tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6358526787061308176.comments2021-06-21T21:29:07.555-07:00IntrospectionTerry Danielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07914971113378824700noreply@blogger.comBlogger260125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6358526787061308176.post-6016374373105542302016-02-24T05:35:11.589-08:002016-02-24T05:35:11.589-08:00Yes great point!!!Yes great point!!!My Perspectivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06920964725796177766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6358526787061308176.post-64119333090929667222016-02-23T11:09:54.676-08:002016-02-23T11:09:54.676-08:00Yes. Yes. And Yes. I've been using the Tiffany...Yes. Yes. And Yes. I've been using the Tiffany's to Wal-Mart analogy but this one is even better! Voiceovers by Trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16120859605850346887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6358526787061308176.post-49220744432994857532015-09-04T22:24:31.658-07:002015-09-04T22:24:31.658-07:00I knew by the title of the blog that it was going ...I knew by the title of the blog that it was going to be deep. No one could have said it better. The voiceover business is truly hard work. For sure, your message applies to anything in life.Marlene Bertrandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16903294951823940868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6358526787061308176.post-29004937122434389392015-09-01T10:02:07.743-07:002015-09-01T10:02:07.743-07:00Perfectly said!!!
My story...I lost my corporate ...Perfectly said!!!<br /><br />My story...I lost my corporate job on April 30th 2008 and took a leap of faith and went full-time VO the very next day! BOOM 7 years later I'm still having the time of my life! David Browerhttp://www.davidbrowervo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6358526787061308176.post-89270340081426636422015-08-31T15:16:32.488-07:002015-08-31T15:16:32.488-07:00I was the General Manager @ Ground Round in Roches...I was the General Manager @ Ground Round in Rochester, MN 1976-1977. Terry drove over from Mankato and played 5 nights a week with Lowell Schreyer joining him on Friday & Saturday nights. I was at a party yesterday that had Lowell's daughter Debbie playing with her band. Got me thinking about the days of Terry & Lowell. They were great talents and Terry & I got to know each Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06493376182815235305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6358526787061308176.post-77850732548963573382015-01-14T08:40:27.948-08:002015-01-14T08:40:27.948-08:00Very good advice and thank you for bringing up the...Very good advice and thank you for bringing up the topic of the lost art of listening. I can say in my journey, I would put away the gift of listening to seize control and fear of the wrong people manipulating me. My Perspectivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06920964725796177766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6358526787061308176.post-60609240536853260752014-11-21T06:28:18.943-08:002014-11-21T06:28:18.943-08:00So how long should an audio book demo be? I'm ...So how long should an audio book demo be? I'm interested in long-form, too, and inquiring minds want to know.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09581387579222574376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6358526787061308176.post-83947999708554410562014-11-20T16:08:12.139-08:002014-11-20T16:08:12.139-08:00That was good, fast-paced entertainment. I'll ...That was good, fast-paced entertainment. I'll bet if you still had those cheesy CD stickers with your face on it, Kafer, they'd be worth something.Diane M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06567400193157667483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6358526787061308176.post-12585620614724321792014-11-09T08:13:51.794-08:002014-11-09T08:13:51.794-08:00Terry, I love this advice! Right now I am guilty o...Terry, I love this advice! Right now I am guilty of doing exactly what you mentioned, which is spending too much time focusing on how to do marketing instead of actually doing the work of picking up the phone and calling people to showcase my voice. Once I have my demos completed (they are in production now, but I still have a few custom auditions that are on my website: http://tayblog.com/demos)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08878025884479624430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6358526787061308176.post-48094215792868284742014-05-12T18:47:35.512-07:002014-05-12T18:47:35.512-07:00Thanks for a good post, Terry. A lot of what you s...Thanks for a good post, Terry. A lot of what you say can be applied to pretty much any field, not just the voice-over business. Good job!<br /><br />Al<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6358526787061308176.post-11941164112213237762014-05-08T10:37:40.743-07:002014-05-08T10:37:40.743-07:00Great post, Terry, although some of the content of...Great post, Terry, although some of the content of this blog may serve to discourage it. ;-)<br /><br />I cannot help but like what you have to say in this specific blog, and tell you how it reminds me of another voice-over talents timely advice - Maxine Dunn's admonition not to get stuck in "the paralysis of analysis."Kevin Scheullerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12719201144398710072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6358526787061308176.post-58925060841892776202014-02-22T14:26:06.441-08:002014-02-22T14:26:06.441-08:00LOL interesting to get to know YOUR personalities ...LOL interesting to get to know YOUR personalities here and YOUR passion and the ways of marketing Social media tips Want to look into Gmail more and YES ol fashion erase marker and board sounds great!!! and Terry you never answered your wine question but I gather you do Dark reds are best without Sulfites !1 glad you go to the gym I am a great fitness enthusiast but Really Want this carreer :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16875789203169769145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6358526787061308176.post-86598231431114898582014-02-09T07:09:44.016-08:002014-02-09T07:09:44.016-08:00Fun read! Nicely done gentlemen.
