1. A life lesson from a volunteer firefighter

    Posted March 31, 2011 by Bob

    Mark Bezos gives this wonderful talk at TED.

    So, you going to do it or what?

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  2. Spotlight on Shel

    Posted by Bob

    My friend Shel Smith is the narrator of this wonderful video.

    Great job, Shel!

    Category: General, People | Comments (0)

  3. Simple ways to make a good impression

    Posted March 30, 2011 by Bob

    My friend Maxine Dunn publishes an excellent weekly electronic newsletter that’s always filled with good information. The one she released yesterday has some simple and yet excellent thoughts about making a good impression with your clients.

    Category: Career Advice, General, People | Comments (0)

  4. Spotlight on Laila

    Posted by Bob

    Laila Berzins does the female voiceover in this television commercial for the Houston Zoo.

    Category: General, People | Comments (1)

  5. How to do voice acting without getting caught

    Posted March 29, 2011 by Bob

    Nancy Wolfson is a truly superb voiceover coach. Dan O’Day has a new MP3 of Nancy’s instruction available called ADMIT vs. SELL: How to Do Voice Acting Without Getting Caught. (All the details are here.)

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  6. Spotlight on Rowell

    Posted by Bob

    My friend Rowell Gormon is a genius. Doubt me? Just watch and more importantly, listen!

    Category: General, People | Comments (2)

  7. Quote for the day

    Posted March 28, 2011 by Bob

    From my manager and friend Stacey Stahl today:


    Do not wait until all the conditions are perfect for you to begin. Beginning makes the conditions perfect.

    – Alan Cohen

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  8. Limited time for the MP3 of the Bob Bergen teleseminar

    Posted March 24, 2011 by Bob

    Bob Bergen did a “Voice Acting for Animation” teleseminar with Dan O’Day this week. It went 2 hours, 10 minutes and was very, very good. Dan is releasing the MP3 recording for only 3 days and he tells me these are the only 3 days he will ever make this recording available for purchase. All the info is here.

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  9. Spotlight on Mark

    Posted March 23, 2011 by Bob

    My friend Mark “Monk” Schane-Lydon not only narrates this video, he produced it also.

    Mighty nice work, Mark.

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  10. Foghorn Leghorn as an audiobook narrator?

    Posted March 22, 2011 by Bob

    Category: General | Comments (3)

  11. Quote of the day

    Posted March 21, 2011 by Bob

    From a recent post at The Simple Dollar comes today’s quote:

    “Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.”

    – Thomas Edison

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  12. Deadline for the Bob Bergen teleseminar is Tuesday

    Posted by Bob

    It a teleseminar on Wednesday, Bob Bergen will answer 30 of the most commonly asked questions about voice acting for animation. It’ll be in a live teleseminar that’s expected to last at least two hours. The deadline to sign up is tomorrow, Tuesday, March 22nd at 7:59 PM Eastern Time. After that, it will to too late to sign up. And yes, there will be a recording made of the teleseminar with Bob Bergen. All the info is here.

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  13. The voices of the Clone Wars

    Posted March 20, 2011 by Bob

    My thanks to Mike Sommer for posting the link to this video.

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  14. Spotlight on Mary

    Posted March 19, 2011 by Bob

    My friend Mary Morgan is featured in the videos at Bowlopolis.

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  15. Quote for the day

    Posted March 18, 2011 by Bob

    From my friend and manager, Stacey Stahl today:

    “To do good, you actually have to do something.”

    –Patagonia Founder Yvon Chouinard

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  16. A visit to Daws Butler Workshop

    Posted March 17, 2011 by Bob

    April 3, 1986 is the date of this video visit with Daws Butler.

    My thanks to my friend Mike Sommer for posting the link to this video on the VO-BB.

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  17. Creative commercials coming back in style

    Posted March 16, 2011 by Bob

    My friend Dan Friedman’s recent contribution to the ProComm voiceover blog asks “Is Creativity in Commercials Making a Comeback?” I agree with Dan. It seems there is more creativity in commercial writing recently, a welcome development.

    Category: General | Comments (1)

  18. Vanessa Gilbert on Don’s spare time

    Posted March 15, 2011 by Bob

    Vanessa Gilbert talks about TMGD and Don LaFontaine.

    My thanks to Nancy Wolfson and Anna Vocino for the email with this link.

