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    Category: Articles

    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
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    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

    Lessons From NFL Coaches: Find it, Face It, Fix It

    Sometimes, the best lessons in life come from competition. Whether it's in business, academics or...sports. I found something the play-by-play guys …
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    David H. Lawrence XVII September 12, 2019
    3 Comments

    Do You First Look Inward, Or Do You First Look Outward?

    I often hear represented on-camera and voice over talent talk about their agents and managers in less than flattering ways. A phrase I'll often hear …
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    David H. Lawrence XVII September 11, 2019
    5 Comments

    What Do You Do About The Sound Of Page Turning When Narrating Audiobooks?

    I got a question during the final day of my Getting Started in Voice Over course last week that comes up every so often, and I plop in the category of…
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    David H. Lawrence XVII September 10, 2019
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    The Lovely Teaching And Restorative Powers of…Failure

    I had a chance to teach the Getting Started in Voice Over class, live, here in LA at The Groundlings, the home of many SNL stars and a legendary impro…
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    David H. Lawrence XVII September 9, 2019
    7 Comments

    Mark Twain Never Actually Said That

    I am always amused when someone attributes something brilliant to a famous person, and it turns out that the quote has a far more common provenance. …
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    David H. Lawrence XVII September 8, 2019
    5 Comments

    Now That You’ve Watched Getting Started, Are You Ready To Finally Get Started?

    You spent the last 5 days with me in my studio, watching a special live-to-tape version of my Getting Started in Voice Over class. Let's recap: 1. F…
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    David H. Lawrence XVII September 7, 2019

    Getting Started In Voice Over: SPECIAL EDITION – Final Lesson

    What the mind can conceive, the mind can achieve. Or…really screw up. Last day…I want to celebrate that back to school vibe we all have this time…
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    David H. Lawrence XVII September 6, 2019

    Getting Started In Voice Over: SPECIAL EDITION – Lesson 4

    Commerce. Nailed it. What’s next? Oh, yeah. Science! Three days down, two days to go…I want to celebrate that back to school vibe we all have thi…
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    David H. Lawrence XVII September 5, 2019

    Getting Started In Voice Over: SPECIAL EDITION – Lesson 3

    OK. We got the art down…let’s talk about the commerce. Two days down, three days to go…I want to celebrate that back to school vibe we all have…
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    David H. Lawrence XVII September 4, 2019

    Getting Started In Voice Over: SPECIAL EDITION – Lesson 2

    Nothing like a great class to get the juices flowing. One day down, four days to go…I want to celebrate that back to school vibe we all have this t…
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    David H. Lawrence XVII September 3, 2019

    Getting Started In Voice Over: SPECIAL EDITION – Lesson 1

    It’s that time of year again – when the colors of the leaves begin to change, the temperatures moderate, and you get the feeling that it’s time�…
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    David H. Lawrence XVII September 2, 2019

    I Tried The Ivy Lee Method For A Week. Here’s What Happened.

    I've done videos in this series about organization and productivity, and there are always new methods to try on for size. What about an old method? …
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    David H. Lawrence XVII September 1, 2019
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