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Moving From Fear to Risk Awareness
Read more: Moving From Fear to Risk AwarenessThis week in my business support group we discussed risk. I described myself as “not being risk adverse.” Not to say I enjoy risk or that I am, as some have called me… fearless. I am not without fear. No one is. Any animal, humans included, have three reactions to fear. Fight. Flight, or Freeze.…
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What a Voice Over Really Costs
Read more: What a Voice Over Really CostsVoice Over artists are often asked, “What is your rate?” The answer can be complicated because it’s based on : what you are being asked to do recordingproofingeditingadding in background musicsyncing to presentations or videodubbing to new language usage paid channels like TV, Radio or Internet, social media ads)non-paid channels like social media posts, YouTubeinternal…
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The #1 Skill a Voice Artist Needs is – Empathy
Read more: The #1 Skill a Voice Artist Needs is – EmpathyI ran across a longer version of this quote this morning and my first thought was, “This is it.” This is the root of all things. Dont’ worry I’m not going to go on a long philosophical rant. But, THIS. IS. KEY. In marketing and writing copy for any product or service you are challenge…
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Check it out!
Read more: Check it out!Check out my new demo link from VoiceZam! Great tool that allows your clients to find their perfect voice among your demo clips.
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Content Marketing Trends for 2022
Read more: Content Marketing Trends for 2022I ran across this great article. It’s so good, I’m just going to post the link to it. Go read it! https://www.simplilearn.com/content-marketing-trends-article
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Moving Beyond “No”
Read more: Moving Beyond “No”I think we spend too much time thinking about what we “don’t do”… “can’t do”… or “shouldn’t do.” And I understand this. Afterall one of the first words we learn as a child is “no.” No, don’t do that. No, you can’t have that. And as teenagers and young adults exploring the world and our…
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It’s a VO’s Life
Read more: It’s a VO’s LifeThis was first penned as a cartoon strip early in my VO career. I had something similar, but not so easily spotted, happen when a Windows update played havoc with my audio interface. I learned several valuable lessons from this, but not until I let off some frustration by storyboarding this cartoon. Enjoy! 2022 (c)…
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Do You
Read more: Do YouI follow Anthony Palmini on LinkedIn. He’s a fellow “eclectic” as an actor, editor, director, composer and voice over artist. He has a short post featuring Producer/Director Shawn Levy who is known for his work in Arrival, Strangers Things, and Night at the Museum. Anthony and Shawn offers simple advise. “Do you.” Be free enough…
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Think Outside the Box
Read more: Think Outside the BoxMy morning routine is pretty set. I get up, take my son to work, go through Starbucks, come back and dive into orders, recording anything that’s waiting in the inbox before turning to correspondence. I clear out my personal email then deal with business. Both Dreamtime Illustrations (my children’s book business) and True Voice Productions…