this new MO-JOE Friday Video episode. And Joe helps you with 7 ways to tame that critic. (We like them all, and perhaps especially number 6.) What do you think? Click the video and whip that critic!!
MO-JOE Friday Videos – the popular voice over video vignettes from top voice talent / narrator / coach / producer Joe Loesch reaches its 100th milestone on VoiceOverXtra today! These videos are seen at VoiceOverXtra.com on the first and third Fridays of every month. And in appreciation of you being with us for all this great VO career, performance and marketing advice, Joe and VoiceOverXtra have a special free gift for you. And don’t miss today’s video advice: What you think is what you become.’