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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.
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 …
Is your voice over coach helping you with performance skills – and demos – where you’re actually most likely to get the most work and money today? VO pro / coach Jim Conlan advises finding a coach who understands YOUR most promising markets …
Most anyone can tell a story, but voice over requires a higher level of skills. At what level are you? When you tell the story, do you truly know your audience? Can listeners “hear” your hands and body movements as you talk? Good storytelling skills can be learned, notes Joe Loesch, who shares tips in this new MO-JOE Friday Video episode …
If COVID has thrown your voice over career a curveball – causing a temporary detour to other employment – don’t panic or beat yourself up. In fact, the detour could be a learning experience that empowers a stronger comeback. VO pro Dan Hurst shares seven tips for that comeback – including how to stay IN the game now …
Every voice over script calls on you to become a character – someone the listener can believe or relate to. But in this rapid-fire biz, how do you quickly step into that character role? In this MO-JOE Friday video encore, Voice-Over Booth Camp’s Joe Loesch demonstrates an easy technique you’ll always remember …