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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.
Change can be traumatic, but if you want to stay ahead of the curve in voice over, accept change. And move with it. “Don’t let it threaten you,” says Joe Loesch in this MO-JOE Friday Video episode. Rather, use it to propel your career success …
Beyond the fun and challenge of voicing, voice over is a business. And an essential question for you is: What type of career do you want? You certainly have options, as top VO pro/coach/producer J. Michael Collins details here. Just be sure what you choose is really where you want to stay …
Do you have goals for 2020 … say, a VO 2020 Vision? Joe Loesch shares a bit of his new year voice over outlook in this Happy New Year MO-JOE Friday Video – and look who’s arrived to keep Joe on track! MO-JOE fans, meet ‘Mo’ …
Are you playing hard-to-get in your voice over marketing? That sounds absurd, but check how potential clients might view or find you, in this 4-step formula for voice over career success, from VO pro Paul Strikwerda …
Every voice over read requires a choice, as Joe Loesch explains in today’s MO-JOE Friday Video. “The tone of every word matters,” he adds – but how do you determine that tone? Well, play this video over and over and take notes, until Joe’s tips become second nature when you approach a script …
Do listeners feel connected to your voice-overs? Do they believe that you understand them? We’re talking about “empathy” – the ability to understand and share feelings. It’s crucial to top performances. And you can’t fake it, as Joe Loesch explains today’s MO-JOE Friday Video. …
Are you growing with the voice-over industry? Where do you fit in it now – and how do you move up to the next level? VO pro Dan Hurst sees three levels of a VO career and offers advice for where YOU are now – including avoiding “batshit crazy’ charlatans …
Time, effort, money. How much of each are you willing to invest in starting or advancing your voice-over career? “If you’re pursuing something big, then your level of investment needs to be relative to that pursuit,” Joe Loesch advises in today’s MO-JOE Friday Video …
Karen Commins is a long-time voice actor, audiobook narrator, blogger and tremendous info resource. Reprinted here with permission, is Karen’s recent blog about achieving 20 years in this biz – congratulations! – and it’s loaded with links to what she’s learned in this “remarkable evolutionary journey” …
An incredibly busy voice-over week has us reaching into the archives for an encore MO-JOE Friday Video. And way back in Episode 2 we found a topic that will help clear your desk (physical or virtual) and bring some relief. Joe Loesch shares how to tackle that project you’ve been putting off forever …