1. Microphones under $200

    Posted December 23, 2011 by Bob

    I received a note today from Matthew McGlynn over at RecordingHacks.com about a microphone shootout they’ve just published comparing condenser micrphones that sell for under $200. Quite interesting reading, I think, especially if you’re just getting started in your voiceover studies and/or work and need something that will sound good, but won’t break your bank in the process.

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  2. Invite the Avalanche – part 5

    Posted December 19, 2011 by Bob

    It’s time to get back to this series of blog posts I’ve been writing based on a talk I’ve given at Faffcon called Invite the Avalanche. As I’ve previously mentioned, i didn’t invent this term. It came to me from Nancy Wolfson in a communication with Cris Dukehart.

    Mentioning Nancy’s name is especially appropriate today, because I am a big believer in getting professional training to help you stay on track with the kind of continuous improvement I discussed in my last entry in this series a month ago. There are a few people with the ability to learn from each experience in a way that they can continue to grow more and more excellent in their work without professional coaching, but for all of us mere mortals, working with a coach is vital.

    However, as important as working with a top notch voiceover coach like Nancy Wolfson or Marice Tobias is, there is a very real cost invoved. Great coaching isn’t cheap coaching. So, what do you do while you’re waiting to accumulate enough funds to make that move?

    It doesn’t take a lot of money to start helping people. And if you build your voiceover business on the basis of finding people who need help, and then helping them, you’re going to lay the foundation for a great business.

    Your voiceover business will grow. It’s won’t necessarily grow quickly, but it will grow. Keep in mind that avalanches don’t start quickly. Oh sure, there’s something that suddenly triggers them, but the accumulation of snow that rolls down the mountain in that avalanche is slow and gradual.

    It took me 24 years of professional voiceover work before I reached 6 figures for the first time and 26 years before I was able to step away from having a day job. Nothing “overnight” about the way things have gone for me. Not at all.

    But during all of those years, I keep working at my craft. I kept my focus on delivering what my clients needed, the first time and every time. I built relationships with people that have endured across many years. If you keep your focus on helping your clients accomplish their goals, you too will find your business growing over time.

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  3. Volume 32 of “bridges” is now available

    Posted December 17, 2011 by Bob

    One of my favorite on-going projects is the 4 times a year project from the Office of Science and Technology at the Embassy of Austria called “bridges.” Each issue I prepare a number of the published articles as podcasts, which can be found on this “bridges” podcast page. The latest edition, “bridges” Volume 32, is now live.

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  4. Do you have a red velvet rope?

    Posted December 16, 2011 by Bob

    You’ll find some solid advice from Kevin Delaney about a key way to grow your voiceover business in a blog post called Who Are Your “Red Velvet Rope” Clients?

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  5. A spotlight on my daughter Karen

    Posted December 8, 2011 by Bob

    My daughter Karen is a virtual assistant to not only me, but a number of other voiceover professionals around the planet. She’s been interviewed by Lisa Biggs for the Voxy Ladies blog. What a kick to see my daughter in the spotlight for a change!

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  6. Quote for the week

    Posted December 4, 2011 by Bob

    From a recent post at The Simple Dollar:

    “We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.”

    – Winston Churchill

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  7. A way to help

    Posted December 2, 2011 by Bob

    I just learned about the terrible tragedy that has befallen voice actor Dan Green. On November 25, 2011 his wife died in childbirth, right after giving birth to their twins, a boy and a girl. You are welcome to offer your thoughts and to make a financial contribution to help Dan and his new babies through The Dan Green Guestbook.

    My thanks go to my daughter, Karen, for sending me a note about this story.

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