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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.
Natural breaths add authenticity to your recordings, but sometimes breaths can be too loud or distracting. What to do? In this new MO-JOE Friday Video, Joe Loesch explains a simple trick: how to replace those excessive breaths with room tone.Watch the video and breathe easier.
A quality interface is the backbone of your home audio studio set up. “Choosing the right interface can make a huge difference in your sound,” advises Joe Loesch in this new MO-JOE Friday Video. If you’re just starting in voice over – or want to step up to more professional sounding auditions and job performances, see this important video.
The world might seem like a mess today, but there’s a way to positively power through it all to what you can control, says top voice talent/coach Deb Munro (aka the VO Chef). Here’s how to ‘Look for the light” …
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 encore MO-JOE Friday Video episode.
One of the most crucial aspects of voice acting is your recording environment. What is your floor? Is your recording space quiet? We’re talking about your noise floor – the background noise level in your recording space. A low noise floor ensures your recordings are crisp and clear. To achieve this, you need a quiet, well insulated space. In today’s new MO-JOE Friday Video, Joe Loesch gives pointers on insulating your home audio studio …
Your voice is your career – so keep it in shape. In this new MO-JOE Friday Video, Joe Loesch gives us a nutshell of sound advice, from vocal warm-up exercises to practicing vocal variety and breathing techniques. “Mastering your vocal skills is a journey,” he says. Continue or start that journey here!
You can do anything you put your mind to. Do you believe that? If so, you’re on the road to taking control of your voice over career – and life. Or as Joe Loesch describes it in this new MO-JOE Friday Video, you’re en route to being fierce. Jump into this inspiring career talk to learn more ways to move ahead.
Ok, it’s a brand new year and – well, despite your enthusiasm for voice over, some things are holding back your career. So right now, let’s identify them and get to work. In today’s new MO-JOE Friday Video, Joe Loesch gives us a vital checklist of potential barriers to moving forward – from marketing to tech to procrastination and more. Watch the video, and then copy and paste the text to create a hard copy to tape to your wall.
MO-JOE Friday Video’s 5-part series, “Marketing YOU!” concludes with the crucial advice to never stop learning. Why? The voice over industry is always evolving. Do you want to be left behind? And continually investing in your voice acting skills keeps you competitive. In this episode, Joe Loesch reviews how to stay fresh and informed.
Inspired by hundreds of voice over professionals “giving back” to the industry at the recent NAVA Gala, voice actor/coach/producer J. Michael Collins urges successful pros to challenge negative social media chatter about the industry and lead with advice on how they’re winning in this career …