Voiceovers And Community – The Not Silent Blog 01/22/19
A recent YouTube video got me thinking about the voiceover community. I’m a big fan of David Brooks. He’s a brilliant & thoughtful...
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Jan 14, 20193 min read
Voiceovers and My 2019 Goals – The Not Silent Blog 01/15/19
Have you written your 2019 goals yet? As a fun exercise (or at least my voice-geeky idea of fun) I’m going to share mine. FYI dollars I’d...
Jan 8, 20194 min read
Voiceovers and Market Pressure – The Not Silent Blog 1/8/19
Let’s talk about market pressure in the voiceover industry… Last week, the student who inspired this blog entry from a few months ago...
Dec 18, 20183 min read
Voiceovers And 2018 – The Not Silent Blog 12/18/18
2018. What a year, ay? At the end of 2017 we took a look back and guessed what lies ahead for the voiceover industry. You can read that...
Dec 11, 20183 min read
Voiceovers And Setting Your 2019 Goals- The Not Silent Blog 12/11/18
Since there are only a precious few weeks left in 2018, setting your 2019 goals should be on the brain and we’ll talk about that in just...
Dec 4, 20183 min read
Voiceovers And The Usage Fee – The Not Silent Blog 12/04/18
In the voiceover world, the subject of the usage fee has come up quite a bit lately. What is a usage fee? A usage fee is when you get...
Nov 27, 20184 min read
Voiceovers And Value – The Not Silent Blog 11/27/18
What is the value of a voice talent? Last week I was at a recording session with some really nice, younger voice talents. I’m talking...
Nov 20, 20183 min read
Voiceovers: Realism and Holism – The Not Silent Blog 11/20/18
In the week since the wonderful Mid-Atlantic Voice Over Conference, two words have been swimming around in my head: realism and holism....
Nov 13, 20183 min read
The Mid-Atlantic Voice Over Conference 2018 – The Not Silent Blog 11/13/18
Over the weekend I spoke at the Mid-Atlantic Voice Over Conference in Hernon, Virginia. 100 aspiring voice talents from all over the...
Nov 6, 20184 min read
Voiceovers And The Art Of Letter Closing – The Not Silent Blog 11/6/18
Here’s an exercise in the art of letter closing… So I’m on Facebook (as I am too often) and an interesting conversation popped up on the...
Oct 30, 20184 min read
Voiceovers and Bad Demos – The Not Silent Blog 10/30/18
There are a lot of bad demos out there. Whose fault is it? I bring this up because a few weeks ago, an aspiring voice talent posted his...
Oct 23, 20183 min read
Voiceovers And Effective Branding – The Not Silent Blog 10/23/18
Here’s an example of effective branding in action… Last night, I and my much-better half went to see her brother Doug’s band Portland...
Oct 16, 20184 min read
Voiceovers And Troubleshooting – The Not Silent Blog 10/16/18
Here is a lovely anecdote about the importance of effective troubleshooting… A few days after my Source Connect debacle, I had a Skype...
Oct 9, 20184 min read
Voiceovers And Technology – The Not Silent Blog 10/9/18
Here is an important lesson in understanding voiceover technology. Last week I was booked for a recording session and was asked to use...
Oct 2, 20183 min read
Voiceovers And Your Inner Monologue – The Not Silent Blog 10/2/18
As a voiceover business, your inner monologue is critical to your success. It effects how you think, train, make money, spend money, and...
Sep 25, 20184 min read
Voiceovers And Being Profitable – The Not Silent Blog 9/25/18
I am often asked, “When will my voiceover business become profitable? When will my career turn the corner? How long will it take for me...
Sep 18, 20183 min read
Voiceovers And The Post-Voicebank World – The Not Silent Blog 9/18/18
We are living in a post-Voicebank world. Can you believe it’s been over a year since Voicebank was bought out and dissolved? Click here...
Sep 11, 20184 min read
Voiceovers And Forms of Payment – The Not Silent Blog 9/11/18
As freelancers, voice talent have to deal with a lot of things to run their business. One of many is handling different forms of payment....
Sep 4, 20187 min read
Voiceovers And Fiverr – The Not Silent Blog 9/4/18
Last week a student of mine asked me about Pay to Play sites in general and Fiverr in particular. Here’s what he had to say… Hi Tom. My...
Aug 28, 20184 min read
Voiceovers And How To Vet An Agent – The Not Silent Blog 8/28/18
As voice talents, we all want great agents representing us. I think the challenge is reconciling the 20th century attitudes that been...
Aug 21, 20184 min read
Voiceovers And Slating Auditions – The Not Silent Blog 08/21/18
Last week I was talking to my friend Carin Gilfry about slating auditions. The topic arose because respected coach Paul Liberti talked...
Aug 14, 20185 min read
Voiceovers And Coaches – The Not Silent Blog 8/14/18
I recently encountered not one, not two, but three weird situations which involved both the perception and the reality of voiceover...
Aug 7, 20182 min read
Voiceovers And Timing Your Script – The Not Silent Blog 8/7/18
Here is a fantastic way to help you with timing your script… As a voice seeker, you have many, many challenges to contend with. Budgets,...
Jul 31, 20183 min read
Voiceovers And Good Storytelling – The Not Silent Blog 7/31/18
Here’s a lesson in good storytelling… Over the weekend I went to the screening of the new short film “Killian“, starring one of my...
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