This is a recap of the week-long Euro VO Retreat in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, which was my first time there. Anna Collins Events & J. Michael Collins host this event in different parts of Europe twice a year. I registered right after I coming back from the Barcelona retreat. The setup The event is held […]
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J. Michael Collins discussed how to find voiceover opportunities. “There’s more meritocracy in VO in 2025. You will get out of this what you put into it. It’s about marketing and hustle more than talent. Get in the room and read for agents over and over. Keep knocking on doors until the one for you
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Expectation management is the key to confidence. Slow is normal. Believe it or not, 40% of auditions never get booked or produced. Mindset Reset: We then ran through a confidence exercise where we examined the things that help us feel more (or less) confident in our careers. One of the factors everyone agreed helped us
This informal session answered our questions about the differences between agents and managers, and why some talent have both. It was a safe space to ask the hard questions related to our careers, so I’ve chosen not to give much detail here. Sumeet acknowledged that relationships between you and your agent / you and your
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This was an informal session where Arielle gave us background on the state of the promo and trailer genres in VO, and answered our questions before we read scripts for her. She works in the L.A. office. Auditioning She picks who she sends auditions to. Promos: Commercials: Trailers: The promo portion begins at 00:41.
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My friend Erikka J, a certified Storybrand coach and pro voice actor, presented a messaging & marketing workshop. (I interviewed her on my podcast a few years ago.) When it comes to marketing, you have to be clear on what problems you solve for others. Let your prospects know what they could lose or miss
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Kelly is a casting director at Voicecaster. They receive 80% non-union (NU) work. She asked, “Why do you book?” It’s because you found the connection. Then you perform with confidence. When you read the specs and it says “conversational,” what does that mean? Relatable, with personality. Imperfections and flaws also contribute to relatability. So bring
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Presented by Jessica Bulavsky at the 2024 Euro VO Retreat in Barcelona, Spain Jessica is an agent and director at SBV Talent Agency. She gave us a lot of behind-the-scenes info on the world of promo—so much so that, we didn’t read any scripts! We just wanted to learn 🙂 We talked about the inner
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In May 2024, I attended the week-long Euro VO [voiceover] Retreat in Barcelona, Spain, put on biannually by Anna Collins Events & J. Michael Collins’ team at JMC Demos. I registered a year in advance, after missing it for several years. The setup The event is held in May and October, in various rotating European
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Presented by J. Michael Collins at the 2024 Euro VO Retreat in Barcelona, Spain JMC discussed some changes and trends in commercial VO. You could hear a lot of them during the Super Bowl. The typical script direction of “conversational” is shifting to a more “I don’t care and I’m not trying” type of read.
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