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    Category: Articles

    Laying Down The Perfect Slate

    Hey there! I've gotten several questions and comments about the way I talk about slating - and I wanted to let you in on my personal slating approach…
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    David H. Lawrence XVII April 6, 2019
    5 Comments

    Beware Of Overkill

    Hey there! It's a natural thing to want to be complete and thorough with your information. But sometimes, you can do too much too soon, or think tha…
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    David H. Lawrence XVII April 5, 2019
    8 Comments

    The Real Purpose Of The “Can You Hear Me?” Phone Scam

    Hey there! Scammers are nothing if not ingenious. And there's a scam that's been going around for years I want you to be particularly aware of. And e…
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    David H. Lawrence XVII April 4, 2019
    7 Comments

    “Young People Are Just Smarter.”

    Hey there! Yeah. I know, right? Mark Zuckerberg actually said that, back in 2007. He was responding to a question about how as tech workers age, the…
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    David H. Lawrence XVII April 3, 2019
    7 Comments

    Is Simply Discouraging Distracted Driving Enough?

    You may know that I have an app called Rehearsal® Pro that helps actors learn their lines. In a nutshell, you record your scenes, and then you rehear…
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    David H. Lawrence XVII April 2, 2019
    7 Comments

    Jamie Has Some Thoughts About Fiverr

    Hey there! I shot a video recently that discussed the various avenues from which we all get performance work, and I didn't have particularly nice thi…
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    David H. Lawrence XVII April 1, 2019
    11 Comments

    Increase Your Chances Of Being Seen And Heard On Facebook

    Hey there! Facebook made some changes recently to how they structure notifications - those are the emails they send out to you when something happens…
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    David H. Lawrence XVII March 31, 2019
    2 Comments

    Dyslexia, And The Palindromic Poem. The Wha?

    Hey there! I often hear people talk about dyslexia potentially being a speed bump in their pursuit of a performance career, especially when it comes …
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    David H. Lawrence XVII March 30, 2019
    8 Comments

    How To Voice Copy That’s Set In Italics

    Hey, there! The other day, I got a question from my client Sara asking me an interesting question. How would she narrate an audiobook passage that i…
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    David H. Lawrence XVII March 29, 2019
    7 Comments

    Audible Retail Samples: Why They Suck And Why It Doesn’t Really Matter

    I was looking through a Facebook Group for professional audiobook narrators I'm in, and this question popped up: "OK, what does ACX do to tracks afte…
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    David H. Lawrence XVII March 28, 2019
    3 Comments

    Are You Committed? Or Just…Interested?

    Hey there! I was tickled to death by an article by Anthony Moore that really connected: he's been trying to put together a comprehensive course, one …
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    David H. Lawrence XVII March 27, 2019
    3 Comments

    Prioritizing…Nashville Style

    Hey there! I love Nashville - I love the music, the people (J. Rodney Turner's there!), I've been in films there, I have family there, and there's a …
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    David H. Lawrence XVII March 26, 2019
    4 Comments

    The Two Things People Judge About You Within Seconds

    Hey there! I"m a big fan of Dr. Travis Bradberry - and of Amy Cuddy. (If you haven't seen their TED talks, or read their books, I think you'll find …
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    David H. Lawrence XVII March 25, 2019
    13 Comments

    The Guaranteed Way To Completely Avoid Criticism

    Hey there! How does it feel to be criticized? Even when you invite it, it's still sometimes hard to take. You say, "I welcome your comments," and whe…
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    David H. Lawrence XVII March 24, 2019
    4 Comments

    Let’s Finally Close The Digital Literacy Gender Gap

    Hey, there! In class, at workouts, on coffee dates – I hear it all the time. “I hate computers.” “I’m tech illiterate.” “My laptop a…
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    David H. Lawrence XVII March 23, 2019
    4 Comments

    Mr. Wonderful Is Actually More Wonderful Than I Thought

    Hey there! I watched Kevin O'Leary, from Shark Tank, speak live here in LA tonight. I was ready for the jerk I'd been seeing on the show for these p…
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    David H. Lawrence XVII March 22, 2019
    4 Comments

    Celebrate Your Isolation!

    Hey there! Doing what we do can be a very lonely situation: auditioning, study, rehearsal and so much more is done by ourselves in our artist's garre…
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    David H. Lawrence XVII March 21, 2019
    9 Comments

    For Your Health: Not Perfect. Just Better.

    Hey there! I got an email from a viewer who wants to be referred to as Jonesy, who wrote saying he felt a great deal of pressure to be perfect in his…
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    David H. Lawrence XVII March 20, 2019
    12 Comments

    The Gig Economy: RIP?

    Hey there! I'm seeing more and more articles decrying the depressing actual results for the people providing services to sites promoting the gig econ…
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    David H. Lawrence XVII March 19, 2019
    5 Comments

    Voices.com Complained To YouTube That I Violated Their Privacy

    Hey there! I don't think Voices.com was happy that I read you their email asking me to join their coaches program on a previous video, along with my …
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    David H. Lawrence XVII March 18, 2019
    17 Comments
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