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Anne and Lau share a valuable discussion about the pivotal role websites play in any business, and how they can be a driving force behind attracting potential clients. In this episode, The Bosses discuss how a well-presented, professional, and easy-to-navigate website has a crucial role in enhancing online shopping experiences, increasing sales, and building trust with potential customers. Learn how to ensure your website is professional, easy to navigate, and trustworthy to drive potential customers to your content. Transcript: Anne Ganguzza: Hey, hey, everyone. Welcome to the V.O. Boss podcast and the V.O. Boss Superpower Series. I'm your host, Anne Ganguzza, and I have today with me the effervescent, lovely, amazing Lau Lapides. Lau Lapides: Keep going Annie, keep going. You don't need to stop. Anne Ganguzza: She Lau Lapides: Ha ha Anne Ganguzza: is everything. She is everything, bosses. Lau Lapides: ha. Aw, thank you. Anne Ganguzza: And we love her, and we Lau Lapides: We Anne Ganguzza: love her. Lau Lapides: love you too. So awesome to be here, always. Anne Ganguzza: Well, it's awesome to have you as usual. So Lau Lapides: Thank you. Anne Ganguzza: today, or I shouldn't say today, but this week, Law, I had a very exciting thing happen to me. I got an email from a potential client that said they had been researching quietly in the background, looking for a new voice for their brand. And they found me. And they listened to my d- demos. They found me like on a Google search and found my website and listened to my demos. And then apparently narrowed down that search to about, I don't know, a handful of people. And they said that they would like me to audition for this very cool possibility for a major brand. And I was so ecstatic because... I didn't do a thing. Like they found me. They found me on a Google search and they found my website and they were able to listen to my demos and they were able to assess, right, my voice, obviously, and decide yes, she's going on a short list. All because I had a really great website that had things laid out easily, easy to find my demos, easily played. and easy to contact me. And so I thought it was important. I thought it would be an important topic to discuss websites. And I know I talk about it incessantly, but I thought let's dedicate an entire episode to websites and how they are so important to your business bosses. Lau Lapides: Oh, that's so fabulous. I'm so happy for you. Anne Ganguzza: Thank Lau Lapides: Congratulations. Anne Ganguzza: you. Yay, thank you. Lau Lapides: Big yay. I love that you got my jazz hands. Whoo. Anne Ganguzza: Thank Lau Lapides: It's really Anne Ganguzza: you. Lau Lapides: awesome. I do have to qualify one thing you said for Anne Ganguzza: Mm-hmm. Lau Lapides: the listeners and that you said you did nothing. Anne Ganguzza: Oh, well. Lau Lapides: You actually have 25 years behind you that Anne Ganguzza: You're right. Lau Lapides: led up to that moment that made that prospect. clients life really fast and easy Anne Ganguzza: Yes. Lau Lapides: so that they didn't move on to the next person. Anne Ganguzza: Yeah. Lau Lapides: So I just wanted to catch you on Anne Ganguzza: Thank Lau Lapides: that because Anne Ganguzza: you, thank you Lau Lapides: you're Anne Ganguzza: for Lau Lapides: so Anne Ganguzza: that. Lau Lapides: used to Anne Ganguzza: Yes, Lau Lapides: being fabulous Anne Ganguzza: I know. Lau Lapides: that you think you're doing nothing when really you've done all the work leading Anne Ganguzza: Well, Lau Lapides: up to that moment. Anne Ganguzza: and I'll Lau Lapides: Right? Anne Ganguzza: tell you, and I did do the work on my website, my storefront that made that available, right? I'm always saying that you can have the best voice in the world, but it doesn't do you any good if people don't know about you. And one of the easiest Lau Lapides: That's right. Anne Ganguzza: and quickest ways that people can find out information about you and your product and contact you is that website. And so many people put that website on the back burner. Or they're like, I don't have the money to invest. Guys, I'm here to tell you, you have to do that. If you are a business in 2023 or for the past 10 years, if you've been a business, you really need to have that storefront. You need to have that website. It is critical. And I always tell people, don't skimp on it. We talk about investing in our business all the time. And it is one area I think you need to invest. And I've invested over the years, thousands of dollars. I don't want to say that it's super, super expensive. It