Voiceovers and Client Retention – The Not Silent Blog 03/02/21
Client retention is a challenge. Most voice actors think it’s only a matter of clever marketing to maintain a high level of client...
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- Feb 2, 2021
- 2 min
Voiceovers and Perception – The Not Silent Blog 02/02/21
Perception is a funny thing. It influences your behavior more than you realize, especially how you market yourself as a voice actor. Your...
- Dec 8, 2020
- 2 min
Voiceovers And Demo Marketing – The Not Silent Blog 12/8/20
Demo marketing is a challenge. Most new voice actors who get their training and then produce a shiny new demo have absolutely no idea...
- Sep 17, 2019
- 2 min
Voiceovers And VOcation NYC – The Not Silent Blog 9/17/19
I had the distinct honor and pleasure of speaking at the Voice Actors of NYC’s inaugural (and one-of-a-kind) voiceover business &...
- Jun 25, 2019
- 2 min
Voiceovers And Direct Marketing – The Not Silent Blog 6/25/19
What exactly is Direct Marketing? Here are some definitions I found on the Interwebs: The business of selling products or services...
- Apr 23, 2019
- 3 min
Voiceovers and Laziness – The Not Silent Blog 4/23/19
I’ve been engaging in a very specific form of laziness lately. The metric tonnage of questions asked daily on social media by voice...
- Mar 26, 2019
- 4 min
Being Prepared for VO Atlanta – The Not Silent Blog 3/26/19
Being prepared aka Conference Survival is a real thing! I don’t mean, like, you could die at one if you don’t bring extra socks. Or could...
- Mar 12, 2019
- 4 min
Systems Of Thought And Voiceovers – The Not Silent Blog 3/12/19
For as long as I can remember, I’ve stressed the value of having effective Systems of Thought and Systems of Execution. How we think...
- Mar 5, 2019
- 4 min
Voiceovers And Social Media Status – The Not Silent Blog 3/5/19
As voice talents, many of us are obsessed with our social media status. Some more than others, like myself. 😉 As a community, we’re...
- Feb 19, 2019
- 3 min
Voiceovers and Defining Success – The Not Silent Blog 02/19/19
What does success look like for you as a voice talent? Photo by Got Credit I ask because as the VO Strategist I’ve been doing a lot of...
- Jan 29, 2019
- 2 min
Voiceovers And Helpful Blog Posts – The Not Silent Blog 01/29/19
Since I’m not actually here this week (you’ll know what I mean by that next week 😉 ), I thought I’d keep y’all busy by posting some...
- Dec 11, 2018
- 3 min
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...
- Nov 6, 2018
- 4 min
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 23, 2018
- 3 min
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...
- Sep 25, 2018
- 4 min
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 11, 2018
- 4 min
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....
- Jul 24, 2018
- 3 min
Voiceovers And Humble Leadership – The Not Silent Blog 7/24/18
I had the privilege of narrating yet another fantastic audio book, “Humble Leadership: The Power of Relationships, Openness, and Trust”...
- Dec 12, 2017
- 4 min
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....
- Sep 19, 2017
- 3 min
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, 2017
- 2 min
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...
- Apr 11, 2017
- 3 min
Voiceovers and Being Effective – The Not Silent Blog 4/11/17
In last week’s blog, I mentioned being effective as a voice talent and it got me thinking: what do voice talents need to be & do to be...
- Mar 21, 2017
- 3 min
Staying In Touch With Clients – The Not Silent Blog 3/21/17
Staying in touch with clients is a pain in the ass. It has to be done, though. Like most of you, I try to come up with ways that are...
- Feb 28, 2017
- 2 min
Voiceovers And The Form Letter – The Not Silent Blog 2/28/17
Last week I was on LinkedIn and I sent an invitation to a potential client. The invite was accepted. A few days later I got this form...
- Feb 7, 2017
- 3 min
Voice Talents and Voice Seekers – The Not Silent Blog 2/7/17
While I was taking notes about the thought processes of voice talents and voice seekers, the perfect anecdote fell right in my lap… As I...
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