Dan FriedmanFun read! Nicely done gentlemen.<br /><br />Dan FriedmanDan Friedmanhttp://sound4vo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6358526787061308176.post-81619297174579665262014-02-08T06:47:44.043-08:002014-02-08T06:47:44.043-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17723702406163672190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6358526787061308176.post-9555926060589484392014-02-06T13:18:45.673-08:002014-02-06T13:18:45.673-08:00I don't blame Doug for leaving, Terry. You wer...I don't blame Doug for leaving, Terry. You were being pretty rude... <br /><br />And forget about him. I'm sure he's just curled up in a ball at VoiceOverTalent.com being a stupid voiceover talent who only cares about the Google ranking of his website, VoiceOverTalent.com. <br />John Lanohttp://voiceovergenie.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6358526787061308176.post-1637034592369835092014-02-06T12:54:32.418-08:002014-02-06T12:54:32.418-08:00I'll take Doug's wine thank you!I'll take Doug's wine thank you! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07079420406438132939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6358526787061308176.post-91712647001237753182014-02-06T12:42:43.237-08:002014-02-06T12:42:43.237-08:00Very fun and informative convo. Look forward to th...Very fun and informative convo. Look forward to the next chapter.JRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08680237303158950793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6358526787061308176.post-29271222395163764422014-01-26T19:06:44.271-08:002014-01-26T19:06:44.271-08:00Great article Terry! Very true that following dir...Great article Terry! Very true that following direction and delivering what is asked for is key. Sometimes though, it is the client that doesn't know how to ask for what they want, and then, the talent needs to be part "mind reader", part artist. The key for me is to keep working towards giving what the client is attempting to ask for without losing patience, talking back, or Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14395371540802417146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6358526787061308176.post-60850106302734897902014-01-24T13:23:43.998-08:002014-01-24T13:23:43.998-08:00I agree, voice over is a service more than an art....I agree, voice over is a service more than an art. I tend to think of it as 'Voice Modelling' rather than 'Voice Acting' in many cases. And that's not about sounding good as a voice talent, it's about making the client's script sound good. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00867378325176701163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6358526787061308176.post-88857667429502897902014-01-16T12:23:52.998-08:002014-01-16T12:23:52.998-08:00Absolutely, if you don't think you're wort...Absolutely, if you don't think you're worth more, no one else will either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6358526787061308176.post-44792152755909940952014-01-16T12:09:05.462-08:002014-01-16T12:09:05.462-08:00Great stuff Terry. Couldn't agree more. Fortun...Great stuff Terry. Couldn't agree more. Fortunately, like you said, there ARE high quality clients who pay very fair rates. You just have to find them :).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08119875416106583464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6358526787061308176.post-29698887234382549692014-01-15T12:26:20.006-08:002014-01-15T12:26:20.006-08:00Right on! Even when I see a cheap Car Dealership s...Right on! Even when I see a cheap Car Dealership spot rate, I shake my head: you know the ad is going to bring in at least five new customers, even if it's in North Dakota. So, that's perhaps 50 to 100K of gross. The VO talent deserves more than they're usually paid in that case. You can't say, oh, it's a small market - you should have to pay money to make money. If I had a Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00867378325176701163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6358526787061308176.post-75840753795959845412014-01-15T06:18:50.728-08:002014-01-15T06:18:50.728-08:00Your jottings are so fine, TD. I really appreciate...Your jottings are so fine, TD. I really appreciate all your VO Introspections. And this particular post is well worth the read. Cheers!Debby Barnes' Sunday SideLineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12216073495419071532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6358526787061308176.post-78620926259196902332014-01-14T14:49:01.336-08:002014-01-14T14:49:01.336-08:00Thank you for that! I needed a pep talk! Any goo...Thank you for that! I needed a pep talk! Any good links for how tos on business plans for VO peeps?Cat Smithhttp://www.catsmith.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6358526787061308176.post-79770788518335747332014-01-03T08:38:59.731-08:002014-01-03T08:38:59.731-08:00Great advice Terry! I'll be putting this to us...Great advice Terry! I'll be putting this to use this year! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07723214200664765462noreply@blogger.com