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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.
Can interns really help your voice over biz? You bet they can, says voice actor Rosi Amador, who has nurtured interns to help her businesses grow over the past 20 years. Here’s how to get started, plus do’s and don’ts …
Remember the first time you heard your recorded voice? It sounded odd to you, didn’t it? That’s the reaction most people have – at least until they listen to their recorded voices all day, every day (like we do). Ever wondered why this is so? In Sounds Odd #19, Elizabeth Holmes explores why we sound the way we do …
Did you know that paying attention to your thirst level – and drinking water when you need it – improves your reaction time, your memory and your mood?
“Every once in a while we make a fool of ourselves,” says veteran voice actor Paul Strikwerda. “And thanks to the powers of social media, we can now do it publicly.” But is whining the trait of a professional? Reviewing the many ways we might err, Strikwerda says the better option is to learn and move on …
If you stick with the basics, well … you’ll stay stuck in them, warns veteran voice talent Dan Hurst. You’ve got to master the basics of a voice over career, of course. But then, here’s why yo must move beyond …
Does your throat tense up? That’s not good for voice overs. Elizabeth Holmes reports on a researcher who found a hand-held vibration device – ahem – which when applied to the throat …
Eleven things that took veteran voice talent/coach Tom Dheere to learn. Curious? …
This could make you shed a tear: Elizabeth Holmes tells how and why scientists developed what is possibly the world’s smallest microphone …
Voice over is an exciting, creative, rewarding career. But news articles in the general media about high-paying jobs can mislead newcomers about the challenges to achieving success. Voice actor / TV news anchor worries about neglect of the ‘inconvenient truths’ …
Oh, oh … scientists are studying your brain – but this report can actually help you. In Sounds Odd #15, Elizabeth Holmes learns how actors feel emotion “on command” …