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"Every aspect of your life can benefit from goal setting, action planning, prioritizing, and list making." Well-Qualified List-maker I recently realized that while I’m indeed a good voice talent, and parent, I’m an EXCELLENT list maker (and an EXCELLENT judge,...
Some years back, my daughter started with a basketball training and development organization. She was no stranger to being the new kid in a group, be it for a new school, summer camp, or extra-curricular activity. So, I knew she wouldn't have any trouble...
A Voice-Over Vacation For some reason, I especially like taking stock of my voice-over business when I'm away from it on vacation. As someone who's more of a big picture thinker (acccording to some Myer's Briggs testing I did way back when and my own self-awareness),...
Hiring a Voice Actor for your Business When you hire a voice actor for any aspect of your business, the actor becomes the voice of your business. Whether for marketing, explainer or product videos, for websites and social media, radio and TV commercials, voicemail,...
The Importance of Preparing for Profile Pics as a Voice-Over Actor Whether as a professional profile pic for business or, in my case, a headshot for my voice-over business, getting a good quality photo of yourself makes good business sense. Headshots can be a huge...
"PROFILE PICS" OR "HEADSHOTS"? There was a time, not so long ago, when a voice actor headshot was ironic, outrageous to some. Why would you include your picture, when it's the audio that people need to hear? Why taint the listener's opinion of your sound with your...
HEADSHOTS: How important are they? I've had A LOT of headshots. Lucky for me, and you, I've lost my shots from the 80's in one of my cross-country moves. If you are building a career or a business, you need one. Our online image is highly relevant in expressing (and...
Finding the best technical help for your voice-over business can be daunting. My personal favorite is V.O.B.S. For the uninitiated, this stands for Voice Over Body Shop - a witty, weekly voice-over web show. It's CHOCK FULL of helpful information, technical and...
As a freelance voice talent, filing taxes can be as a self-employed person, as a small business, or even as a Corporation, such as in my case. A COUPLE LESSONS LEARNED THIS YEAR: I did A LOT of equipment purchases and exchanges last year, to try out new mics, and to...
It's that time of year when the focus is on staying well, avoiding illness... my kid's schools used to have a Valentine's Day dance and every year, my daughter missed it resentfully due to illness. Like clockwork, both my kids have just been sick and I'd like to...
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