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    Kickstarter Says No To Unions – Say No To Kickstarter For Crowdfunding Production

    As you may know, I'm very active in SAG-AFTRA, serving on several committees including voice over, the audiobook narrators steering, the website devel…
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    David H. Lawrence XVII October 2, 2019
    7 Comments

    Speaking At WOVOCon: What Do You Suggest I Present?

    I've been asked to speak at WOVOCon later this month in Las Vegas. I haz essite. (That's what the kids are saying when they mean "I am excited.") An…
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    David H. Lawrence XVII October 1, 2019
    15 Comments

    Don’t Assume You’re Talking To A Listener Or Viewer When Voicing Commercials

    In guiding a client during a private coaching session today through the process of identifying her audience of one, a small but very crucial point pop…
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    David H. Lawrence XVII September 30, 2019
    7 Comments

    7 Ways To Gracefully Bow Out Of A Networking Chat

    One of my VO Heroes, Linda Graves, asked an excellent question as she watched one of the videos I did on how to engage at networking events. She wasn…
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    David H. Lawrence XVII September 29, 2019
    4 Comments

    Don’t Let The Unknown Scare You To Death…Or Into Making A Bad Decision

    I just followed up with a client, who had announced she'd decided to refuse to narrate a book because of the number of characters she'd have to keep t…
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    David H. Lawrence XVII September 28, 2019
    3 Comments

    With All Due Respect, Joker Must Be Seen

    This video was a tough one for me to shoot. I had conflicting feelings about even bringing this up. The letter written by the group of Aurora Colora…
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    David H. Lawrence XVII September 27, 2019
    13 Comments

    Two Reasons Self Submissions Are Great, And One Big Reason They Can Suck

    I saw a posting on Facebook recently that quoted several casting directors on why they love self-taped auditions. Three reasons stuck out. One stuck…
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    David H. Lawrence XVII September 26, 2019
    7 Comments

    Christina Just Took Creating Your Own Content To A Whole New Level

    If you've looked at the VOHeroes Pro curriculum, you'll see that there is one complete course on Creating Your Own Content (and a whole bunch of other…
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    David H. Lawrence XVII September 25, 2019
    9 Comments

    One Last Coda: Your Networking “Positioning Statement”

    I wanted to share with you one last networking tip that wasn't in the MOO blog post I've been dissecting over the last few videos. And it's how to co…
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    David H. Lawrence XVII September 24, 2019
    5 Comments

    Some Lovely News For ACX And Findaway Audiobook Narrators

    I just got back from the SAG-AFTRA union hall here in LA, where I attended a meeting of the Audiobook Narrator's Steering Committee, which I adore ser…
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    David H. Lawrence XVII September 23, 2019
    12 Comments

    MOO “Networking For People Who Hate Networking” Tip #5: Schedule Guarding

    One last networking tip from the printer of all things business, MOO, for you, and I saved a great one for last. Networking is a practice, a pursuit,…
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    David H. Lawrence XVII September 22, 2019
    7 Comments

    MOO “Networking For People Who Hate Networking” Tip #4: Time Wasters

    I have another of MOO's networking tips for you, and this one's a common one. Ever leave an event, thinking, "Wow. What a waste of time that was." H…
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    David H. Lawrence XVII September 21, 2019
    1 Comment

    MOO “Networking For People Who Hate Networking” Tip #3: Spark Conversation

    More of those MOO tips they wrote about recently to help people who hate networking to network. After the introduction, and the name-remembering, wha…
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    David H. Lawrence XVII September 20, 2019
    2 Comments

    MOO “Networking For People Who Hate Networking” Tip #2: Remembering Names

    MOO.com, where I get my business cards and other printed material, created a post about "networking for people who hate networking" and it was just fi…
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    David H. Lawrence XVII September 19, 2019
    4 Comments

    MOO “Networking For People Who Hate Networking” Tip #1: Small Talk

    As you may know, I love MOO cards. I've been using them, and MOO stickers, and MOO postcards for years. And they do what I do: they publish little go…
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    David H. Lawrence XVII September 18, 2019
    6 Comments

    How About This? If You Don’t Know, Say So.

    I just watched Ta-Nehisi Coates, the African-American writer, take questions after speaking at an event, and he frequently said that he doesn’t know…
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    David H. Lawrence XVII September 17, 2019
    3 Comments

    Shall We Make Decency Cool Again?

    Those TED talks. They are, more often than not, downright inspirational. I watched on recently that had a "how to make things better" point that, all…
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    David H. Lawrence XVII September 16, 2019
    12 Comments

    Just Be Yourself…On Purpose

    I heard Dan O'Day pretty much perfectly express a concept I've been interested in for my radio-veteran VO clients. It describes how to mindfully shed…
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    David H. Lawrence XVII September 15, 2019
    8 Comments

    That RBF You’re Layering Meaning On. Yeah. Probably Not What You Think.

    When you walk into a studio or audition space to do your best, did you ever notice that the people casting often don't look very happy? Or they look …
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    David H. Lawrence XVII September 14, 2019
    4 Comments

    Two Important Questions To Ask: If Not Me, Then Who? If Now Now, Then When?

    When I find myself on the precipice of a decision, that moment before I have to take the leap, I will ask myself two questions that quickly clear thin…
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    David H. Lawrence XVII September 13, 2019
    4 Comments
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