This morning, I presented a lesson on the subject of planning. It’s a good subject for the approaching dawn of a new year, when people are getting themselves into the forward-thinking mode. Like many of my better lessons, it’s one I preached to myself first. I’ll be the first to acknowledge that my planning and [...]
Archive for December 2008
Planning for success
December 28, 2008RIP, Eartha Kitt
December 25, 2008Eartha Kitt, the multitalented entertainer who recently won consecutive Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program for her voice work in Disney’s The Emperor’s New School, died today. You can read my complete tribute over at my pop culture blog, SwanShadow Thinks Out Loud. Ironic twist: Ms. Kitt, who popularized the pop-jazz [...]
Act like you’re in Jeopardy!
December 23, 2008Tonight on Jeopardy!, one of the contestants was a voice actress named Sam Johnston. She demonstrated her prodigious telephony skills during the interview segment: “To speak to a representative, please press 1.” I’m trying to think… would I exchange Sam’s VO career for my Jeopardy! career? Probably not just yet.
Investment
December 23, 2008Yesterday, I ponied up the balance due on my January narration class at Voicetrax. When I looked at the invoice amount, I had to remind myself that I’m making an investment in my future. I was reminding myself of that very thing this morning, as I was working through my daily reads. It’s easy to [...]
My future is being held prisoner in a Chinese bakery
December 19, 2008The girls and I got Chinese takeout for my birthday dinner. Here’s the good word from my post-repast fortune cookie: You will be fortunate in everything you put your hands to. Dangling preposition aside, I hope that prediction finds its reality in my VO career in 2009.
Someday…
December 17, 2008…I will like the sound of my voice. It’s strange, really. I first sang a solo on stage when I was ten. I’ve acted since I was in sixth grade. I’ve sung in choruses for a dozen years and in a quartet for three, in front of audiences as large as 10,000. I’ve been speaking [...]
A kick in the private
December 12, 2008This morning, I headed down to Voicetrax in Sausalito for a private coaching session with Sirenetta Leoni. I enjoy the private sessions when I can schedule them — an hour of nonstop booth time, with a chance to experiment and get feedback one-on-one. Sirenetta and I had never worked together before, so I was a [...]
As I was saying…
December 12, 2008So, here’s the deal. If you’ve wandered over from my other blog, SwanShadow Thinks Out Loud, I guess you found me. I’m setting up this blog specifically to journal about my nascent career as a voice actor. Eventually, there might be something here that’s of general interest to the world at large, or at least, [...]
