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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.
Do you know that YOU are your best investment? If you feel “stuck” in your voice over career, perhaps you don’t know how make an investment in yourself pay off. All it takes is a push, says voice over pro J. Christopher Dunn. And if any of these scenarios is TOO familiar, it’s time for that push …
Is your voice over career based on being all things to all clients? VO pro Rick Lance doesn’t believe that’s sustainable, and tells how to find better career experiences – including better pay and clients – by establishing a niche for which you are known …
A voice over career is EASY! Not. And you’ve got to prepare for challenges. Pro VO/coach Deb Munro recently surveyed voice talent about obstacles, resulting in this daunting list. But there’s also hope for those who say, “I Got This!” …
Sandwiched in between Christmas and New Year’s, the trailing days of 2015 are perhaps the most hapless and wasted days of any year, says VO pro and compulsive chronicler Dave Courvoisier. But wouldn’t you know it? Dave shares a new list of 5 things you can do now …
The next time you’re under pressure to complete an audio editing project, you might want to avoid that extra cup of coffee. Why? Because you’re likely to hear things that aren’t there! High coffee intake can cause auditory hallucinations, as reported in Elizabeth Holmes new SOUNDS ODD column …
If these four words are in your voice over career strategy, watch out. They’re dangerous, warns VO pro Tom Dheere: BREAK, CONNECTIONS, COMPETITION, LUCK. Here’s a reality check …
“Sometimes the old has to go, in order to make room for the new,” advises Paul Strikwerda, veteran voice actor. “The junk we leave in the attic, and the trinkets we hang on to in the basement, It can all go. Really. Life is lighter without it.” Here’s how …
Positive affirmations can shift your brain toward achieving goals – but is some of it just wishful thinking … self-help fluff? Dana Detrick-Clark’s multimedia production company also advises clients on business strategies – and here she shares how to create positive affirmations that WORK …
Star voice actor Joe Cipriano debuts “Ask Joe” – an exclusive periodic VoiceOverXtra column – answering VO career questions. Today’s Q: “I’ve been pursuing voice over for 5 years. I’ve taken classes and worked with coaches and I take their input seriously. I try to do everything they have taught me, but I’m still not making the progress I’ve hoped for. What SHOULD I be doing?”
When the holiday season throws us into a whirlwind of so much to do, many of us turn to multitasking. And that’s totally wrong, says VO pro Christi Bowen. Instead, do one task at a time. And show your colleagues, friends, family – and yourself – how thankful you are by giving them your FOCUS …