Voiceovers And Your Good Idea – The Not Silent Blog 5/22/18
What do you do when you have a good idea? By “good idea” I mean an idea for a story that you would like to turn into something. For purposes of this conversation we’re...
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Voiceovers And The Long-Distance Leader – The Not Silent Blog 5/15/18
The latest audio book I’ve narrated is called The Long-Distance Leader: Rules for Remarkable Remote Leadership, one of many management books I’ve had the pleasure of narrating over the past few years. Here is the blurb:...
You Will Hate This Blog, Again – The Not Silent Blog 5/8/18
About three years ago I wrote a blog for Stage 32, an entertainment industry social media site. It was well-received and they have decided to post it again. You can read the blog via...
Voiceovers and Managing Expectations – The Not Silent Blog 5/1/18
Lately I’ve been exploring two important concepts: assumptions and managing expectations. People go through life managing expectations (or not managing them) based on their assumptions about themselves, the people in their life, and the world...
Voiceovers And Moving – The Not Silent Blog 4/23/18
I’m moving! Well, I moved last week. I’ve lived most of my life in New Jersey and now I’m a New Yorker! Of course the prospect of moving is stressful but all things considered...
Voiceovers And Online Security, Part 2 – The Not Silent Blog 4/17/18
A few weeks ago I talked about the importance of online security. You can read that blog entry here. Fellow voice talent and Nevadan mensch Dave Courvosier recently re-posted an article stating that Google...
Voiceovers And Pro Bono Work – The Not Silent Blog 4/10/18
Here is an important lesson about pro bono work… A few weeks ago I got an email from an aspiring voice talent who accepted an unpaid gig to build her resume. She said she...
Voiceovers And Too Many Voiceover Coaches – The Not Silent Blog 4/3/18
We’ve been hearing the rhetoric for years that there are a bunch of predatory voiceover coaches and demo producers out there (which is true), but more recently that there are too many voiceover coaches...
Voiceovers And Online Security – The Not Silent Blog 3/27/18
As a comic book producer and the VO Strategist, I do a lot of advertising on Facebook and my online security is very important to me. I’ve been doing it for a few years...
Voiceovers And Reading Commercial Copy – The Not Silent Blog 3/20/18
Reading commercial copy is one of the most basic skills in the voiceover industry. What a better way to hone said skills than at the Abacus Entertainment Open Mic Night! It takes place every Wednesday...
