Take the Money and Act!

One of the finest actors with whom I’ve ever had the pleasure of working once shared two pearls of wisdom that have stayed with me: “It’s all bullsh#t” and “take the money.” The former was ...

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Numbers Lie!

I’ll say it again, numbers lie. Okay, a better way to put it might be to say that statistics often don’t paint the proverbial complete picture, but that’s kind of wordy and less provocative. I’m ...

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Voiceover Golf Ninja for Hire

It’s human nature to conflate cost with value. Want proof? Lurk around the sales racks at any store and eavesdrop on the conversations. How often do people mention the original price of a marked down ...

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Lessons the Hard Way

  Follow through, follow up, follow the bouncing web search. The first two are crucial to a successful business. The last is evil, and I could have avoided it recently had I paid more attention ...

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Gimme a C…or three!

Casting is subjective. There, I said it. Over the years people have tried to convince me otherwise - usually folks who pitch acting classes, seminars or listing services for a living. But experience from both ...

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Best Sales Tool in the World!

What is the World’s Best Sales Tool? Here’s a hint: it comes in pairs and most people are born equipped, though it’s often not used to it’s full potential. Ready for the answer? (Drumroll) A ...

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Happy to be of Service!

Frank Sinatra. Ol’ Blue Eyes. The one thing most of us know about him is that he did it his way. Except that he didn’t. He hated the song My Way, and wasn’t shy about ...

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The Time Less Frittered

I am writing today from the loneliest of places: an internet based home voiceover studio that currently has no internet service as the result of an speed upgrade gone (temporarily) bad. Thankfully, if you’re reading ...

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