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It’s just talking right?
Way back in 2016 I wrote a blog called ‘The Wheel of Death’! It was all about a family trip to the circus (wouldn’t we love that right now?) and surprisingly how it had me drawing comparisons to value for money in the voiceover industry. It came to mind again recently...
It’s ok to…
...take advantage of your situation - it's not taking advantage of the situation. It goes without saying that it's such a challenging time for the whole world right now. If we could save a life every time we read or heard the word 'unprecedented' then we'd be going...
You’ll never guess what….?
Believe it or not my phone rang, not just once, but twice yesterday! And even more unbelievable - neither call was to tell me I'd had a momentary lapse of memory and had been in a car accident! One was a client of old and the other a potential new client. What a...
Death by Comparison
As we wrestle in our household with our daughter's introduction to secondary school, and all the delights that brings, I'm reminded of that haunting phrase 'comparison is the death of joy!'. Only our third week in and we're already amidst the social pressure to...
The Best Version…
Following a crazy May and June, that's even tipped into the start of July, it's that time of year where taking a break is fast approaching! This summer break is particularly welcomed. Work has been increasingly busy with involvement in a variety of projects from...
Play to your strengths
I had a call last week from a company who thought they may have worked with me a while back and needed the voiceover updating. The original employee had moved on, they knew the voiceover was called Mel but didn't know who exactly. Then, after a quick Google search,...
Just say no thanks!
It's a Sunday morning on my birthday weekend and I receive an e-mail from a new client I've been working with. Can I do him a massive favour and pull in some edits that afternoon? It's a very quick and easy decision - on this occasion, unfortunately not I replied. I...
Joining the green scene
How many of you had 'go greener' in amongst your 2019 goals - business or otherwise? I didn't bore you with my New Year targets but I can tell you I did include this one this year. Quite why I've never had it in there before has bugged me, but hey I'm trying to fix...
An Ode!
A New Year plea to all who may care to consider your grammar when a script you prepare. A possessive or plural, whichever it be one cannot underestimate the apostrophe! On another point, whilst we’re at it (note my apostrophe there) us voiceover peeps like to breath...
Performance anxiety….do you suffer?
Type 'performance anxiety' (PA) into a search engine and oh my, you'll get a tonne of links for the kind of PA that I'm not really talking about here if you get my drift! I mean in the world of voiceover of course and thought it might be helpful to share a few...