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WoVOChat Today: Agents… Do You Need One?
…or do you need many? How do you get one? What should they be doing for you? What can you do for them? What is a standard commission? Those questions and more will be posed and hopefully answered...
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The WoVOChat Storify Report on Agents
Wednesday’s #WoVOChat on the value of agents in your VO business was quite informative. We had a broad spectrum of visitors and responses. Bobbin Beam and Chuck Davis had awesome answers and...
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On Our Way to 500
What is the mark of success for ANY organization? Many would tell you that hard numbers or accumulation of many members is important; but that doesn’t tell the whole story. It’s not ALL about...
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WoVOConquered
Since 2007, I figure I’ve attended some 20 voiceover conferences. Yeah…crazy isn’t it? I counted it up on my fingers three times just to be sure. I’d agree with you if you think that I’m some kind...
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Professional Legitimacy in Voice Acting: The Two Things Needed
Much is being discussed on the social media forums lately about our business. Pay-to-Plays Union representation Fair compensation Agents Marketplace forces Predatory coaches From day one, no…even...
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What’s in a Title?
We work to achieve titles. We take pride in the status they convey, and we attach importance to them beyond their due. Still, titles serve a purpose, I suppose. Take terms like “Ambassador”,...
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4 Ways to Support the VO Marketplace
This blog is my own pep-talk. I’m a horrible supporter of all the media that bring us opportunity. Let me explain, by first stating some global actions you can take to keep our business thriving....
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Update, Renew, Freshen
This is the sad state of affairs in today’s world: everything is cursory. I’m speaking mostly of content, attention spans, and trends. Nothing stands still. Everything is always in transition. Boy,...
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Incoming!
Two Things: #1 Anytime Pat Fraley shows up in Las Vegas, it’s a good thing. Everybody’s favorite VO Coach is making his appearance in So NV in early October for an AudioBook Narration Master Session....
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R.A.D.A.R. Rates Roundtable #3 is Out!
One thing is clear about today’s VO rates: there’s little clarity. The pace of change in the business is swift, and compensation rates are either not keeping pace, or being re-invented out of thin...
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The Week Behind, The Week Ahead
Last week was staycation week. Well, I did do some sight-seeing for a trip there and back in one day. (see below) I felt entitled, ’cause the week ahead is a heavy WoVO work week, and I’m back to my TV...
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Now, More Than Ever…We Need WoVO
Let me tell you what it’s like to sit where I sit in the WoVO organization. It’s awesome. If I’m lucky, I’ll be voted in as the ACTUAL president of the organization… not just the interim president...
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Never Before…
….has there been a greater need for coordination of effort and advocacy among voice-actors. In a perfect world, the established talent union — in this case SAG-AFTRA — would do this on our behalf. But...
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Transparency Now: A Response
We haven’t been sitting on our hands. Last week’s tumult over the business practices of a popular online VO casting site hit home at the WoVO offices. World-Voices Organization became a focal point...
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WoVO Exec Board Enters Retreat Mode
Most all of the board members of World-Voices Organization are in Las Vegas for our 2-day retreat. Those who aren’t here are going to Skype in. ‘Lots of work to do. High expectations of finding...
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WoVO Retreat Excellence
Day two of the World-Voices Organization weekend retreat in Las Vegas was even more awesome than the first — if that’s possible. First row, L-RDustin Ebaugh, Randye Kay, Katherin Vasilopoulos, Dave...
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My Weekend In Las Vegas
When you go to Las Vegas, you want to share it with friends, right? And I’m hip to popular branding statement: “what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas”…but we all know that’s not true. In fact, let me...
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Cipriano Career Consulting
Ha!..and you thought he was only a pretty face! OK, so maybe you thought he was just one of those uber-successful and ubiquitous network promo voices. You’d be right on both counts, but you also know...
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Cultural Customer
Don’t ask me where you’re going to find the time, but to be a successful voice-actor, you’re going to have to pay close attention to popular culture. Watching last night’s Golden Globes made me realize...
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12 Ways to Succeed in Your First Audition (the phone call)
Working on getting a new client? You’ll never even get a chance to send her/him a demo unless you get past your first audition. Huh? Yeah, you know what I’m talking about. It goes back to the old...
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