Voiceovers and the Reality Check – The GKN Weekly Update 12/15/15
2016 is only two weeks away. What better time for a reality check? 🙂 I’ve been thinking a lot lately about what makes a voice talent...
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Dec 8, 20152 min read
Voiceovers and Holiday Parties – The GKN Weekly Update 12/7/15
Remember last week when I said it was THAT time of year again? I stressed some of the negative aspects of it, but of course there are...
Dec 1, 20152 min read
Voiceovers and 2016 Goals – The GKN Weekly Update 12/1/15
…and just like that, the holidays season is upon us! This is the time of year where everyone is Nutsy Fagan with shopping, trip planning,...
Nov 24, 20152 min read
Voiceovers and Being Thankful – The GKN Weekly Update 11/24/15
So…it’s THAT time of year again. Frozen turkey buying and silver-polishing and pre-pre-pre-Christmas shopping and all that other stuff....
Nov 17, 20153 min read
Voiceovers and Recording Equipment – The GKN Weekly Update 11/17/15
A few weeks ago I’m at a friend’s Halloween party on a Saturday night and I get a casting notice from my manager. They need an audition...
Nov 10, 20152 min read
Voiceovers and Health Insurance – The GKN Weekly Update 11/10/15
Being self-employed can be a challenge sometimes. Here’s an example… Since I don’t have a “real job” and I’m single, I’m responsible for...
Nov 3, 20152 min read
Voiceovers and Tough Love – The GKN Weekly Update 11/3/15
Tough love is, well, tough. This is one of the reasons I’m not a full-blown voice coach and I HATE critiquing demos. I just don’t like...
Oct 27, 20152 min read
Voiceovers and Giving Back – The GKN Weekly Update 10/27/15
Giving back is everything. Over the years I’ve talked about the importance of giving back to your industry. Donating your time, sharing...
Oct 19, 20152 min read
Voiceovers and Nomenclature – The GKN Weekly Update 10/20/15
I’m a voice actor. I’m a voice talent. I’m a voiceover artist. I’m an announcer. I’m a narrator. What the hell am I? The nomenclature has...
Oct 13, 20152 min read
Voiceovers and Milestones – The GKN Weekly Update 10/13/15
Saturday October 17, 2015 is a very special milestone for me. One could say that’s the day I celebrate 10 years as a full-time voice...
Oct 6, 20152 min read
Voiceovers and Client Churn – The GKN Weekly Update 10/6/15
I love analytics. Sometimes I love it too much. I used to obsess over them far more than I do now because I didn’t know which parts of my...
Sep 29, 20152 min read
Voiceovers and Luck – The GKN Weekly Update 9/29/15
What is luck? The dictionary defines luck as ‘success or failure apparently brought by chance rather than through one’s own actions.’ All...
Sep 22, 20152 min read
Voiceovers and Rainy Days – The GKN Weekly Update 9/22/15
I love rainy days. You know, those days when no voiceover projects come in? Don’t get me wrong, I love being busy too. More often than...
Sep 15, 20154 min read
Voiceovers and Facebook Friends – The GKN Weekly Update 9/15/15
I love Facebook. I’m on it several times a day. I keep in touch with friends, play Scrabble, monitor my business page and Agent 1.22...
Sep 9, 20152 min read
Voiceovers And Season Management – The GKN Weekly Update 9/9/15
Happy Labor Day! Hope you had a great summer season and life is getting back to whatever your definition of normal is. Over the years...
Sep 1, 20152 min read
Voiceovers and Discounts – The GKN Weekly Update 9/1/15
Last week I landed my first voiceover gig from Pakistan. They found me online and asked me to narrate a video for a new education...
Aug 25, 20153 min read
Voiceovers and Expectations – The GKN Weekly Update 8/25/15
Last week I went to the recording studio of a client I worked with about three years ago. He last hired me to be the voice of a dog, I...
Aug 11, 20152 min read
Voiceovers and Vanity – The GKN Weekly Update 8/11/15
Voice talents are a vainglorious lot. Or are they? Today, (or tomorrow, or yesterday depending on when you read this) I’m heading to New...
Aug 4, 20153 min read
Voiceovers and Pinball – The GKN Weekly Update 8/4/15
I love pinball. I, like most people, play it once every 1 to 3 1/2 years and I’m terrible at it. It’s similar to my love of darts and...
Jul 28, 20152 min read
Voiceovers and Working for Paise – The GKN Weekly Update 7/28/15
Every voice talent must know their worth. Here’s an example… Last week a friend of mine sent me a casting notice for an e-learning...
Jul 21, 20152 min read
Voiceovers and Websites – The GKN Weekly Update 7/21/15
I just rebuilt my voiceover website. That is to say, my amazing webmaster Nikki Saco of Saco Media did. You can check it out here. I’m...
Jul 7, 20152 min read
Voiceovers and Analytics – The GKN Weekly Update 7/7/15
What has two thumbs and loves analytics? This guy does! (points to self with thumbs) For me it’s just plain fun. Spreadsheets, crunching...
Jun 29, 20152 min read
Voiceovers and Doing Accents – GKN Weekly Update 6/30/15
I love doing accents. Before I was a voice talent, I used to do accents all the time. It was fun playing around with them growing up. And...
Jun 23, 20152 min read
Voiceovers and why we suck at LinkedIn – The GKN Weekly Update 6/23/15
I love LinkedIn. But it was not meant for voice talents. Well, not exactly. It seems like it’s meant for people who are either looking to...
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