can be. I'm a big believer in presentation. Really matters. Presentation matters. And so yes, can you do your own website? Sure. Are you a website designer by trade? Maybe not. So I tend to. try to make it as presentable and as professional as possible so that it really makes an impression. Lau Lapides: Yeah, it pops. Yours always pops and it just comes right out at you. So I'm not surprised that you have this huge brand that's looking at you now because you look like a huge brand. You have to you have to Anne Ganguzza: Mm. Lau Lapides: project exactly Anne Ganguzza: Yes. Lau Lapides: the karma and the boomerang that you want to get back. You have to really be honest about that. And when someone says what you just said, Annie, like, oh, I don't have the money for that. Well, make the money. Go Anne Ganguzza: Yeah. Lau Lapides: go Anne Ganguzza: Oh, Lau Lapides: do Anne Ganguzza: please. Lau Lapides: whatever you need. Wash cars. take care of puppies and Anne Ganguzza: Yes, Lau Lapides: flip pancakes Anne Ganguzza: yes, Lau Lapides: to make the money Anne Ganguzza: wash Lau Lapides: so that you Anne Ganguzza: cars, Lau Lapides: look Anne Ganguzza: clean Lau Lapides: like Anne Ganguzza: houses, Lau Lapides: that. Anne Ganguzza: do whatever you gotta Lau Lapides: Whatever, Anne Ganguzza: do, but get Lau Lapides: we all Anne Ganguzza: that Lau Lapides: did Anne Ganguzza: money, Lau Lapides: it. Yeah. Anne Ganguzza: right? Yes, exactly, and I love that you said that because again, we all did that, right? I mean, Lau Lapides: We all did that. Anne Ganguzza: you'd be amazed at what I do for money, but that's another topic. But, Lau Lapides: By Anne Ganguzza: but. Lau Lapides: the way, websites are cheaper and quicker and Anne Ganguzza: Hmm Lau Lapides: easier to create now than ever. Anne Ganguzza: Yeah, Lau Lapides: I remember the days Anne Ganguzza: and Lau Lapides: where it would take $10,000, Anne Ganguzza: yeah Lau Lapides: $15,000 Anne Ganguzza: Yeah, Lau Lapides: to make a website. Anne Ganguzza: and well, and I'm gonna mention this I'm gonna qualify this because I have a website that's very functional Okay, I have multiple websites number one I don't think you need to be held to just one website. Although, you know for my voiceover, right? I've got one website, but remember I've got multiple multiple divisions of my business, right? I've got the VO Boss, that's a completely different brand. I've got the VO Peeps, that's a different brand. I've got Nganguza Coaching, that's a different brand. I've got my Studio Cats, that's a different brand. So literally, for each of my brands, I have a separate website. And I, for, depending on what you wanna do with that website, especially because I sell products, I sell physical products, I sell digital products, I sell memberships. And so because of the extensive selling that I do on my website, and I think, hey, every VO needs to be able to sell on their website. You have to make it easy for people to pay you, right? Who wants to step through hoops to make a payment? I mean, Lau Lapides: No Anne Ganguzza: just Lau Lapides: friction. Anne Ganguzza: click, click and pay. Yeah, and same thing with all aspects of your website, right? People should be able to find what they need and buy as quick as possible. Right? Lau Lapides: Yes. Anne Ganguzza: So my websites, and you know you were talking about, they used to cost a whole lot more money. You're right. Any voice actor can get a one page website, and I'm gonna talk a little bit more about that Lau Lapides: Hmm. Anne Ganguzza: a little later, but for not a tremendous amount of money. And I think there are templates out there that can make it look very professional. Lots of great people out there as well. For my websites, because of the extensive functionality, I have memberships, I have multiple ways to pay me, I have calendar appointments, scheduling going on, then that's gonna cost you a little bit more on the back end, but again, it is an investment in your business. Lau Lapides: Mm hmm. Yes. And I want to caution listeners, too, that as much as you want one and need one and eventually will have one, if not more than one, be careful of doing it prematurely. Because I know, Anne Ganguzza: Mm. Lau Lapides: Annie, you go through this. I go through this as on the coaching end. that will get a lot of newbie starters, like within the first month or Anne Ganguzza: Mm-hmm. Lau Lapides: two, they're just literally investigating VO, they're just starting training, and already they're thinking about, oh, I need a website, I need Anne Ganguzza: Mm-hmm. Lau Lapides: marketing, I need this. I'm like, wait a