MO-JOE Friday Video Episode 115: How To Practice ‘Everyday Gratitude,’ by Joe Loesch
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And come back soon for MO-JOE!
What’s the secret to happiness? Joe Loesch reached way back to a Groucho Marx “You Bet Your Life” TV episode recently for some laughs, and discovered a contestant who out-shined Groucho in making people smile. Naturally, in this new MO-JOE Friday video, Joe finds a correlation to your voice-over career and life when the contestant tells Groucho what makes him so happy …
Cheap can be very expensive. What? In this MO-JOE Friday Video encore, Joe Loesch – the voice of experience – describes how an initial reason for working for less money, or for free, can eventually hurt you. “Once you have devalued yourself, neither you nor your client will ever be happy with what you do for them,” Joe says, “because now they feel they’re dealing with someone from the bottom of the barrel” …
“Audiobooks is the fastest-growing area of consumer publishing – notching $2.5 billion in sales in 2017 – and that’s great news for you and me,” notes voice-over pro, audiobook narrator/publisher and VO Booth Camp coach Joe Loesch. And as more and more writers turn first to the spoken word as their preferred medium, competition among publishers is heating up, as Joe explains in MO-JOE Friday Video Episode 26 …
One of the most crucial aspects of voice acting is your recording environment. What is your floor? Is your recording space quiet? We’re talking about your noise floor – the background noise level in your recording space. A low noise floor ensures your recordings are crisp and clear. To achieve this, you need a quiet, well insulated space. In today’s new MO-JOE Friday Video, Joe Loesch gives pointers on insulating your home audio studio …
Whether you’re new to voice over or a seasoned pro, we all get to a point where we question ourselves. Especially if the VO work isn’t coming in as frequently as we’d like – or for newbies, where to find the work. We’re stumped for answers. VO pro/coach Joe Loesch suggests how to break out that rut in today’s new MO-JOE Friday Video …
Most anyone can tell a story, but voice over requires a higher level of skills. At what level are you? When you tell the story, do you truly know your audience? Can listeners “hear” your hands and body movements as you talk? Good storytelling skills can be learned, notes Joe Loesch, who shares tips in this encore MO-JOE Friday Video episode.