Voiceovers And Voice over Related Questions

For the past year or so I’ve noticed that when people pose voiceover related questions on a Facebook group or other forum, I’ve already addressed the question in the past with a blog entry. So when a question is posted, I just paste a link to the relevant blog entry. That way I don’t have to write my thoughts on the matter again from scratch.

The odds are that almost all voiceover related questions you have has likely been answered many, many, many times over. Most, if not all of the groups are clogged with questions that are posed every day and it’s not only a waste of everyone’s time to answer them yet again but they often cause arguments. VO veterans want to help everyone with their voiceover related questions but there has to be a better way.

TIP OF THE WEEK

Before you pose your voiceover related questions such as “What do you think of Voices Dot Com?” or “Which microphone should I buy?”, please use the Facebook group or forum Search function first. By doing that, you are being considerate of other people’s time and the effort they have already put in answering the question. You can also go to www.tomdheere.com and search there.

NEWS AND NOTES

Thursday, June 21st @8PM EST: my next “Business and Money 201” webinar topic will be ‘Managing Your Money’. We’ll talk about how to spend, earn, and save your money like a boss!

Sunday, June 24th @5:30PM EST: Melissa Exelberth and I will host a conversation about being a union vs. a non-union voice talent. This won’t be a “which is better” conversation! We will talk about the pros and cons of being union, non-union, and fi-core to help you determine which is right for you at this point in your voiceover career.

Thursday, June 28th @8PM EST: my next “Marketing 201” webinar topic will be ‘Brand Yourself’. We’re going to talk about how to make you distinct as a voiceover business without having to burn yourself with a hot poker so the agents can tell us apart.

November 9-11: MAVO is coming!

I will be one of the guest speakers and it’s going to be a blast.

HAPPY HAPPYS

Happy Iced Tea Day and Superman Day! I’d prefer a Martian Manhunter Day but I don’t think they have one…

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

From my village to yours; this is Tom Dheere, The H is Silent, but I’m Not.

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Tom Dheere is a 30-year veteran voice actor specializing in corporate narration and commercials. Known as a "street-smart professor," he blends his theater-based training and guy-next-door performance style with mastery over voice over project management .

When he isn’t in the booth, he provides strategic business consulting at VOStrategist.com and produces the comic book Agent 1.22.