second, you don't even know if you like it. Anne Ganguzza: Well, Lau Lapides: You Anne Ganguzza: wait, Lau Lapides: don't even know if you wanna Anne Ganguzza: yeah. Lau Lapides: do it yet. Anne Ganguzza: And wait till you get the product to market first, right? Because the whole idea of a website is that you have, well, I should say the whole idea of a voiceover website is that you have a product that you can market. Well, you want to make sure that you have the product first. That means get your coaching. Get your demo, because the demo's going to showcase that product, right? Make sure that you've got those things in place. But I would say it's never too late to start thinking about your website. Start thinking about a brand. But again, that's something that you'll discover as you go. And so I think a lot of times, if you start too early with that website, your branding is not quite finalized. And then that could be costly for you later on, because you could be thinking, oh, I really like this way to brand me. I'm going to use this tagline, or I'm going to use these colors. And then as you evolve in developing your voiceover product, you might say, oh, well, maybe that doesn't fit me as well as this one does. And then you're going to have to rebrand, and that's going to probably cost you more money. So absolutely start planning for it. But there's lots of development work you can do on the back end before it is out there and present on the web, on the interwebs, where people go to your website and they say, but I don't have, there's no demos. How do I hear you? Right? Lau Lapides: And be careful too, that once you do this, or at least the beginning stages of doing this, of saying, I see this all the time. Well, I have my website is up and out, I got my demos on there, I've got some training, I'm ready to go. I'm ready for the jobs, where's my work? Anne Ganguzza: Mm-hmm. Lau Lapides: Be careful of that way of thinking, because on average, a business that's a startup business in any industry, takes a good three to five years to get Anne Ganguzza: Oh Lau Lapides: off Anne Ganguzza: yeah. Lau Lapides: the ground, it just does. Anne Ganguzza: Oh yeah. Lau Lapides: So be careful of this, I'm ready to go. Where's my work kind Anne Ganguzza: Mm-hmm. Lau Lapides: of mentality? Like you have to work at getting work. You have to earn it. You have Anne Ganguzza: Yeah. Lau Lapides: to reach out. You have to do the hard work labor of directing traffic to the website. Anne Ganguzza: Yes, Lau Lapides: The Anne Ganguzza: yes. Lau Lapides: website doesn't necessarily do it for you. You Anne Ganguzza: Exactly, Lau Lapides: have to direct Anne Ganguzza: exactly. Lau Lapides: people to the website, right? And... Anne Ganguzza: Exactly. Your content, right, that's out there is what helps to generate the SEO where people are searching for a specific, you know, product or a specific voice that hopefully, you know, it's getting increasingly. difficult that you show up on those pages, right? So if you're not getting good SEO with people finding you through the search engines, you can absolutely put content out there that is of interest to your potential clients. And that can mean social media. You can be entertaining on social media. You can put out blog articles on social media or on your website. You can then drive people to that website so that they can then have access to your demos, to a button where they can click and contact you and say, hey, I have this script, how much would it cost? And of course, I always like to make it easy Lau Lapides: Right. Anne Ganguzza: to pay as well. So absolutely driving. Lau Lapides: I always love to, I'll tell you, speaking as an agent, one of the big things that I'm asked is, how do I deal with driving someone to see my website? I say, easy, give me one link. It should be one link Anne Ganguzza: Mm-hmm. Lau Lapides: navigation and drive me exactly, point me in exactly what you want me to see. Anne Ganguzza: Mm-hmm. Lau Lapides: right away. So Anne Ganguzza: Yeah. Lau Lapides: let's say I'm an agent. I am an agent. I don't want to go through all your pages. I don't want to scroll way down. I don't want to find the Anne Ganguzza: Mm-hmm, Lau Lapides: demos. Anne Ganguzza: mm-hmm, mm-hmm. Lau Lapides: For me, it's the commercial demo. Send me exactly to where the commercial demo Anne Ganguzza: Mm-hmm. Lau Lapides: is. And then Anne Ganguzza: Yeah. Lau Lapides: if I have time and I want to scroll down, and oftentimes I do, I'll scroll, I'll Anne Ganguzza: Right. Lau Lapides: see what it looks like. It's kind of cool. But I'm not frustrated trying to find that particular item