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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.
What are you voicing now and what’s your career path? Veteran voice talent and coach Bettye Zoller polls voice actors and reports a potpourri of ways our colleagues are making money and advancing today …
Ever heard of synesthesia? It’s a neurological condition that causes people who have it to connect the stimulus of one sense with the perception of another sense. For instance, you might have the ability to “hear” motion – and that could affect how you process voice over audio …
Ever been in a noisy environment and been able to pick out a single conversation? In this new ‘Sounds Odd’ column, Elizabeth Holmes examines “The Cocktail Party Effect” for clues on how to make YOUR voice the one that’s heard …
Politics is ruling the on-camera life of TV news anchor Dave Courvoisier these days – especially the battle to “win” America’s “middle class.” Which leads Courvoisier – in his off-camera role as voice actor – to ponder the state of voice over’s middle class …
“Sounds Odd’ – a new column by Elizabeth Holmes – explores fun facts about the science of sound. Today: Audio engineering – good for your brain! Believe it …
Working from home is a dream – set your own hours, be free to watch and help the kids grow. Well, then you wake up to the reality of needing discipline, quiet times and the loving understanding from your family. Voice talent / coach Deb Munro lives the home studio dream and offers this recipe for coping with those wake-up realities …
We need voice over coaches – at every level of our career. But newcomers, in particular, are susceptible to being swayed by misleading marketing – or downright falsehoods – about their potential for success. The World-Voices organization offers this ‘Best Practices’ guide for voice over coaches and demo producers …
World-Voices, the organization recently formed by voice talents to educate and set industry standards, has advice for producers and others who – intentionally or not – take advantage of voice talents. Check out and comment on this new “Best Practices For Producers & Others Engaging Voice Talent ” guide …
As a voice over talent, do you ALWAYS conduct yourself professionally, honestly, respectfully? Of course you do. But … does everyone else? World-Voices, an organization of voice talents formed recently to create industry standards, has drafted a “Best Practices for Voice Talent” guide, printed here. What do you think?
Do you find it hard to focus on just one task? Voice actors with ADD – Attention Deficit Disorder – struggle for that focus. Voice actor / trainer Terry Daniel and voice talents Pearl Hewitt, Laura Branch Mireless and Mara Junot share how ADD affects them and what they do to cope. This could help you, too …