Thanksgiving

In the USA, it’s Thanksgiving Day, one of my very most favorite holidays. My heart overflows with gratitude for Cinda, the wonderful wife God has given me and for the four children he’s given us. It has been quite a year of transition for all of us, but a good one. I’m grateful for my extended family and for their love. I give thanks for my friends, those I’ve known for many years and those who are more recent additions to my life. I’m deeply grateful for the

Explore sound

Check out this fascinating on-line presentation on The Power of Sound from Katz Marketing Solutions. It will take a few minutes, but will be well worth your time.

Twitter updates from Karen on Thu 26 Nov 2009

Why did @DrewCommins‘ mother tell me today about a “skunk” on her wedding day? She always wants to shock us. Some things are better unsaid. I’ve had front row tickets to Barry Manilow’s shows in the past; now you have to bid on them. I am happy to get 2nd row tix. Fan club rocks! On Thanksgiving, I’m grateful for sooo much, starting with @DrewCommins, our families, friends, my voice-over clients, & now Barry at Paris! It’s a dream come true!

Ask Rudy #1 – On The Job, What Clients Expect: Suck It Up, Baby – You’re The Pro, by Rudy Gaskins

Here’s looking at you: Top creative director/producer Rudy Gaskins shares how voice actors are viewed from the other side of the glass in this exclusive VoiceOverXtra series. Today’s topic: What’s expected of the voice actor? Including sharing creative visions, taking directions, ISDN, understanding roles and more …

indie buffalo

If I was better organized I would be able to tell if I had written about this before but to the best my old cranium I haven’t. While this addresses a topic more closely associated with those in or around Buffalo, NY, it could be worth while to those in other cities because with a little Googling, you might find a group in your area similar to the one I’m about to speak about. Indie Buffalo is a web site dedicated to everything for the independent film maker in Buffalo and

overheard regarding an olympic logo

2014 Winter Olympic logo (maybe) If you’re looking for rumors or gossip, this is absolutely the wrong blog to visit. We don’t gossip or spread rumors here. Tisn’t nice and we’re a nice blog. So no rumors. But we’re OK with idle chitchat. So the idle chitchat we came across today involves one of our favorite topics – Olympic logos and the possible sighting of the new official logo for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia. See that graphic up

"Holiday Magic" With My Girls…

My family is rich…that’s not an arrogant statement, it’s true.  We live in the US and that means we are very well off compared to many areas of the world.  Oh, there is still a list of things we truly need, which will have to wait and there will always be things we would like to have.  However, in the midst of that, the reality is we are very, very well off….so are you, and like you, my family is grateful. This year, in particular, has been rewarding as

Holiday Magic CD 2009 FINAL PUSH

Hello my faithful readers and thanks for choosing to check in again.  As many of you know, Jeff Gelder produces a Holiday CD to be handed out to “…Children of All Ages” at Children’s Hospitals around the country at Christmas time/Holidays.  If I may be so bold as to ask, would you consider taking a moment to read about a pressing need, which must be addressed if GelderHead Productions is going to get these CD’s to the kids? Here’s what Jeff

The seven wonders of branding

Tom Asacker blogs about 7 branding concepts that still seem valid, but then again, maybe not. Whatever you think of Tom’s post, I hope he gets you thinking more deeply about your own brand, what it means and how you’re living it.

What Clients Expect

Creative director/producer Rudy Gaskins offers some very helpful insights on what you’re expected to know if you’re going to be serious about your voiceover business, over at VoiceOverXtra. Well worth a few minutes of your time.