Voiceovers And Good Questions – The Not Silent Blog 1/23/18
Good voice talents ask good questions. Last week I had the pleasure of leading two seminars: one about how to build a Rate Sheet and...
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Jan 16, 20182 min read
Voiceovers And Customer Service – The Not Silent Blog 1/16/18
Here’s a lesson in great customer service. Watch this video! https://youtu.be/o-8ciPJfb_M TIP OF THE WEEK The situation reminds me that...
Jan 9, 20184 min read
Voiceovers And The New Tax Code, Part 2 – The Not Silent Blog 1/9/18
Last week I posted a blog entry about the new tax code and how it affects us as voice talent. It received some praise from y’all so thank...
Jan 2, 20185 min read
Voiceovers And The New Tax Code – The Not Silent Blog 1/2/18
Here is a breakdown of how I think the new tax code will affect us as voice talent. I stress as voice talent ONLY. I can’t speak to how...
Dec 19, 20173 min read
The State of the Voiceover Industry – The Not Silent Blog 12/19/17
Since the year is winding down, let’s review the state of the voiceover industry. How was 2017 and what major events affected it? I have...
Dec 12, 20174 min read
Voiceovers And Moronic Marketers – The Not Silent Blog 12/12/17
There are many great marketers out there creating memorable, moving, hilarious campaigns for print, radio, TV, and social media....
Dec 5, 20173 min read
Voiceovers, WeWork, And Meetup – The Not Silent Blog 12/5/17
WeWork bought Meetup. Here is the announcement from Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/about/allforwe. And here is an article from Business...
Nov 21, 20172 min read
Voiceovers And Your Comfort Zone – The Not Silent Blog 11/21/17
Here’s an exercise in determining your comfort zone… A few weeks ago, a client asked if I could provide the voiceover for a video he’s...
Nov 14, 20172 min read
Voiceovers And Trust – The Not Silent Blog 11/14/17
There’s an old saying in Washington politics, “Trust is the coin of the realm.” Here are two examples of demonstrating trust in your...
Nov 7, 20173 min read
Voiceovers, VoiceCastingBank, And VoiceRegistry – The Not Silent Blog 11/7/17
Last week one of the new online voiceover casting players, VoiceCastingBank, hosted a webinar. Co-founders Lenny Williams and Stephanie...
Oct 31, 20172 min read
Voiceovers And Revisions – The Not Silent Blog 10/31/17
Revisions. Retakes. Change Requests. Just another nice way of saying, “Somebody screwed up”. 🙂 I’ve talked about this a few times over...
Oct 24, 20174 min read
Voicebank And Voices Dot Com Updates – The Not Silent Blog 10/24/17
Voicebank Update For many years, Voicebank listed not just agents & directors, but production companies and other excellent resources to...
Oct 17, 20173 min read
Voiceovers, Napping, and Meditation – The Not Silent Blog 10/17/17
Now that I’m well in to my 40’s I have come to love napping and mediation. I don’t nap during work hours but I do have a tendency to doze...
Oct 10, 20172 min read
Voiceovers, A Wedding, And A Comic Con – The Not Silent Blog 10/10/17
I had one hell of a weekend: I was the Best Man at my best friend’s wedding and I had a booth promoting my comic book “Agent 1.22” at New...
Sep 26, 20173 min read
FaffCon 9 Slideshow! – The Not Silent Blog – 9/26/17
I love FaffCon. It’s the most important weekend of my year. FaffCon 9 is the penultimate (that’s the fancy way of saying second-to-last)...
Sep 19, 20173 min read
Dig My Mobile Recording Rig! – The Not Silent Blog 9/19/17
I head out to Faffcon 9 in Charlotte this week so what a better time to talk about my mobile recording rig? We talked about this same...
Sep 12, 20172 min read
What I Learned At The CineTech Expo – The Not Silent Blog 9/12/17
Last weekend I had the pleasure of taking part in the CineTech Expo at Fairleigh Dickenson University in Madison, New Jersey. To quote...
Sep 5, 20172 min read
The 2017 New England Audiobook Narrator Retreat – The Not Silent Blog 9/5/17
The New England Audiobook Narrator Retreat is back! Audio book narrator extraordinaire and all-around mensch Johnny Heller is once again...
Aug 29, 20173 min read
The VO Agent Alliance – The Not Silent Blog 8/29/17
In “Things You Never, Ever, Thought Would Happen” news, nine talent agencies have joined forces to create the VO Agent Alliance. BTW if...
Aug 21, 20173 min read
The Future of the Voiceover Industry – The Not Silent Blog 8/22/17
Now that I’ve had more time to think about the Voices Dot Com acquisition of Voicebank, I’m starting to wonder about the long-term...
Aug 15, 20174 min read
Voiceovers, Voicebank, and Voices Dot Com – The Not Silent Blog 8/15/17
Voices Dot Com has acquired Voicebank. How does this affect you as a voice talent? How does this affect the voiceover industry? For those...
Aug 8, 20172 min read
Voiceovers And Your Problem – The Not Silent Blog 8/8/17
You know what your problem is? You. You heard me right. In 5+ years as the VO Strategist I’ve learned that if an aspiring voice talent...
Aug 1, 20172 min read
Voiceovers And Technology – The Not Silent Blog 8/1/17
Fellow audiobook narrator and righteous dude Steven Jay Cohen recently posted a question on a voiceover-related Facebook Group: So, if...
Jul 25, 20173 min read
Voiceovers And Working With Authors – The Not Silent Blog 7/25/17
A few years ago I posted a blog about audio book narration prep with some tips about working with authors. In years since I’ve learned a...
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