that I'm looking for. So really point. the people that you're driving in exactly Anne Ganguzza: Mm-hmm. Lau Lapides: where they need to go so they're not kind of looking around figuring Anne Ganguzza: Yeah, Lau Lapides: it out, having trouble with navigation. Anne Ganguzza: yeah. Having trouble with navigation. Yeah, that's a big plus, is to be able to have concise information quickly available to the shopper. Now, I always make this comparison that when I shop online, and I love to shop online, I'm a shopper, okay? Lau Lapides: You're a shopaholic. Anne Ganguzza: So the free I kind of am so the first thing I do think about when you shop online, right? What is it that makes you click and buy right Lau Lapides: Mmm, Anne Ganguzza: number one? Lau Lapides: I Anne Ganguzza: It Lau Lapides: like Anne Ganguzza: has Lau Lapides: that. Anne Ganguzza: to be right for me. It has to be a professional looking website It has to really speak to me that this is what okay old Navy sells clothing and accessories And so therefore I was used old Navy, but it could be anything Nordstrom rag It could be all of my favorite places, Lau Lapides: Mm-hmm. Anne Ganguzza: right? They have to absolutely when I get to that first page have to look professional. They can't be, you know, they have to be with the Lau Lapides: Right. Anne Ganguzza: current, they kind of have to be current trends, you know. It can't be like anything screaming, you know, blinking graphics like from the 90s or, you know, when websites were first made. It can't just be one big long, long page. It has to look professional. I have to be able to access the products that I want right away. I need to be able to find out information right away and I need to be able to maybe read, get more information, or look at pictures of it. Lau Lapides: Mm-hmm. Anne Ganguzza: And so for a voiceover, I listen to demos, listen to samples, maybe watch videos. And then I need to be able to do, OK, if I have questions, how am I going to get those questions answered? Is there an FAQ? Is there somebody I can contact that I can talk to? Is there a phone number, believe it or not? There are people who still like to talk on the phone, just saying. You know, I like to talk on the phone. When I need to find out information, like I literally. I bought a pair of glasses, there's a big surprise, and I needed to return them so that I could get a new pair of lenses, and I went to the website, they're like, well, we're sorry, we don't make those anymore, right? So you're gonna have to pick out new lenses, or you're gonna have to pick out new glasses, and I'm like, wait a minute, okay, now this is getting complex. So I literally was like, where's the phone number, right? So I got the phone number, I called customer service. So. Things like that, right? So for me, when I buy, what's important for you when you buy, when you go to a website? It looks professional, it's trustworthy, I feel as though I could put my credit card information in there and it wouldn't be stolen or compromised. And so you have to work on creating a business storefront on that website that is trustworthy, professional. and just easy to access and navigate. Lau Lapides: I love that word easy. Easy is the word we wanna keep in mind because as creatives, we wanna go into a lot of content, a lot of information, a lot of different directions because it's a nature of a lot of what we do, but yet the audience does not want that. The audience wants super quick, 10 second, find what I need, look it over fast, Anne Ganguzza: Or Lau Lapides: or, Anne Ganguzza: after that, if they Lau Lapides: or. Anne Ganguzza: want to find out more information, like how experienced are they? How have they been doing this a long time? Now I'm gonna ask you a lot as an agent, and for me also for casting people, a lot of times I will go to their website because it tells me a bunch about their brand. Just like when I research companies, when I'm researching companies so that I can voice their brand more effectively, I look at what is their website saying to me? What is their brand? Who is their audience? Do you, when it comes time to deciding who you might want to put on your roster, let's say, okay, you hear the commercial demo, but don't you also, if you've got, maybe you've got a similar voice, or maybe you're trying to find out if they have versatility in maybe another area, do you not continue to go through their website and or even their social media, right? I think your social media links got to be on there as well to kind of find out more about the person because before I let you speak, we always buy from people we know, like and