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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.
Making money the primary reason for a business to exist fosters a mindset that leads to bad choices and greed, warns voice actor Joe Thomas in a rant about today’s iWant society …
Voice actress Roxanne Coyne doesn’t shy from sharing some whopper mistakes she’s made. But in the telling, she shows how to move forward. “Look ahead,” she advises. “Mistakes are part of your education. Tuck the lessons you learn from them into your back pocket and avoid repeating them.” But geez, Roxanne, did you REALLY do these things? ….
Your tone of voice can “say” more than the words you speak. As a voice actor, it’s a skill to nail on cue. But outside the booth, watch out, advises Elizabeth Holmes in Sounds Odd column 11.
Competition is flooding most creative endeavors these days, and while some voice actors moan about it, voice over veteran Doug Turkel notes there’s a big difference between auditioning for a job and being good enough to win the job. Rather than get angry, he says, get BETTER …
Little tidbits of inspiration can stick in our minds and help carry us through a successful career. Voice actor Roxanne Coyne shares some of her favorites. Take five …
Cave men – the earliest voice actors? In her new “Sounds Odd” column, Elizabeth Holmes digs back in time for what some scientists are finding to be the first evidence of “surround sound” …
SOUNDS ODD by Elizabeth HolmesFun Facts on the Science of Sound9. Snap, Crackle & Jaw Pop!For some of us, the wave form (at right) is a familiar gremlin. It’s the…
Feeling trapped in some aspect of your voice over career? You may not even KNOW you’re trapped now! Voice talent / solopreneur Maxine Dunn details 13 traps that can hurt your business …
Honestly: Do you keep your New Year Resolutions? Veteran voice actress Bobbin Beam shares a way to rewind and chart what happened last year to create a more successful 2013 – for both your voice over career and life …
If you waited to the very last minute to set your voice over New Year Resolutions, you’re in luck here. List-happy Dave Courvoisier brainstorms 51 ideas for moving your career forward – regardless of your current level of success. Ready, set, resolve …