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…on my audio during the recent Teleseminar conducted by VoiceOverDirectory’s Mark  Davidson.  The topic was “Leveraging Social Media for Your VoiceOver Business”. But  how embarrassing to hold a event for vocieover people, and the audio quality is below par!  We’re…uh…blaming it on the phonelines for now.

Luckily, I recorded MY end of the seminar on video, and Mark incorporates THAT audio instead of using my telephone-line recording.

Also, Mark puts together the links and information for downloading that’s very easy to follow.

Begin by clicking HERE. 

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Edge Studio is just the greatest.  I am sooo looking forward to meeting it’s founder and CEO David Goldberg when I go to the VO mixer in NYC Dec. 5th.

“Below the Fold” is their latest newsletter…I’ve copied and pasted the whole thing with all their notices, promotions, ads, and contact information (with their permission)…’cause you should look through it.  And if you don’t already get this newsletter…sign up for it!   The link is at the bottom.

Seriously good stuff!

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…You can hear it in a teleseminar with James Alburger and Penny Abshire later this month.

Zurek is the visionary who launched VoiceOver Universe, and is quite an accomplished Voice Actor in his own right.

As James & Penny note:  “we secretly think he never sleeps”.

There’d be much to learn in this session, I’m sure.

Click HERE to learn where and when.

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VO Career.com sent out an engaging newsletter early this week that you may want to take note of…certainly worth a few minutes to visit the site HERE and take a look around.

‘Some knowledgeable articles, links, and references to people in the business who have made a good name for themselves (i.e. Deb Munro).

I’m honestly not all that familiar with this resource, so this is a neutral referral…but I can see some quality work that’s gone into this newsletter, and would welcome any feedback you have about VOCareer.com.

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NANCY WOLFSON:  HOW TO BOOK MORE VOICEOVER AUDITIONS.

If I were you, I’d find $79 dollars SOMEWHERE, and clear my schedule SOMEHOW to be on this teleseminar.

‘Course, I’m not you, BUT, Nancy Wolfson IS one of the top if not THE top consultant for voice-actors in this business.  Did I mention that she’s also one of the top, if not THE top voice coach in voice-acting?  Oh, and never mind that she’s wicked smart ALONG with being fair, challenging, funny, experienced, savvy and caring.

But you probably won’t be able to make that call….and really, $79 dollars is a lot of money these days, and after all, you’ll probably not be able to get an ROI of 5-fold in the first two months after the call just from sitting in to listen to tips from the top.

Yeah, never mind…it’s merely the best bang for your buck in the VO world today, but really, who  needs tips to be a better voice-actor?  You’re already booking more than you can handle, right?

Click HERE for details.

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Edge Studio has such great suggestions for Voice actors of any level.  Their frequent newsletters are Gold.

See the excerpt from their latest Newsletter below the fold, and believe it!

Also, please read all the way to the bottom of the message…tons of great links, contact info, offers of substantial help to voice-actors, and how you can receive this newsletter.

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This is an idea whose time has come, so I’m linking you to the news release with the details.  In my mind the jury is still out on the entity offering this scholarship…I just don’t know enough about them.

But I must say this is a stroke of marketing genius, and likely a genuine offer.

Somebody, maybe you, could really benefit from this opportunity.

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Pat’s just the best.  You’ll learn things you never thought you’d get.  Heck, Pat will end up saying things he never even planned to reveal…everybody wins!

This event is called:  “EVERYTHING *THEY EXPECT YOU TO KNOW but NOBODY TEACHES”

Click HERE for details…but ‘better jump on this fast…only 12 spots, and they go fast!

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John Florian…the force behind everybody’s favorite VO website – VoiceOverXtra – saw my mention on this blog of an upcoming Marc Cashman audiobook workshop on the East Coast, and wrote to remind me that VOXtra is sponsoring another great audiobook coach soon.

Alan Sklar is certainly one of the most highly-recognized and respected voice-ACTORS in the business of audiobooks.  Spending a session with him – I’d reckon – would be worth the tire tread getting there.

Here’s the info as provided to me by John:

Alan Sklar’s workshop – Mastering Audiobook Narrations – in NYC on Nov. 7.

Alan is a dynamic individual – former Shakespearan actor and businessman, who definitely makes a lasting impression on people … all for the better.

I’ve published an article revealing some of the traits that make him a great narrator – and also explain the workshop. Here’s the link:

http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/article.htm?id=ur2kmges

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BTW….Sklar is such a unique surname, that I couldn’t help but wonder if Alan was in any way related to the celebrated bass guitar player Leland Sklar.  Anyone?

Read this blog often enough, and you’ll begin to see I quote and reference certain sources more than others.

One of my faves is Edge Studio in NYC.  If you haven’t signed up for their newsletter, send a blank email to:  VoiceOverToday-on@edgestudio.com today.  Most all of their info is golden. No…make that all.

Try this, promise yourself to read one section of their helpful website a week, and in one year, you’ll still have stuff left to read.  Free.

In case you didn’t get their most recent newsletter, I’m re-purposing it below the fold.

The headline is ‘4 REASONS WHY PROFESSIONAL VOICE TALENT START LOSING WORK’, but following the article, there are a number of links and offers from services obviously affiliated with Edge…and they’re also worth a quick look.

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