    Category: General, People | Comments (0)

  19. Animation teleseminar with Bob Bergen

    Posted by Bob

    Next week, Bob Bergen will answer 30 of the most commonly asked questions about voice acting for animation. It’ll be in a live teleseminar that’s expected to last at least two hours. All the info is here.

    Category: Career Advice, General | Comments (0)

  20. USB Audio interfaces

    Posted March 13, 2011 by Bob

    With thanks to my friend Dan Friedman for posting the link to this on Facebook, check out the excellent overview of portable USB audio interfaces posted by Matthew McGlynn at Recording Hacks. Good stuff.

    Category: General, Tools | Comments (0)

  21. Why I don’t watermark

    Posted March 12, 2011 by Bob

    The other day Seth Godin posted on his blog about Assuming goodwill. What he’s written explains precisely why I don’t watermark my auditions or require a contract from every new client. Begin with trust. Or begin with mistrust. It’s just about impossible to straddle that divide. I would rather assume trust. And in now, 28 years of doing voiceovers professionally, I can still count on the fingers of one hand the number of times I’ve been burned by a client. With fingers to spare.

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  22. Text Analysis for Voice Actors

    Posted March 8, 2011 by Bob

    Of all the people who have appeared as special guests and speakers at the Dan O’Day Summit’s in the 14 years I have attended these wonderful events, one of my favorites is Christine Coyle, the long-time Creative Director at The Famous Radio Ranch of Dick Orkin and company. Chris has a remarkable ability to bring out the best performances from us standing behind the microphone. So, I’m delighted to let you know that Dan O’Day has released an MP3 audio seminar featuring Christine Coyle. Details are here. This audio seminar on text analysis comes with my warmest recommendation.

    Category: Career Advice, General | Comments (1)

  23. Roadblocks and directions, part 2

    Posted March 7, 2011 by Bob

    Several days ago I posted a link to an excellent article by my friend Maxine Dunn about dealing with roadblocks that keep you stuck. That article was part one of a two part series and I’m delighted today to post the link to the second and final part.

    Category: Career Advice, General, People | Comments (2)

  24. A new Axe Cop trailer

    Posted March 6, 2011 by Bob

    With thanks to my friend Rowell Gormon for blogging about this first and thus alerting me to it, there’s a new trailer out in the Axe Copy universe and once again I’m the narrator.

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  25. Quote for the day

    Posted March 5, 2011 by Bob

    With my thanks to my friend Bruce Miles for passing this one along:

    “Being fair and reasonable will earn you respect and admiration, but being genuinely kind will make you a total love magnet.”

    – Mike Dooley

    Category: General | Comments (0)

  26. Something fun I voiced

    Posted March 4, 2011 by Bob

    A couple of my friends (Thanks Dave and Ben) pointed out that this commercial I voiced is now on YouTube.

    Category: General | Comments (8)

  27. Two qualities I admire …

    Posted March 3, 2011 by Bob

    … are featured in the latest blog post from my friend Ralph Hass. Do take a moment to read. You’ll be glad you did, I think.

    Category: General | Comments (1)

  28. A view from inside

    Posted by Bob

    Mahmoud al Taji is a voiceover talent to lives and works in Cairo, Egypt. Wendy Edwards recently interviewed Taji (as he is mostly known in the voiceover world) about his observations on the revolution and has posted an hour long podcast of that interview.

    Category: General | Comments (0)

  29. Laughter and sunshine

    Posted March 2, 2011 by Bob

    That’s a mighty powerful combination. You should get plenty of both if you head to Pat Fraley and Rob Paulsen‘s Get Funny Fast Master’s Event in Los Angeles, Saturday March 19, 2011.

    Category: Career Advice, General, Getting started in Voiceover, People | Comments (0)

  30. Added to the blogroll

    Posted March 1, 2011 by Bob

    If you don’t know Dan Friedman you should. He’s an all-around audio genius and a truly nice guy to boot. He has a blog he calls Sound Advice VO, which I’ve just added to my blogroll under Dan’s name.

    While you’re on Dan’s site, take a long look at Dan’s book “Sound Advice — The Book“, which is worth it’s weight in gold, at least it is if you’re serious about doing voiceovers that sound like they’re coming from a professional’s studio.

    And while I’m talking about Dan, he was one of the sponsors and attendees at Faffcon 2 in Atlanta this past weekend. He’s written some very cogent thoughts about the experience that are well worth a few minutes of your time.

    Category: Career Advice, General, People | Comments (1)

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