Do you keep your hands closed, holding tightly to what you know? Or do you live with your hands open? Take a moment to walk through these questions with my friend Pam Tierney.

Posted February 27, 2010 by Bob
Do you keep your hands closed, holding tightly to what you know? Or do you live with your hands open? Take a moment to walk through these questions with my friend Pam Tierney.

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Posted February 26, 2010 by Bob
My friend Mary Morgan provides the voice for the powerful (and, warning, rather intense) video intro to the game The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile.

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My friend Jeffrey Kafer is all over the newly launched Springbook Audio. Good for you, Jeff!
(Update: the site is down temporarily, as Jeff noted in his comment below. I’ll update again when it’s back up and running.)

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Posted February 25, 2010 by Bob
It’s not too late, even if you didn’t sign up for Dan O’Day seminar on how you as a voice actor can fix your website.
WEBSITES FOR VOICE ACTORS: Why Your Website Isn’t Working for You And How And Why You Need To Fix It Immediately (100% Non-Technical)
You see, the seminar was recorded and for only a few days (just until March 1st, 2010) you can get a copy of the 2.5 hour audio file.
If you’re a voice actor, I hope you’ll click here and get this recording while you still can.

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My friend Adam Creighton is facing a tough set of decisions. His way of working through the options was to make a YouTube video, which I found fascinating, so I’m sharing it with you, here.

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My friend Mandy Nelson is voicing the Internet, or at least a good share of it, these days. Read all about it at VoiceOverXtra.

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Posted February 23, 2010 by Bob
My friend Anthony Mendez does a star turn as the voice of one of the new Wendy’s commercials. (Click through to see the spot on his site.)

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From my friend and manager, Stacey Stahl, in my inbox today:
One step ahead of the times is a genius. Two steps is a crackpot.
– Rabbi Shlomo Riskin

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Dan O’Day is conducting a seminar designed to fix your website. It’s going to be 100% non-technical. Here are the details:
WEBSITES FOR VOICE ACTORS: Why Your Website Isn’t Working for You And How And Why You Need To Fix It Immediately (100% Non-Technical)
Wednesday, February 24, 2010 — 9pm Eastern / 8pm Central / 6pm Pacific
If you aren’t sure what this is about, a video from Dan explaining all the information including how to register to attend is right here.
You might wonder, what does Dan O’Day know about websites? Dan will explain here.
And yes, the seminar will be recorded so if, after you’ve registered, something comes up so that you can’t take part while it’s happening live, you’ll get a recording of the entire thing. This is also good news for those of us who like to got back and listen again to make sure we didn’t miss anything important.
If you’re a voice actor, I hope you’ll register now, because registration ends this evening.

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The first fully animated web comic of Axe Cop is now on YouTube.
It’s been great fun working on these pieces.

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Posted February 22, 2010 by Bob
Dan O’Day is conducting a seminar designed to fix your website. Here’s the first piece of good news, it’s going to be 100% non-technical. Here are the details:
WEBSITES FOR VOICE ACTORS: Why Your Website Isn’t Working for You And How And Why You Need To Fix It Immediately (100% Non-Technical)
Wednesday, February 24, 2010 — 9pm Eastern / 8pm Central / 6pm Pacific
And the second piece of good news? If you aren’t sure what this is about, a video from Dan explaining all the information including how to register to attend is right here.
Now, you might ask, what does Dan O’Day know about websites? Dan will explain here.
And yes, the third piece of good news, the seminar will be recorded so if, after you’ve registered, something comes up so you can’t take part while it’s happening live, you will get a recording of the entire thing. This is also good news for those of us who like to got back and listen again to make sure we didn’t miss anything important.
If you’re a voice actor, I hope you’ll register now, because registration ends tomorrow.

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Posted February 20, 2010 by Bob
In a recently released podcast, British voice actor Andy Boyns talks with Pablo Hernandez about the “Let’s Talk About Haiti” project.In

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Posted February 19, 2010 by Bob
For a few years now I have been delighted to narrate several projects for the Breckenridge Institute. One of them, called Making Invisible Bureaucracy Visible, is now posted on their video page. Or you can watch part 1 through YouTube, here.

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My friend Brian Hart has prepared a superb article covering all the bases of hiring professional voice talent for your project. If you’d rather, you can download his article as a PDF.

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The London Telegraph has a delightful article on the rigors of recording audiobooks.

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Posted February 18, 2010 by Bob
My friend Jeffrey Kafer’s Voice-overload web comic is good all the time. I thought this one to be especially worth a mention.


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It’s not about you, either. This is something I strongly belive. Dan Hurst sees things the same way..

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Posted February 17, 2010 by Bob
… they will remember you. My friend Ralph Hass has a story to illustrate the point on his blog.

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Posted February 16, 2010 by Bob
My friend Mahmoud Taji emailed me today about a new blog post on his site, a conversation with David Ciccarelli of Voices.com. Even if you’re not part of Voices.com, you might want to take a look.

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Posted February 15, 2010 by Bob
My friend Chris Fadala emails with news that for the first time the Elan Awards, the awards for the electronic gaming industry, will include an award this year for Best Voiceover in a Video game. Details are in a PDF linked from the 2010 Elan Awards Showcase page.

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My friend Liz de Nesnera tells a delightful tale about some recent travel and what she learned while talking with strangers along her way.

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Dan O’Day is going to conduct a seminar designed to just that, fix your website. And here’s the first piece of good news, it’s going to be 100% non-technical. Here are the details:
WEBSITES FOR VOICE ACTORS: Why Your Website Isn’t Working for You And How And Why You Need To Fix It Immediately (100% Non-Technical)
Wednesday, February 24, 2010 — 9pm Eastern / 8pm Central / 6pm Pacific
A video from Dan explaining what this seminar is about and all the information you need to register to attend is right here.
Now, you might ask, what does Dan O’Day know about websites? Dan will explain here. And yes, the seminar will be recorded so if, after you’ve registered, something comes up so you can’t take part while it’s happening live, you will get a recording of the entire thing. This is also good news for those of us who like to got back and listen again to make sure we didn’t miss anything important.
If you’re a voice actor, I hope you’ll register now, while you’re thinking about it.

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Posted February 14, 2010 by Bob
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Posted February 12, 2010 by Bob
There’s a wonderful article in the OC Register on voice actor Scott Rummell. My thanks to my friend Dave Spiker for sending me the link.
UPDATE: I just noticed the article includes this video.

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Here’s a little something I worked on recently.
Just a little light entertainment, or something like that anyway.
UPDATE: Check out the cool coverage of this trailer and the webcomic over at Comics Alliance.

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Posted February 11, 2010 by Bob
Seth Godin offers some powerfully cogent observations about two ways to run a successful business. Take a moment to read his blog post from the other day. Then take several more minutes to think about how to put into practice a few of the ideas that just popped into your head. They could be the most important minutes you spend on your business today. On second thought, the most important minutes will be the ones you spend actually putting them into practice.

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Take a few minutes to pop over to Taji’s Voice Emporium where you’ll get to see a side of voice actor Doug de Nance that’s more Monster than actor.

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Dan Lenard, the Home Studio Master, offers solid advice and answers questions at VoiceOverXtra.

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