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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.
Whoa! Now you’ve got 50 (!) MO-JOE Friday Video how-to lessons on VoiceOverXtra to review and draw upon as you audition, perform and advance in voice-over. Thanks, Joe Loesch! And today, Joe’s tip will prevent you from ever again forgetting a deadline … or a meeting … or a call-back to an agent or client …
What’s keeping you from that dreaded project today? The main reason we procrastinate is fear, asserts VO pro Rob Marley. But getting out of your comfort zone … jumping into the unknown … is indeed the way to succeed in voice-over. Need a push?
Hey … where’s today’s MO-JOE?? Normally, you enjoy a fresh voice-over MO-JOE Friday Video from Joe Loesch on the first and third Fridays of every month. But for July only, VoiceOverXtra’s vacation schedule is shifting them to the second and fourth Fridays. So, we’ll eagerly await … oh my gosh! … Episode 50 NEXT Friday. See you then!
Caution: Your voice-over career may be loaded with weeds – some annoyingly in your face, and others small but growing fast. VO pro Joe Thomas takes a weed killer approach to what may be blocking your vision and progress. And a weed-free Voice Acting Garden gives you more space to breathe in …
Wouldn’t it be nice to read a long script hands-free … without the hassle of turning a page (and possibly picking up that sound in the recording)? In today’s MO-JOE Friday Video, Voice-Over Booth Camp’s Joe Loesch updates a page on the 1950’s ‘I Love Lucy’ TV show with how a teleprompter for voice-over can help your performance at the mic …
Are you “standing out” from your voice-over competition? This takes thinking that’s “outside the booth,” notes Voice-Over Booth Camp’s Joe Loesch. And in today’s MO-JOE Friday video, Joe gives us six ways to do that …
Has your voice-over career stalled? “Take it from me – mine has stalled, too,” confesses VO pro Rosemary Watson. “Once it did 14 times in just 24 hours.” OK, Rosemary is also a comedienne – and while a stalled career is no joke, Rosemary’s advice on how to jump-start things is indeed fun …
Will you turn off your listener at the top of the script? That’s likely, if you don’t have the voice and tone that connects with the listener. In today’s MO-JOE Friday video, Voice-Over Booth Camp’s Joe Loesch explains these key ingredients and shares pointers to remember …
You won’t win every voice-over audition. Top VO pros miss 96% of the time! So suck it up, and check out this advice from longtime voice actor Rob Marley on how to tip the odds in your favor …
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? Joe Loesch demonstrates a memorable technique in today’s MO-JO Friday video …