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Getting out there and networking?

General, Getting started in Voiceover

I received an message today asking for some thoughts about networking and getting “out there” in voiceover work. Here are my thoughts, distilled into a couple of paragraphs.
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Honestly I really don’t network. I know it may look like I do, but all I’m doing is making friends. Sometimes that’s online, sometimes it’s in person. Just make friends and don’t worry about whether you’re doing the “networking” thing.

As for getting out there, all I’ve done is take the opportunities that I’ve found. Not even all of them. I’ve missed some important ones along the way, but those that I have taken have been done to the best of my ability.

The perspectives that have served me best are:

1. Voiceover work is a lot like farming. (I grew up on a farm in Minnesota.) You have to plant, tend and harvest. One (harvesting) follows the other (planting), but usually not immediately. It takes a lot of time, patience and effort to build a successful voiceover business.

2. I’m not really in the voiceover business. I’m in the problem-solving business. Most of the time the problems I solve have to do with my providing a voice for someone else, but not always. And it’s those “not always” situations that can make all the difference.
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I hope there’s something here you can find useful.

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  1. Debbe Hirata says

    August 25, 2009 at 12:25 pm

    Bob, in two brief, simple paragraphs
    you have profoundly communicated
    what makes you, you. And what separates
    you as one of the best in the business.
    You have my deepest respect. Yes, indeed.
    Everything you said was useful.
    Thank you.
    Debbe

  2. Bob says

    August 25, 2009 at 3:31 pm

    Debbe,
    Thank you for your very kind comments.
    Be well,
    Bob

  3. Lowell says

    August 25, 2009 at 8:06 pm

    Bob,
    You’ve just provided a fresh perspective.
    To my mind, terms like “market” and “network” carry a different energy than “making friends”. All accomplish the goal of “establishing a relationship”, but while two offer an open hand and the question “what can you give me?”, the other offers an open hand of support.
    Thinking about it that way I’d much rather make a friend than a contact.
    Thanks for the different view.
    Lowell

  4. Bob says

    August 25, 2009 at 8:11 pm

    Lowell,
    Thank you for doing such an excellent job rephrasing and expanding on my post.
    Be well,
    Bob

  5. Debbe Hirata says

    August 25, 2009 at 8:15 pm

    I really like what you have said, Lowell. The words like “contacts,” “network,” and “market” that you mention
    have always left me cold. While making a friend clearly
    captures my heart.
    The thing about Bob Souer is…
    it’s genuine. And that’s the difference.
    Debbe

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