trust. And that website is going to be the storefront of that in providing that information. Lau Lapides: Yes, I would say yes, and yes, and be Anne Ganguzza: Mm-hmm. Lau Lapides: careful. Anything that's leading you to anything else, you've got the tentacles out there. So whatever you put on your website may lead you to other places, Anne Ganguzza: Sure. Lau Lapides: whether they're socials or articles or stories, whatever. I would just be careful. Just go through all of that. So play the role of someone who is landing on you and maybe looking at you for a job. Just put yourself Anne Ganguzza: Mm-hmm. Lau Lapides: in their shoes and say, okay. Joe Smith, great. Let me go and investigate Joe Smith because Anne Ganguzza: Mm-hmm. Lau Lapides: maybe I want to represent them. What are all the places that I'm led to? Anne Ganguzza: Sure. Lau Lapides: And are they good places? Are they Anne Ganguzza: Sure, Lau Lapides: not Anne Ganguzza: absolutely. Lau Lapides: good places? How do they represent you? Like, you have to be really careful about that. The panel that I was on at the conference that we just attended, one of the agents brought up, one of the casting brought up, you know, be careful of what's on your social media. Anne Ganguzza: Oh, gosh Lau Lapides: Be very Anne Ganguzza: yes. Lau Lapides: careful, Anne Ganguzza: Mm-hmm. Lau Lapides: right? You may need a You may need, well, you can control that yourself, but you may need a reputation defender type Anne Ganguzza: Absolutely, Lau Lapides: of a service Anne Ganguzza: absolutely. Lau Lapides: to wipe out all your crap that you've done for 10 years, pay Anne Ganguzza: Mm-hmm. Lau Lapides: him a thousand bucks or whatever it is, and clean your slate. Just like you and Anne Ganguzza: Well... Lau Lapides: I clean our closets and our, right? Clean your online Anne Ganguzza: Wait, Lau Lapides: slate, right? Anne Ganguzza: we are, look, we are celebrities, okay? I'm just saying, right? First of all, I'm manifesting, I'm manifesting. We are celebrities, right? We are Lau Lapides: Yes. Anne Ganguzza: celebrities. And how many celebrities do you know have tarnished their brand, right, by something they've said or something that's gotten out on social media, right, that wasn't appropriate, okay? And so when a brand is going to hire you, a company's going to hire you to represent them, That is of concern to them, right? They don't wanna Lau Lapides: Yes. Anne Ganguzza: be hiring people that are talking, talking badly or poorly Lau Lapides: Mm-hmm. Anne Ganguzza: on social media or representing themselves poorly because then it's gonna represent the brand poorly. So it starts with your website, because again, if people don't know how to hire you, if they can't find you Lau Lapides: Yep. Anne Ganguzza: and they don't know, it's never going to happen. So that website is... a very, very worthwhile investment. And I'm gonna say, I wouldn't go for the cheapest website developer out there. I just wouldn't. There are some reasonably priced websites that you can, and so I guess the question to me would be, okay, is it good enough? Lau Lapides: Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha Anne Ganguzza: Well, okay, so for me, right, I don't know. Look at my websites. I spend the money. And I'm just saying, I'm not saying that my websites are the. well, I'm very proud of my websites. I made sure, it took me a long time to find my website designer, and I make sure that I'm refreshing, and I'm trying to update them, so that it is a professional-looking website, and I constantly get complimented on it. And I'm thinking to myself, well, I think that's wonderful, but you could have it too, right? It really comes down to Lau Lapides: Yeah. Anne Ganguzza: researching. you know, a good website designer, understanding who you are, what your brand is, what you want to put out there, right, in your storefront. And that requires a lot of work, guys. It's not a, oh, let's do this overnight. Let's get this, and let's just write a quick paragraph bio. Lau Lapides: No. Anne Ganguzza: No, this is something that really has to evolve. And like I said, if you can plan and you can start that planning sooner, I would recommend that, right? Because there's a lot of thought that goes into how you present yourself. Lau Lapides: Mm-hmm. Anne Ganguzza: And again, I am that type, I will spend the money, I will make the investment to present myself in the very best light possible, right? I wanna be better than every other website out there because I want there to be that little something that people say, you know what, I just, I'm gonna go with her. And again, I cannot tell