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SOCIAL MEDIA TIP: Linda Ristig, voice actor, shares how to avoid all the lost time and blurry eyes you get when updating your messages on a myriad of social networking sites. Ping! A free service sends your updates everywhere with just one click ...
TWITTER PRIMER 1 & 2: Dave Courvoisier - "courVO" to his thousands of Twitter followers - tells how to make Twitter work for you in the VOICE ACTOR'S GUIDE TO BEING ALL A-TWITTER. Part 1 - Tweet & Follow, gets you easily started. Part 2 - Tweet Links, offers resources for learning and doing more ...
CAREER PLATEAU? Kevin Delaney, voice actor and coach, has advice for voice actors who feel stuck in a "same old thing" rut. Just say "no" to projects that are no longer worth your while, he says in a new podcast introduced on VoiceOverXtra. But DO say "yes" to this timely advice ... 
CAREER ADVICE: Billy Serow, voice-over talent agent at Abrams Artists, shares career wisdom on Episode #4 of the ERIK & EMBER SHOW podcast, from Voice Talent Productions. Specializing in New York voice talent, he advises to "show your strengths" at the start of the demo ...
QUICK ACCENTS: Pat Fraley, voice star and trainer, hosts ACCENT ON DIALECTS, July 11 in Los Angeles, where just 12 voice actors will learn a system for creating authentic dialects quickly. Phil Proctor and Vanessa Marshall are guest instructors at this masters event ...
DE-STRESS IN NEW YORK CITY: VoiceOverXtra and Karen Atkins, director of Nurture New York, present an evening of stress reduction techniques, fun and creativity at VOICE TALENT & ACTOR NURTURE NIGHT, July 22 ... 
VOICE POWER: Mahmoud Taji, voice actor, notes that while the Pen may be mightier than the Sword, the Voice is even mighter than the Pen - able to express infinitely more. It's a power, he says, to be used responsibly ...
NEWCOMERS: Bettye Zoller, veteran voice talent and coach, cautions voice-over newcomers that while the voice-over biz is amazing, it's not a "get rich quick" scheme. "Take it slow," she advises. Train first, and beware these monetary pitfalls ...
MARKETING: David Goldberg, coach / producer / owner of Edge Studio, says voice actors waste time marketing to anyone and everyone as a "Jack of all trades." He asserts you'll get more work by defining what you love to voice and then marketing there. Three successful examples ...
VO 'SECRETS' EVENT: Joan Baker, voice actor, coach and author, brings her SECRETS OF VOICE-OVER SUCCESS book to life with a celebrity panel of voice talent July 29 in New York City. It's a "highly interactive and entertaining" evening of Q&A, auditioning for the pros and more ...More NEWS ...
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Agents: Yes, You Need Them! / Deb Munro
Audiobooks: Market Grows For Voice Talent / Pat Fraley
Voice: Discover the ABCs of Every Script / James Alburger
Voice: The Characters I Keep In My Pocket / Penny Abshire
Agents: Yes, You Need Them! / Deb Munro
Voice: Voice Breathing Exercises / Connie Terwilliger
Voice: Warm Up With Tongue Twisters / Rodney Saulsberry
Training: Picking A Voice Class / Marc Cashman
Biz: Getting Paid For Your Work / Peter Drew
Biz: Action Plans Keep Career On Target / Dan Duckworth
Demos: Spend Your Time & Money Wisely / Bettye Zoller
Marketing: Make Clients Remember You / Julie Williams
Copyrights: Will Demo Get You Sued? / Rob Sciglimpaglia
Career: Frustrated? Try AHH-WARENESS / Don E. Smith
Voice: Warm Up With Tongue Twisters / Rodney Saulsberry
Training: Picking A Voice Class / Marc Cashman
Biz: Getting Paid For Your Work / Peter Drew
Biz: Action Plans Keep Career On Target / Dan Duckworth
Demos: Spend Your Time & Money Wisely / Bettye Zoller
Marketing: Make Clients Remember You / Julie Williams
Copyrights: Will Demo Get You Sued? / Rob Sciglimpaglia
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