by Bobbin Beam | Oct 4, 2013 | Career Advice, Events and Premieres, General, Professional Development
Friday, October 4, 2013 Three years ago I attended my first Faffcon Voice Over “Unconference” -launched in Portland, Oregon in September 2010. There were some 40 voice talents who believed then. Today I am pleased to attend my third Event as the 6th...
by Bobbin Beam | Jul 22, 2013 | Business, Career Advice, General, Marketing, performance skills, Professional Development, Training, Voice Acting
It’s hard to believe it’s past the mid-point of this year. Wasn’t it just New Year’s, when we all made our best voice acting business resolutions? I always commit mine to paper. They are more like annual...
by Bobbin Beam | May 16, 2013 | Acting, Career Advice, Marketing, Professional Development, Voice Acting, Voice Talent, Voiceover, voiceovers
Imagine my surprise when someone sent me a copy of an email blast written by voice talent -master marketer and hawker of voice over workshops, Susan Berkley. I do get a lot of questions about my name. And no, my Mom wasn’t a seamstress. I was christened Roberta...
by Bobbin Beam | Apr 22, 2013 | Career Advice, Marketing, Social Networking, Voice Over
Here are some great thoughts on networking inspired by small business expert, Tory Johnson. “Elevator Speech” Keep it short, and remember it’s not about you. Make it about your audience and adjust it to your audience demographic and psychographic....
by Bobbin Beam | Apr 9, 2013 | Acting, auditions, Career Advice, Professional Development, Voice Over, Voiceover, voiceovers
The latest issue of Rolling Stone features an excellent interview with the fabulous Jon Hamm, who plays Don Draper. Talk about acting with depth! Hamm spent ten years “slogging around LA” before landing the pivotal role. He was even dropped by...
by Bobbin Beam | Mar 31, 2013 | Acting, Career Advice, performance skills, Personal Development, Voice Acting, Voice Over
Just pulled this one up from the archives from a post in April, 2009. What kind of egg typifies your voiceover business? OK, just seriously silly fun, a smidge of truth and a heavy dose of positive attitude…. Is your approach to your voice-over work a bit...
