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 […]
In This Episode… Key Points Gradually start doing more voiceover work during the hours when clients need you to be available. Ask for some half days off to do sessions, auditions and email clients. If you do shift work, try to switch shifts with co-workers. Negotiate with your employer to work earlier and leave earlier
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In this informal chat from January 2021 on Clubhouse, I shared how to reset your mind and confidence when auditioning and marketing for voiceover. You can follow me @DareeAllen on Clubhouse and other social media platforms. In This Episode… Key Points Learning to manage your mind will help you cope with your feelings and ultimately
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A wrap-up of the 2024 Euro VO Retreat in Barcelona, Spain In this closing session, each panelist answered questions and gave some remarks about the event, their observations of us as attendees and pros, and advice. (Like the sections above, these are highlights, not exhaustive comments, so I didn’t capture notes from every speaker here.)
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Presented by Andia Winslow at the 2024 Euro VO Retreat in Barcelona, Spain One of the things we learn as new voice actors is that even though the audience can’t see us, we are still actors, and the best actors, seen and unseen, use their bodies and facial expressions in their craft. (For me, it’s
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Is Your Voice Good Enough to Do Voiceovers? “Does my voice sound good enough to do voiceovers?” That’s a FAQ I’ve been getting a lot in my DMs. My answer? I don’t know, but it doesn’t matter. How can I say that? Because much of VO is subjective. (Review what I’ve said about the myths
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4 years ago, I bought a laptop and set up with my basic equipment to start doing voiceovers. The laptop served me well, but in the past year I have been growing increasingly aggravated because after I turn it on, it takes several minutes to load, and several more minutes for my recording software to
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At the end of 2019, I chose a theme word for 2020: Relentless. The idea was that if I was relentless with my marketing and my pursuit of what I wanted in my VO biz, I could create momentum and be Unstoppable. Well, it has been a landmark year for my business, where I’ve broken
There is no such thing as real voiceover vs. a fake voiceover. You’re not more legit because you do national commercials and movie trailers than if you do voiceovers for indie animation, eLearning or corporate video narration. When I first decided to run for sport, I was 37 years old. I had never done any
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This article was originally published on the WOC Podcasters blog, and is updated here with a few links. When I started the Kickin’ it with Daree podcast in 2015, I wanted to showcase my authority as a thought leader in the personal development space, as an extension of life coaching. So first, I listened to
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