My friend Adam Creighton is facing a tough set of decisions. His way of working through the options was to make a YouTube video, which I found fascinating, so I’m sharing it with you, here.
Adam’s conundrum
General
Mandy voices the web
My friend Mandy Nelson is voicing the Internet, or at least a good share of it, these days. Read all about it at VoiceOverXtra.
Anthony and Wendy
My friend Anthony Mendez does a star turn as the voice of one of the new Wendy’s commercials. (Click through to see the spot on his site.)
A quote for the day
From my friend and manager, Stacey Stahl, in my inbox today:
One step ahead of the times is a genius. Two steps is a crackpot.
— Rabbi Shlomo Riskin
Fix your website registration ends today
Dan O’Day is conducting a seminar designed to fix your website. It’s going to be 100% non-technical. Here are the details:
WEBSITES FOR VOICE ACTORS: Why Your Website Isn’t Working for You And How And Why You Need To Fix It Immediately (100% Non-Technical)
Wednesday, February 24, 2010 — 9pm Eastern / 8pm Central / 6pm Pacific
If you aren’t sure what this is about, a video from Dan explaining all the information including how to register to attend is right here.
You might wonder, what does Dan O’Day know about websites? Dan will explain here.
And yes, the seminar will be recorded so if, after you’ve registered, something comes up so that you can’t take part while it’s happening live, you’ll get a recording of the entire thing. This is also good news for those of us who like to got back and listen again to make sure we didn’t miss anything important.
If you’re a voice actor, I hope you’ll register now, because registration ends this evening.
Axe Cop Episode ONE
Fix your website registration ends tomorrow
Dan O’Day is conducting a seminar designed to fix your website. Here’s the first piece of good news, it’s going to be 100% non-technical. Here are the details:
WEBSITES FOR VOICE ACTORS: Why Your Website Isn’t Working for You And How And Why You Need To Fix It Immediately (100% Non-Technical)
Wednesday, February 24, 2010 — 9pm Eastern / 8pm Central / 6pm Pacific
And the second piece of good news? If you aren’t sure what this is about, a video from Dan explaining all the information including how to register to attend is right here.
Now, you might ask, what does Dan O’Day know about websites? Dan will explain here.
And yes, the third piece of good news, the seminar will be recorded so if, after you’ve registered, something comes up so you can’t take part while it’s happening live, you will get a recording of the entire thing. This is also good news for those of us who like to got back and listen again to make sure we didn’t miss anything important.
If you’re a voice actor, I hope you’ll register now, because registration ends tomorrow.
Pablo talks with Andy
In a recently released podcast, British voice actor Andy Boyns talks with Pablo Hernandez about the “Let’s Talk About Haiti” project.In
Making the invisible visible
For a few years now I have been delighted to narrate several projects for the Breckenridge Institute. One of them, called Making Invisible Bureaucracy Visible, is now posted on their video page. Or you can watch part 1 through YouTube, here.
How to hire a professional voice
My friend Brian Hart has prepared a superb article covering all the bases of hiring professional voice talent for your project. If you’d rather, you can download his article as a PDF.
Doing King Lear in a closet
The London Telegraph has a delightful article on the rigors of recording audiobooks.
Client feedback
My friend Jeffrey Kafer’s Voice-overload web comic is good all the time. I thought this one to be especially worth a mention.
It’s not about me
Frank on AFN
If you treat people well …
… they will remember you. My friend Ralph Hass has a story to illustrate the point on his blog.
Mahmoud Taji and David Ciccarelli
My friend Mahmoud Taji emailed me today about a new blog post on his site, a conversation with David Ciccarelli of Voices.com. Even if you’re not part of Voices.com, you might want to take a look.
2010 Elan Awards include voiceover
My friend Chris Fadala emails with news that for the first time the Elan Awards, the awards for the electronic gaming industry, will include an award this year for Best Voiceover in a Video game. Details are in a PDF linked from the 2010 Elan Awards Showcase page.
Do talk with strangers
My friend Liz de Nesnera tells a delightful tale about some recent travel and what she learned while talking with strangers along her way.
You’ve got to fix your website
Dan O’Day is going to conduct a seminar designed to just that, fix your website. And here’s the first piece of good news, it’s going to be 100% non-technical. Here are the details:
WEBSITES FOR VOICE ACTORS: Why Your Website Isn’t Working for You And How And Why You Need To Fix It Immediately (100% Non-Technical)
Wednesday, February 24, 2010 — 9pm Eastern / 8pm Central / 6pm Pacific
A video from Dan explaining what this seminar is about and all the information you need to register to attend is right here.
Now, you might ask, what does Dan O’Day know about websites? Dan will explain here. And yes, the seminar will be recorded so if, after you’ve registered, something comes up so you can’t take part while it’s happening live, you will get a recording of the entire thing. This is also good news for those of us who like to got back and listen again to make sure we didn’t miss anything important.
If you’re a voice actor, I hope you’ll register now, while you’re thinking about it.