you how many people who have found me on my website and said, wow, you are so impressed, and they go on about, you are so impressed, and I'm thinking to myself, okay, I'm in. And you know, I've been doing this for a while, thank you. And but in my head, I'm going, okay, but they're going on about it because of the presence, right, that I project. And every one of you can project that presence and manifest that celebrity, right, on your website, because that is going to make such a statement about who you are and what kind of work you're going to be doing for that company. And of course, I am a celebrity, so I manifest it. I'm just saying, Lau Lapides: I'm all Anne Ganguzza: right? Lau Lapides: over that. Anne Ganguzza: Right, Lau Lapides: And Anne Ganguzza: yeah. Lau Lapides: I do think there is something to you get what you pay for. Anne Ganguzza: Mm-hmm. Lau Lapides: I think, Anne Ganguzza: Yeah. Lau Lapides: you know, but be careful in Anne Ganguzza: Yes. Lau Lapides: who you pay and who you entrust. Like you really have to look at their work, look at their portfolio, see Anne Ganguzza: Mm-hmm. Lau Lapides: if they're someone that you want to trust with your brand and are they capable? Are they competent? Are they fast, the designer? Are they someone who's gonna stay with you? Or are they just wham bam, done, here, pay Anne Ganguzza: Mm-hmm. Lau Lapides: me, I'm gone and you never Anne Ganguzza: Yeah. Lau Lapides: find them again? I would suggest you go with someone who, to some degree, can help you manage it, even though Anne Ganguzza: Yes, Lau Lapides: you're gonna manage Anne Ganguzza: I Lau Lapides: your Anne Ganguzza: agree. Lau Lapides: own site. You Anne Ganguzza: I agree. Lau Lapides: do need an assistant Anne Ganguzza: Mm-hmm. Lau Lapides: manager, someone who you can connect with, who has that artist mentality and say, Anne Ganguzza: Yeah. Lau Lapides: yeah, I'm gonna be available to you for help with plugins or help with the backend Anne Ganguzza: Mm-hmm, Lau Lapides: or Anne Ganguzza: mm-hmm. Lau Lapides: help with stuff that you're just not. capable or competent to do. I also wanted to make mention to any that in regards to like your different websites Be Anne Ganguzza: Mm-hmm. Lau Lapides: be aware that if you're doing more than one website or even on your one website Don't confuse us that you're in different careers Anne Ganguzza: Yeah. Lau Lapides: different vocations So what you're talking about is all under the umbrella of your company. Anne Ganguzza: A voiceover. Lau Lapides: It all Anne Ganguzza: Mm-hmm. Lau Lapides: works hand-in-hand It all is services that make sense to being a voiceover coach and on Anne Ganguzza: Mm-hmm. Lau Lapides: and on. But don't tell me you're a nurse, don't tell Anne Ganguzza: Yeah, Lau Lapides: me you're a Anne Ganguzza: yeah. Lau Lapides: landscaper, and Anne Ganguzza: Mm-hmm, Lau Lapides: be careful Anne Ganguzza: yeah. Lau Lapides: of talking about your bartending site. Anne Ganguzza: Yeah, Lau Lapides: Because that Anne Ganguzza: yeah. Lau Lapides: side hustles that are quiet and Anne Ganguzza: Mm-hmm. Lau Lapides: underground and for you to have. And I see that a lot with talent actually. Sometimes on the same website, they'll be telling me something that confuses me. Like, I'm like, hmm, are they career? Is this Anne Ganguzza: Yeah. Lau Lapides: something Anne Ganguzza: Is this Lau Lapides: that Anne Ganguzza: their Lau Lapides: they're Anne Ganguzza: full Lau Lapides: serious Anne Ganguzza: time? Lau Lapides: about? Anne Ganguzza: Yeah, exactly. That's Lau Lapides: Right? Anne Ganguzza: a really wonderful point. Yeah. So you want to make it, you want to make it, you know, that this is your... professional, this is your vocation, this is what you do. Even if you're doing it part time, right? You don't necessarily have to mention that you're doing it part time, but what you showcase to the world is that you are a professional and that you can turn things around within a certain amount of time and that there is no question about that, right? So Lau Lapides: Mm-hmm. Anne Ganguzza: if you're going to put content on your website that makes us question that, then I might go to another talent. Now, if I had to choose, right? from one talent and I like their voices and I'm like, oh, I like, I love this voice and I love this voice. What's the next thing you're gonna do? Law, look at social media, look at websites, see what they've done before, right? Do they Lau Lapides: Yep. Anne Ganguzza: have other experience that might be, especially if you don't know, right? When I don't know a product and I've never purchased from a store before, I'm