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Indeed. What networks should they use? And more importantly, what should they say/tweet/post/pin/link and so on?

That depends on your goal. And you can help shape that by asking one important question. Continue Reading →

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I get really enthusiastic when some asks me about storytelling, and how important it is to your VO career to develop and hone your storytelling skills.

It’s essential.

So, every so often, I like to roll out items from this list from Emma Coats, who used to work at Pixar as a story artist, and who serially tweeted Pixar’s 22 Rules of Storytelling.

I’ve been sharing with you one of these rules every so often, along with how you can apply each rule to your VO artistry.

Today, Rule 16… Continue Reading →

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I’m sitting in Albuquerque as I write this, discussing with other entrepreneurs what their big “why” is.

We all have different businesses, and we each have a different “why” we do what we do.

And the conversation moved toward the sometime connection, sometime disconnection between your “why” and my “why.”

The reason customers engage with businesses may not coincide with what businesses think those reasons are.

And so, let me ask you, dear VO2GoGo 60 Second subscriber… Continue Reading →

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There’s a lot that’s really cool about Apple’s MacBook.

But the coolest thing about it, for VO talent that will use these laptops, seems to be pretty boring to most people.

Apple’s not even touting it – you have to look in the fine print to find it.

But trust me – it defines coolness, both figuratively and literally, because it’s so useful. Continue Reading →

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This question has come up a lot lately, and I want to put it to rest.

When I audition, do I voice the other characters’ lines?

The answer is given in my Auditioning with Audacity class, as well as several others in the VO2GoGo curriculum, but the short answer is: no.

Here’s the longer, more complete set of answers…an FAQ if you will. Continue Reading →

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I have some very strong opinions about whether or not you should take casting workshops.

And they run counter to much of what you’ll read.

Recently, on a LinkedIn actor list I’m a member of, someone asked about them.

Here’s what I wrote. Continue Reading →

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As artists, we often put our art before our financial safety.

Some people even wear that strategy as a badge of honor.

I’m here to to tell you that you’re hurting yourself in many, many ways if you don’t get financially safe.

One of the ways you can start to shore up your financial walls is to save money. And until now, there were very few ways to do that automatically that worked. I found one. Continue Reading →