1. Spotlight on Rowell

    Posted February 3, 2012 by Bob

    My friend Rowell Gormon is the voice of the old chicken farmer in this Taco Johns commercial.

    Wonderful work, Rowell!

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  2. Quote for the day

    Posted by Bob

    Silent expectations are the quickest way to destroy a relationship.
    —Seleh Stivers

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  3. Spotlight on Rick

    Posted February 2, 2012 by Bob

    My friend Rick Riley is the narrator of this video about the St. Louis Cardinals, winners of the 2011 World Series.

    St. Louis Cardinals Program Open from Rick Riley on Vimeo.

    Well done, Rick!

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  4. What you believe is vital

    Posted February 1, 2012 by Bob

    Take a few minutes to read Dan Friedman’s latest blog post called What Do You Believe? These are sage words of advice that I hope you will both read and heed.

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  5. Spotlight on Matt

    Posted January 31, 2012 by Bob

    My friend Matt Cowlrick is the voice of this charming video.

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  6. Invite the Avalanche – part 6

    Posted January 30, 2012 by Bob

    Yesterday I wrote about the pitfall of being average. Now, let’s get very real for a moment. No one, no matter how talented and dedicated and industrious is going to be able to excel at everything. We’re all going to have areas of weakness and average-ness. Even in our professional lives, some things are going to be outside of not only our comfort zone, but our ability.

    Having established that, here’s what I also know. You can be exceptional if you will take the time and exercise the humility needed to learn what you need to learn in order to become exceptional. Once you’ve begun this process, stick with it. The main thing that can derail you on your journey to being exceptional is to change directions or change focus. Doing so will derail your efforts every time. Needless to say, quitting will also derail you.

    And once you’re on your way, here’s something you won’t hear from a lot of people. Don’t be afraid to say “no.” Know yourself, your strengths. You can’t please everyone. You really can’t be all things to all people. So don’t even try. Say “no” to the things that aren’t right for you. I do this all the time.

    But, when you say “no,” keep in mind that this can still be a win for you. Refer a job that isn’t right for you to someone it is right for. In fact, when you do so, it’s a win for not just you, but your friend who gets the job and the client who gets when he or she needs. Do that often enough and you won’t know what to do with all the work you do have.

    What? Turning down work leads to more work? Yes. Because at least some of those people to whom you refer work, will refer things back to you. And at least some of those clients you helped are going remember you, too and when they have something that is right for you, who do you think they’re going to call? Yep. You.

    The more you concentrate on doing the work you are best at, the work you most enjoy, and turn down everything else by referring that work to someone else, the bigger your avalanche is going to grow.

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  7. Playing the averages

    Posted January 29, 2012 by Bob

    Average is just that, average. As Seth Godin points out in a piece published at Business Insider, being average not only isn’t good enough any more, it’s much worse than that. This is true in the voiceover business as much as it is in any other business. I need to keep raising my skills. So do you. This isn’t so much to get ahead as it is to simply keep moving.

    The real secret to avoiding “average” however, is to be you. If you’re trying to be the next whomever, stop. Find your voice. Build your business around the things you love voicing. Not only will you be happier, you’ll almost certainly be better paid, too. Just as I am the world’s exclusive source for voiceovers by Bob Souer, you are the world’s exclusive source for voiceovers by you.

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  8. Caring matters

    Posted January 28, 2012 by Bob

    Seth Godin recently provided a superb analysis of why taking an attitude of truly caring for your clients is so important. Take a few minutes to read his blog post Who Cares? Then think about what he’s written. And after thinking, spend some time planning how to raise your level of caring. It will make a difference.

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  9. Thoughts about voiceover demos from Some Audio Guy

    Posted January 27, 2012 by Bob

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  10. The Actors Library

    Posted January 26, 2012 by Bob

    While it’s not just for voice actors, there’s a ton of valuable information available for us voiceover types at Kristine Oller’s The Actor’s Library. Highly recommended. As is Kristine herself. Oh, The Actor’s Library is completely free!

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  11. Spotlight on Debbie

    Posted January 25, 2012 by Bob

    Last night was the premiere of a new documentary called “Incessant Visions -Letters from an Architect”, narrated by my friend Debbie Irwin. Debbie tells the story of how she booked this job on the Voice123.com blog Voice the Dream. Congratulations, Debbie!

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  12. Mission, no actually MoHos: Impossible

    Posted January 24, 2012 by Bob

    If you happen to be in Southern California on Tuesday, January 31st, check out MoHos: Impossible Joke Protocol. My thanks to Kevin Delaney (one of the performers) for letting me know about this event. Others featured during the evening are Bill Farmer, Richard Horvitz and the legendary Fred Williard.

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  13. Quote of the day

    Posted January 23, 2012 by Bob

    “You never know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have.”

    –Author Unknown

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  14. Being thankful isn’t just for late November

    Posted January 22, 2012 by Bob

    Thanks to my friend Mercedes Rose and a post she put on Facebook, I’ve recently discovered the excellent acting blog by Nathan Will. His post from November 24, 2011 is worth reading any day of the year.