looking at testimonials. I am looking at reviews. And of course, that's something that I think is super helpful to have on your website, right? Testimonials, reviews, you know, of your work, because how do I trust, right? And not just reviews on the website. Oh, I think that's a great place to start, because I think a lot of people can actually, you know, put reviews and make them up. But I certainly don't. I don't, but I'm a testimonial. I don't even know what the word is for it, but I am constantly asking for testimonials. But not just putting it on my website, but putting them in blog articles, putting them out there on social media so that they kind of just become all over the place where it becomes a good word of mouth. And also I want to back that up, right, with performance so that people are actually talking about me. And talking about me, that's probably the best, I think one of the best things. that you can do for your career is get people talking about you in a good way, of course. Lau Lapides: Mm-hmm. Anne Ganguzza: And talking about, God, she's so talented, or I love her voice, she just executed for me and I would hire her again and again and again. And that is people talking, right? In groups and forums, you know, good word of mouth, I'm going to say word of mouth. But to get to the word of mouth, people have to know you, right? And so you have to put yourself out there. first and foremost on a website, right? And then social media, and then back that up with good performance, with reliable, solid work. And then, then after a certain amount of time, hopefully people start talking about you, right? And then that becomes one of the best referrals and best ways of getting the gig ever. Lau Lapides: I love that. I love that. I mean, as an agent, the first thing I'm going to go to Anne Ganguzza: Mm-hmm. Lau Lapides: on your website are jobs. Anne Ganguzza: Mm-hmm, Lau Lapides: So Anne Ganguzza: mm-hmm. Lau Lapides: if I see visuals, I'll always go to the visuals first. Actually, before your Anne Ganguzza: Yeah. Lau Lapides: demo, sometimes I'm a very visual person. So if I see videos, I'm going to run on the assumption those are actual jobs of some kind. I'm going to poke on one or two videos and see if they look like they're professionally produced. Anne Ganguzza: Yeah. Lau Lapides: If they do, then I'm like, oh, this guy, he's selling to you. OK, all right, perfect. Then I Anne Ganguzza: Mm-hmm. Lau Lapides: kind of listen to the demo, but I already know. He's a top pro, he's already Anne Ganguzza: Yeah, Lau Lapides: in the Anne Ganguzza: yeah, Lau Lapides: market, on the national market, and he's Anne Ganguzza: yeah. Lau Lapides: doing stuff. I just think that's the nature of what we do, moving fast, Anne Ganguzza: Mm-hmm. Lau Lapides: working at a business level, and working with top notch Anne Ganguzza: And visuals. Lau Lapides: customers and clients, and visuals, yes, Anne Ganguzza: I love that you said Lau Lapides: visuals Anne Ganguzza: visuals because, Lau Lapides: are really important. Cleanliness, Anne Ganguzza: yeah, yes. Lau Lapides: space, structure. A lot of times I'll see the designer put the content in, but it looks messy. It looks... Anne Ganguzza: Mm. Lau Lapides: it looks like it's not formatted well, it looks like it's hard to read, Anne Ganguzza: Mm. Lau Lapides: the font is too small or the colors are wrong. Things like that sort of get in the way of the messaging. So Anne Ganguzza: Mm-hmm. Lau Lapides: I think one of the more important things is, yes, visuals, but keep it clean, keep it fresh, keep it streamlined, keep it open, keep it easy to read. Anne Ganguzza: Mm-hmm. Lau Lapides: Above the fold is good. It doesn't mean I won't scroll, I'll scroll, but keep the most important stuff. boom Anne Ganguzza: above Lau Lapides: when I Anne Ganguzza: the Lau Lapides: land Anne Ganguzza: fold. Lau Lapides: on it, it's right there. Your Toyota commercial is right there. Anne Ganguzza: Mm-hmm, Lau Lapides: I Anne Ganguzza: mm-hmm. Lau Lapides: don't have to look for it, you Anne Ganguzza: Yeah. Lau Lapides: know? Anne Ganguzza: And again, I like the, like you said, visual. I think visual is so important these days, because again, most of Lau Lapides: Yeah. Anne Ganguzza: us have less than a seven second attention span, and that Lau Lapides: Yeah. Anne Ganguzza: includes people who are looking for people to hire. And so if you can put the most important stuff above the fold, make it visual. If you just have commercial demo and it's a one, gosh, I'm a big fan of breaking up your demos into each spot and then labeling those spots with, let's say, Ford F-150, Lau