How to Get a Job Doing Voice Over Work: Email Marketing
Voice actors reach out to me all the time and ask, “How do I book more voice over work?”. It actually makes sense if you think about it. After you get started, learn all you can skill-wise, the next logical step is to wonder how to get a job doing voice over work. If you […]
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You’re teetering on the fence. Wondering if this business can work for you. Maybe you’ve booked a voiceover job here and there, you loved it, and you just want to be able to do more. Or you’ve never booked a job, but you know this is something you can do. On the left side of the […]
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What to do on slow days
This past week wasn’t one of my booking-est. I feel fortunate that the first quarter of the year as a whole has been great. But in this business, there are inevitably slow days. And sometimes… slow weeks.Depending on where you are in your business, slow times will mean something different for you.If you’re just in […]
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Voiceover Stories: Diana Birdsall
One of the most common questions I get asked about voice over is How do I get started? It seems like there should be a simple answer like, “Buy a microphone and start auditioning.” But anyone who has pursued voice over for any length of time will tell you it’s not that simple. So why is […]
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Doing Voiceover When You’re Busy
#reallife confession: These past two weeks have been challenging. Work has been steady, and I’m so grateful! But sometimes the everyday things are enough to tip the scales on the stress-o-meter. And my scale hath been tipped. Probably the thing that’s had the biggest impact is that Ruby is teething. And she’s real serious about […]
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How to prepare for a directed voiceover session
When you join the #voiceoverbigleagues, you’re definitely going to want to know how to prep for a directed voiceover session! Click to Tweet What is a directed session and how do you prepare for it? If you are serious about doing voiceover for the long haul, there will come a point when a client would […]
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Your #VOWhy
What is your #VOWhy? Get clear on the things that keep you motivated to #workhard so you avoid the slumps (or at least get through them with grace!) Click to Tweet What is your #VOWhy? Well, what is a VOWhy in the first place? VO stands for voiceover and a #VOWhy is your reason for […]
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One key to level up your voiceover game in 2018
Ready to level up your #voiceover business game in 2018? Read this blog post where I share one of the keys that led to some of my biggest projects last year! Click to Tweet Wow. Today is officially the start of 2018! And before we jump into this week’s content, let me take a second […]
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The voiceover “flow”: from hitting record to getting paid
If you mow lawns for a living, it’s probably pretty clear how your business operates. You do some marketing, you buy the equipment you’ll need, you get some clients, mow their lawns, and collect your money from the clients. Obviously, this is an over-simplified business plan. But I think it’s safe to say that, while […]
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Voice Actors: Why You Should Always Give 100 Percent
“I don’t turn on my microphone for less than $250,” Flo the Pro said. “That sounds nice,” thought Newbie Ned. “But right now I make $18 an hour at my day job. So anything more than that is an upgrade for me.” As a new voice actor, it’s hard to imagine turning down a job […]
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How to win voiceover jobs part 2: Don’t overdo it
In Part 1 of the How to Win Voiceover Jobs series, we talked about how increasing your emotional intelligence helps you be a better voice actor. Today, we’re talking about the danger of overthinking and overdoing. Becoming a successful voice actor isn’t easy, but putting unnecessary extra time and energy into auditions doesn’t always result in more […]
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How to win voiceover jobs, part 1: emotional intelligence
I’ve talked before about how listening is such an important trait for good voice actors to have. Voiceover is a performance-based profession, which tends to draw people who (surprise, surprise) like to perform. But the real surprise is that many people who are very talented at performing, can’t cut it in voiceover. This is because […]
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Voiceover: Always Doing What You Love?
Is voiceover a dream job? I love doing voiceover. It’s my dream come true, my career match made in Heaven, the thing I would choose to do if I could do anything in the world. And at the very moment that I book an exciting new gig, or when I’m in the middle of a […]
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The voiceover spectrum, from amateur to the many levels of pro
“Oh, you’re a voice actor? Me, too!” Doesn’t this sound like the start to a beautiful relationship? I mean, how often do voice actors actually run into other voice actors in every day life? Not often. Especially if you’re in the middle of the country like I am. But what these two self-proclaimed voice actors may […]
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The number 1 trait you need to be a successful voice actor
You probably know that it takes more than a good voice to do well as a voice actor. You need to be a good business person. You need to have acting skills. You have to know enough about recording to set up a professional sounding home studio and produce high quality audio. But there is […]
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How to do voice over part-time
I sent out a poll last month asking what would be the most helpful thing for you to read about on the blog next. I was surprised to hear that what you most want to hear about is how to do voiceover part-time. So let’s talk about that. How do you become a chef part-time? […]
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How Podcasting Jumpstarted My Voiceover Career
What if there was a button you could push that would instantly transport you to a dinner table surrounded by your best friends in the world? What if that same button could help you be a better cook and learn a new language? And what if that button could help you stay in shape and save […]
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On joining the union
I’ll be honest. I haven’t booked the right kind of work for me to need join the union yet. I’m totally open to it, and I kind of hoped I would have gotten some crazy huge jobs that necessitated my joining by now, but that hasn’t happened. I’m still doing great in my career, though. […]
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Working on, and not in the biz
Voiceover is an amazing industry! It has allowed me to reach so many goals in a really short amount of time. I’m able to work from home (or anywhere really), spend more time with my family, and do creative work that I love. But there is an aspect of working in VO that causes me […]
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Sitting in the car, in a parking garage, with a sleeping baby
Today, I’m at a podcasting conference (my husband and I podcast about money and marriage). Leading up to the conference, I hadn’t put a whole lot of thought into my expectations or what sessions I would want to attend. But when we got here, I got super pumped about meeting people we’ve known online […]
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