Giving your work away
Earlier in the Holocene Epoch, when I made my living as a biologist, I didn’t get many opportunities to give back to the community using my vocational skills. I can’t remember a single time I was...
View ArticleThe Social Contract
I’m not terribly social media-savvy and find all the talk about it exhausting. I do try to keep up on at least the basics, along with the related gadgetry, but I feel like I’m drowning when I ignore...
View ArticleLive video chat this Sunday with the voice of Goofy
Kevin Delaney writes that he will be hosting a free, live video chat with Bill Farmer, the voice of Disney’s Goofy, this Sunday 28 August 2010. It’s at 7 pm Pacific time (10 pm Eastern). For details...
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Avian bloopers: My Cousin Vinny
Last night I was in the middle of a complicated dream when I was awakened by one of my favorite voices, that of the Eastern Screech Owl (Otus/Megascops asio). It’s a beautiful, haunting call,...
View ArticleThe secret to successful marketing for independent professionals
That’s an eye-catcher, isn’t it? This tip came to me this morning via email from C. J. Hayden of Get Clients Now. One of the things I like about C. J. Hayden’s e-newsletter is that it comes...
View ArticleUnclutter your space, unclutter your spirit
My treasured voice-over coach, Marice Tobias, has pointed out many times that whatever is going on in your life, you bring it with you into the voice-over booth. You need to resolve it somehow,...
View ArticleYou ARE using Google Analytics, right?
If you’re a business owner who cares about getting new customers, you probably would like to know where the customers are coming from and how they find you. A free tool that shows you that...
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I Love Digikey
The first time I called Digikey, purveyor of electronic components, it was to place an order for a little switch for our microwave oven. You could have knocked me over with a feather when, after one...
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Claim Your Google Local Business Center Listing
Like Google Analytics (except totally different), a Google Local Business listing is a free tool you shouldn’t be doing without. When you search on Google for a product or type of business and add a...
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Wild View Wins Four Emmys
Wild View narrator Mary McKitrick with filmmaker Christian Munoz Donoso On 14 May 2011 the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences New England chapter awarded four Emmys to Wild View, a...
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