The newest edition, “bridges” Vol. 33, has been released by the Office of Science and Technology at the Embassy of Austia in Washington, DC. It’s my pleasure to record the podcasts for each quarterly release.
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Real connections matter
I hope you’ll take 20 minutes today to watch this video. It’s not about voiceover, but it is about being human and about communicating with one another. I found it profoundly moving and compelling.
Spotlight on Sam
My friend Sam Mowry, shining his talent as the voiceover of this game trailer.
And my thanks also to my friend Dan Nachtrab for posting the link to this on the VO-BB.
Grammar police
Hop on over to my friend Jeffrey Kafer’s web comic Voice-overload for a good laugh today.
Quote for the day
Face your deficiencies and acknowledge them; but do not let them master you. Let them teach you patience, sweetness, insight.
-Helen Keller
Quote of the day
“You win not by chance, but by preparation.” – Roger Maris
This isn’t about voiceover
It’s Mother’s Day so this is about my Mom Betty Souer, and my wife Cinda Souer. The two most amazing mom’s I know. And yes, this is a commercial, but one so well crafted that I don’t care. I’m sharing it here anyway.
Playing the game
My studies with Marice Tobias started in October of 2007. Her insights and counsel are legendary for a reason. Her ability to help you focus on the things you’re doing to trip yourself up is simply amazing. How, having said that as an introduction, I hope you’ll take a few minutes to read Marice’s blog posts about celebrities and voiceover. It’s well worth a few minutes of your time.
One way to relax your voice
The wonderful Nancy Wolfson provides this free voiceover lesson on relaxing your voice.
Spotlight on Rowell
My friend Rowell Gormon is the old geezer in this Taco Johns commercial.
Wonderful work, Rowell! By the way, if you’d like more of the background, check out Rowell’s blog post about this commercial.
Spotlight on Chuck
My friend Chuck Davis is the narrator of this lovely short film called Diana – A Short Film.
Mighty nice work, Chuck!
She
My friend and manage Stacey Stahl has been busy of late creating a fabulous site called She Is The Voice.
I missed it again
Well, it’s been a few weeks since my last update here. I’ll get back to regular posting again shortly; but first I need to take just a moment to note that I’ve missed my blogiversary yet again. May 2, 2005 was the date of the first post on this blog so we’re officially 7 years old now. Thank you for reading. I’m truly honored and humbled with your attention and kindness.
Your support network
Who do you have around you to help you stay on track when the journey turns out to be longer and more challenging that you expected? (And it will.) Or if you’ve been at this for a while, who do you have to help carry the load when the avalance falls on you and you’re buried so deep in work you don’t know when you’re going to see the light of day again? (This too will happen.)
In life, I have a small group of friends with whom I can and do share both joys and sorrows and I have my family, including two of my children who work for me; my daughter Karen and my son Eric.
Then there’s the VO-BB, a wonderful spot where I’ve connected with a signficant number of friends quite laterally all over the globe, many of whom I’ve not had the pleasure of meeting in person. And as a sort of bridge between the online and real worlds, there’s Faffcon. Many of the people who attend are friends from online and some of them are among my closest personal and professional friends.
Each of these represents a component of my support network. I in turn am part of the support network for many of them. So, what does your support network look like?
Being nice is for winners
As Seth Godin points out in a recent blog post called The end of the diva paradox there’s a big upside to being nice to people. As my friend Phliip Banks would say “Think on!”
Spotlight on DB
My friend DB Cooper is the narrator at the end of this fabulous video.
Wonderful work, Deirdre!
There is no competition in voiceover
Really. None. It does depend on how you look at things, though. You see, if you look at voiceover from your point of view, you’ll see all kinds of competition. On the other hand, as Tom Asacker points out in his recent blog post Do you want to succeed? Then don’t compete, if you look at it from your client’s point of view the world looks completely different.
One important word
My friend Jeff Tobin is a superb business coach who blogs about business and marketing. Now and then what he writes will really hit me between the eyes. His blog post yesterday is one example. It’s called One Word That Changes Everything. It’s well worth a few minutes of your time.
Ooh, Ooh!
I know that voice! A documentary coming soon.
My thanks to my friend Dan Nachtrab for emailing me the link to this trailer.
Quote for the day
From Trent Hamm’s Simple Dollar Blog:
“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.”
– Thomas Edison