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  15. Voices under the influence

    Posted January 21, 2012 by Bob

    No, this isn’t a blog post about inebriated voice actors. Instead, thanks to a post on the VO-BB by Tim Barr, I wanted to let you know about a Canadian Broadcasting Corporation podcast called Under the Influence and specifically the episode for yesterday which is focused on professional voices.

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  16. Spotlight on Philip

    Posted January 20, 2012 by Bob

    My friend Philip Banks does a smashing job narrating this short video.

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  17. SAG and AFTRA merger news

    Posted January 19, 2012 by Bob

    The Hollywood Reporter has a recent article about the proposed merger of SAG and AFTRA. Clearly there are plenty of hurdles yet to overcome if this merger is to be successful. However, I agree with those who speculate that if the merger doesn’t happen this time, it’s unlikely to ever happen.

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  18. A quote to remember

    Posted January 18, 2012 by Bob

    “Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.”

      — Dr. Seuss

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  19. Spotlight on Elisa

    Posted January 17, 2012 by Bob

    Here is my friend Elisa Cañas, shining brightly (vocally) on YouTube.

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  20. A new audiobook release

    Posted January 16, 2012 by Bob

    I love narrating audiobooks for Oasis Publishing. They always feature such interesting writing. The lastest is called A Place at the Table, by Chris Seay.

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  21. VO for video games

    Posted January 15, 2012 by Bob

    Kevin Delaney starts an online course on voice acting for video games this Sunday. Details are on his website VOforGames.com

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  22. Quote of the day

    Posted January 14, 2012 by Bob

    From my friend and manager Stacey Stahl comes this fabulous quote:

    Success often obstructs change. When we have nothing we’re willing to risk everything. When we have something we’re afraid to risk anything.  
    – Simon Sinek

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  23. Spotlight on Lauren

    Posted January 13, 2012 by Bob

    My friend Lauren McCullough does a wonderful job voicing this book trailer.

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  24. New additions to Pat Fraley’s Free Lessons

    Posted January 12, 2012 by Bob

    Pat Fraley is a top flight voiceover talent, a superb and thoughtful coach, and a friend. He’s also prepared a number of free voiceover lessons on a page at his website called, originally enough, Free Lessons. He’s just recently posted 3 new lessons on demos, confidence and flow, but really if you haven’t visited the page in a while, it’s well worth exploring.

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  25. A voiceover video group at Vimeo

    Posted January 11, 2012 by Bob

    The very talented Lance Blair started a group at Vimeo.com for voiceover folk. If you’re interested in learning more, you’ll find all the straight scoop in this post, Vimeo Voice Over Group for Voice Over Artists, on his blog.

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  26. Learn from the best

    Posted January 10, 2012 by Bob

    It you want to take your voiceover business to the next step, no matter when you are on your journey, you’re not going to get to that next step by staying locked in to your current patterns. Something has to change. Marice Tobias makes this point brilliantly in a post she wrote to wrap up last year and look ahead to this year, a post called Moving Forward.

    So, now that you know you can’t just keep doing the same-old-thing, what are you going to do about it? If you’re a working voiceover pro, studying with Marice would be one excellent way to move forward. Attending Faffcon (if you can get in, it’s 93% sold out as I write this post) would be another. They’re not mutually exclusive. And there are loads of other things to do, too.

    The point is, if you’re serious, you have to do something. But then, you all ready knew that didn’t you?

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  27. Too much or not enough?

    Posted January 9, 2012 by Bob

    When it comes to marketing your voiceover business, when is it not enough and when is it too much? My friend J. S. Gilbert wrestles with that question on his blog in a post called How Much is Too Much? or Dear God, Please Make it Stop. It’s well worth a few minutes of your time as is most of what J. S. writes.

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  28. The waiting list has started for Faffcon4

    Posted January 8, 2012 by Bob

    Faffcon has been a great experience all 3 of the previous times it’s been held. In Portland in September of 2010, Atlanta in February of 2011 and Harrisburg (the first Faffcon to sell out completely) in September of 2011. Faffcon4 will be in Ventura Beach, CA the 23rd through the 25th of March this year. There may still be a few spots left, but if not there will be a waiting list started and there were a few folks from that list who got to attend Faffcon 3 because a few people had to drop out for one reason or another.

    I made up my mind about 10 minutes into the first Faffcon that I would do everything possible to attend every subsequent one. Yes, it’s that valuable. I hope to see you there.

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  29. Fees and things

    Posted January 7, 2012 by Bob

    My friend Derek Chappell writes a very fine voiceover blog. Recently he posted some thoughts about rates and fees that is well worth a few minutes of your time.

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  30. Spotlight on Anthony

    Posted January 6, 2012 by Bob

    My friend Anthony Mendez is the voice at the end of this delightful television commercial.

    Mighty nice work, Anthony!

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