Mic’s Blog
Jacked Up: Deliver on Your Promises by Communicating
When my two sons were in high school, I had a rule: Tell me where you’re going and when you’ll be back. Call me BEFORE you’re late. In any business, clients can’t read the minds of those they hire. But they do judge behavior. If you’re friendly, easy to work with,...
TVAS – Community Love!
Last month we took some time out for some camaraderie and VO social-ness! We ate, we laughed, and enjoyed some live music out on our patio. This was our very first social at TVAS 2.0, and it did not disappoint! Many of you brought loved ones along to share your...
Marketing Moats-ivation
I hope you know I think of you often. As your mentor, as I go through my day as a full-time voice actor I often catch myself thinking... This would be a great thing to share with my students! And 'marketing - aka self promotion’ - is at the top of that list! The most...
Jacked up: Talk and Tips
Mistakes Most of us can’t remember what it was like when as babies, we learned to walk. In fact, research has found we can’t remember much about life before age 3. That’s probably a good thing. There’s a lot of hard-knocks learning going on in those years. Wobble a...
Joy’s Talent Spotlight: Dustin Ebaugh
Hi my fellow voicers! In this issue I want to tell you about the amazing conversation I had with our talented coach, Dustin Ebaugh. Dustin hails from Kansas and in Kansas is where he began his voiceover career. For 14 years Dustin was a radio DJ and station program...
Listen Up
Blog Love from Mama VO I’d like to introduce you to a part of your body that’s as equally as important as your voice. What on earth could be equally important!? I am a voice actor! Clearly, it's all about my voice! Mmm-hmm. I’d like to introduce you to your ears....
Joy’s Talent Spotlight: McKenna Roberts
Hello, my awesomely amazing fellow voicers!! Yes, I may seem to be extra happy this episode and I have good reason to be so…. I just feel very fortunate to have found TVAS. Knowing Mama VO, all our coaches and all of you has brought such joy to my life! And now I’m...
Jacked Up: Jack’s Tips for Organizing and Archiving
At some point in your voiceover journey, you’re going to start auditioning and booking jobs. You’ll be producing audio files—remember to record, edit, and process in .wav or .aiff formats—not in mp3—you may deliver an mp3 to the client, but your work is in one of the...
Inspiration Corner: Be Your Own “Change Agent”
In the corporate world, a change agent is a person from inside or outside the organization who helps an organization transform itself by focusing on such matters as organizational effectiveness, improvement, and development. The voice over business, my voice over...