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Hillary Huber Can Help YOU Break Into...

From Break Into Voiceover comes this:

Break Into Audiobooks with Special Guest Hillary Huber!
Our Break Into Animation Part 1 Teleseminar was such a hit, we're at it again--but this time with Audiobook Superstar Hillary Huber!

Join us for Break Into Audiobooks on Wed March 31, 2010 - 6 pm PST/ 9 pm EST.

With us, our special guest and audiobook veteran Hillary Huber gives thorough, no-BS insider answers to all of your audiobook questions.  

From business to craft to all the details in between, Hillary's gonna spill the beans on everything audiobook.

Go to Break Into Voice Over to reserve your space on the call (includes a studio quality MP3 of the teleseminar as well).

Just a few of the great questions to be answered:
  • Do you read the whole book?  Do different people read different parts and characters?
  • How do you get into audiobooks?  It seems so mysterious...do I need to know book publishers and authors?
  • Do I need a specific audiobook demo? Are there audiobook agents?
  • How could I even keep track of recording a whole book by myself in my home studio?
  • I've been listening to a ton of audiobooks, and I KNOW I'm ready to break in, so tell me the action steps I can take NOW to get the audiobook gigs coming my way!
Go to Break Into Voice Over--$49 buys you a seat on the call and a studio quality MP3 copy as well. 
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Voiceovers – More Than A Business?

Jeff Gelder of GelderHead productions has a new blog post titled "Making voice-overs more than a business!".  I think you'll enjoy his "story"





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Cashman Spring Classes

From CASHMAN COMMERCIALS:

 
Whether you’re a Beginner who wants to find out

if you’ve got what it takes for voice acting,

an Intermediate student who’s had a class or two

under your belt and want to get better at this craft,

or an Advanced voice actor with a lot of training,

a V-O Demo or poised to make your V-O demo,

these are the courses that people are raving about.

And these are the top voiceover classes to take.

Seats are first-come, first-served,

with eight available in each class.

 

And if you work during the week,

classes are conveniently scheduled

on Saturdays and Sundays.

 

To reserve your seat, call 661-222-9300

and leave your name and number clearly.

We'll get back to you to confirm

and give you directions to the studio in

Burbank, North Hollywood or Studio City, CA. 

 

THE “CASHMAN CACHE”

SPRING CLASS SCHEDULE

 

BEGINNERS

 Sat., March 13th – April 17th

10AM - 1PM

 

INTERMEDIATE

Sat., March 13th – April 17th

2:30-5:30PM

 

ADVANCED

Sun., March 14th – April 18th

10AM - 1PM

 

READ THE ATTACHED INFORMATION AND TESTIMONIALS

TO GET A SENSE OF WHAT THESE CLASSES ARE ALL ABOUT!

And you can call or email with any questions, anytime.

Hope to see you there!





 
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I Know a 2010 Audie Award Finalist!

I could not possibly be more happy to hear that a friend of mine, and perhaps yours as well, is a finalist for a 2010 Audie Award!  This voiceover professional has narrated a book called Lord of the Ringless, by Dee Aspin.  You may have heard her voice on HGTV or pitching for Pizza Hut, Sunny Delight or the US Army and untold thousands more.

The voiceover professional I'm speaking of is Julie Williams!  Here's a link to the APA Press Release

CONGRATULATIONS Julie!!!!!!!




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New Teleseminar Series | Voiceover

Word of mouth and referrals are invaluable, wouldn't you agree?  Well, today I want to "refer" you to a new "Teleseminar Series" which will begin this March.  It's being "brought to you by", none other than Voices.com.

Here's a tease for you:

"Looking to get more insider knowledge and tips on how you can leverage today's fastest growing markets for voice overs?"  

Don't wait, learn more here


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Helping Haiti February 10th...

From Edge Studio's VoiceOver Career Center:






Home Studio Support

John Florian's VoiceOverXtra just sent out a note about "unique webinars" that will feature "Home Studio Master Dan Lenard".  Learn more about these resourceful events and get your home studio troubleshooting questions answered – click link below:

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Making Tax Time Easier for Clients

By now, you have had more than your share of requests from production companies who have said something like these actual clients:

"Could you do me a favor and send me a W9 (attached pdf)?  Either a scan or just the info will work.  I'm trying to get my taxes together, ughhhhhh."

"Brian, would you please complete the W9 attached and fax or email back the 1st page?  Thank you."

Question: Do you have to run over to the fax machine to send off your W9's...over and over again throughout the year – then fulfill numerous requests in January?  Here is something I've found to expedite the delivery of W9s...clients seem to love it. (Perhaps you already do this.)

If you happen to have an All-In-One printer, you're set!  Simply print out the first page of the W9, complete it and then scan the document in (it can be dated 1/1/10 and used all year...it's not imperative that you date the W9 with the date of service).  Save the document as a .pdf using a file name that you'll easily recall – I name mine: TheVoiceofBrian_W9_2010.  Now, you can either send the W9 with your initial  invoice to new clients, update current clients and fulfill any requests that come in for the document throughout the year.

It's interesting, I have had some of the nicest responses to this little "value added service".  My initial thought as to why this is, would be that the accounting people are usually very detailed and probably have to chase down documents, often with a good bit of delay on the part of the vendor.  So when you can turn around a W9 in minutes, they see that as someone who's on the ball and professional...I think/hope!!

Hope this helps!

Terry Daniel Asks: Do You Have VIsion?

From The Voice Over Club, Terry Daniel writes today asking "Do You Have Vision".  He always has good tips etc. as they relate to the voiceover industry – click for the article HERE.




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Audio'connell's Fauxdition Nominees Announced

The 3rd Annual Faux-dition, the brainchild of Peter O'Connell, is now ready for YOUR VOTE!  Just moments ago I received a note from Peter's Voice Over Workshop and was excited to read this:

"Today, after tabulating the judges ballots, I have announced the 11 nominees for the World News with Diane Sawyer faux-dition.  Now as we all know, that job is NOT really up for grabs as it was given to the fine performer Mike Rowe.  But this is the 3rd annual faux-dition, giving everyone a shot to audition for a dream job and each time it has always only been about the fun."

SO, now is your change to cast a vote!  There was a tremendous response to the faux-dition, by the way – to the tune of 96 participants.  They have been whittled down to 11 nominees.

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  1. Hillary Huber Can Help YOU Break Into...
    Tuesday, March 09, 2010
  2. Voiceovers – More Than A Business?
    Tuesday, March 02, 2010
  3. Cashman Spring Classes
    Wednesday, February 24, 2010
  4. I Know a 2010 Audie Award Finalist!
    Monday, February 15, 2010
  5. New Teleseminar Series | Voiceover
    Tuesday, February 09, 2010
  6. Helping Haiti February 10th...
    Monday, February 08, 2010
  7. Home Studio Support
    Monday, February 08, 2010
  8. Making Tax Time Easier for Clients
    Monday, February 01, 2010
  9. Terry Daniel Asks: Do You Have VIsion?
    Thursday, January 28, 2010
  10. Audio'connell's Fauxdition Nominees Announced
    Friday, January 22, 2010