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The Pareto Principle says that for many outcomes, roughly 80% of consequences come from 20% of causes. Other names for this principle are the 80/20 rule and the law of the vital few. For me, prospecting is one of the vital few. In fact, I’d say in my case prospecting has more of a 90/10 effect. It’s 10% of my time that leads to 90% of my success.
Read MoreIt’s not the mic.
It’s not the audio interface.
It’s not how your room is treated, or which DAW you use. It’s not how much you practice and it’s now how much coaching or how reputable and effective your coach is.
The most important factor in the success of your voiceover business is…
Read MoreI ended last week with an unfortunate call. My first clue was the email signature of the person in which they listed 11 companies of which they are the CEO and Chairman, 10 of which included the word "International." Classic puffery.
Read MoreLast week I addressed the question, “Do you need Source-Connect for live, remote sessions?”
This week, we’ll look at sessions that are live, but not remote, and take a deeper look at the options and capabilities of each.
Read MoreOne of the questions I get often from students is, “What is Source-Connect and should I get it”?
Source-Connect is a digital connection application for remote audio recording and monitoring, voice-over, and ADR recording. Essentially, it’s an app you can download and buy a license to (either outright or via monthly subscription) that allows you to connect to other Source-Connect studios worldwide.
Read MoreYou get paid for your impact, not your effort. Learn how to respond to a client who mistakenly believes that more impact shouldn’t cost more.
Read MoreYes, everyone is stressed. We have a global health crisis, rampant systemic racism (certainly nothing new), social and political unrest, catastrophic natural disasters, climate change, staggering unemployment, and massive disruption to our basic routines.
Still…
There’s a phenomenon that was well in place long before the pandemic, which seems to have accelerated since: The public, online asking/begging for work. It’s got to stop.
Read MoreIn the course of my daily prospecting earlier this week, I just happened to reach out to someone at a production company while they were on the phone with their casting director. It turns out they’re casting a network TV show that will rely heavily on voiceover and as luck would have it, dumb luck generated the opportunity for me to audition.
Except it wasn’t dumb luck.
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