Lapides: Yeah. Anne Ganguzza: powerful, motivational, that kind of thing. Hogue Hospital, compassionate, warm. So putting those descriptors on the individual spots as well, because people don't click to listen. Sometimes we're not in a spot where we can listen, although you hope that people that are hiring you are going to be listening. But sometimes visually, right? Or they'll see a video of a Ford commercial that you did. And so that alone, and then they'll click and go to the YouTube of it, right? And then maybe on your YouTube channel, you'll have a playlist of all of the work that you've completed. So that kind of just helps and lends itself to your professional credibility. And visual, visual. And Lau Lapides: Peace Anne Ganguzza: again, Lau Lapides: out. Anne Ganguzza: visual, not just in visual videos, but also visual words saying, Ford F-150. They know, oh, she does automotive, right? Or a Hogue hospital, oh, she does health care. Or, you know, I don't know, Dominion Energy. You know, oh, there's an energy spot. I'm an energy company, so I'm gonna click and listen to that spot. Or Lau Lapides: Mm-hmm. Anne Ganguzza: fast food, right? So people can just get to what they need to quicker, and visually it's there, boom, when it shows up. And then also, you've got the media behind it. And absolutely, I'd say, put everything above the fold that's important, and yeah, make it clean. And I'm gonna say that... Oh gosh, you can think that you can do it yourself. I don't know how many people are like, well, I'm just gonna do it myself because I don't have the money. I'm gonna Lau Lapides: Right. Anne Ganguzza: do it, I'm gonna make my own website. There's a template, I can, you know, Wix has got time. First of all, I'm just gonna say, like, okay, so if you are a website designer, then I would say yes, go ahead and do it yourself. However, you know, there are people trained, and this is what we talk about all the time, like I am Lau Lapides: Yeah. Anne Ganguzza: a trained voice actor, why would you hire someone? that, you know what I mean? I've got Lau Lapides: Mm-hmm. Anne Ganguzza: the experience. I'm a Lau Lapides: Right. Anne Ganguzza: demo producer. It's what I do eight hours a day. So if you want something, you get what you pay for. If you want something awesome, pay somebody that does it. That's their job. So why do you have to do it yourself? Why? Lau Lapides: Exactly, Anne Ganguzza: I mean, Lau Lapides: exactly. Anne Ganguzza: yeah, OK, maybe you're proud. I mean, I tried to do mine myself, because I actually did websites a long time back in the day. But I know enough. to be dangerous. And I know that I may know the back end of things, but I am not a graphic designer. Lau Lapides: Great. Anne Ganguzza: So if you're not a graphic designer, please don't. Please Lau Lapides: And I Anne Ganguzza: don't. Lau Lapides: would say, Anne Ganguzza: Do Lau Lapides: I Anne Ganguzza: it. Lau Lapides: know Anne Ganguzza: I do Lau Lapides: how to Anne Ganguzza: it Lau Lapides: clean my teeth every day. I do it Anne Ganguzza: every Lau Lapides: several times a day, Anne Ganguzza: day. Lau Lapides: but I'm not a dentist. Anne Ganguzza: Yeah. Lau Lapides: Do Anne Ganguzza: Mm-hmm. Lau Lapides: you know what I mean? I know how to figure out if my heartbeat and my respiratory system is moving fast, but I'm not a doctor. Anne Ganguzza: Yeah, Lau Lapides: So Anne Ganguzza: yeah, Lau Lapides: I think understanding Anne Ganguzza: yeah. Lau Lapides: the difference between something that's a layman and a practical Anne Ganguzza: Yeah. Lau Lapides: matter and something that's a professional and a really learned trade are Anne Ganguzza: Mm-hmm. Lau Lapides: two Anne Ganguzza: Yeah, Lau Lapides: very Anne Ganguzza: yeah. Lau Lapides: different things. I wanted to say too, this is a creative choice. But I see this more and more and I get a lot of questions, should I show my photo? Because gone are the days where, no, you shouldn't show your photo, don't show your photo. Anne Ganguzza: Yeah. Lau Lapides: Now, a lot of times, companies wanna see who you are. They Anne Ganguzza: Yeah, Lau Lapides: wanna see what you look Anne Ganguzza: yeah, Lau Lapides: like. And Anne Ganguzza: they Lau Lapides: they might Anne Ganguzza: do. Lau Lapides: even want to reach Anne Ganguzza: They Lau Lapides: out to Anne Ganguzza: do. Lau Lapides: you for on-camera work as well. Anne Ganguzza: Yeah, Lau Lapides: So Anne Ganguzza: yeah. Lau Lapides: if you're Anne Ganguzza: And. Lau Lapides: a voiceover interested in on-camera work, or if you do on-camera work, you really have to have the photos of yourself on Anne Ganguzza: Yeah. Lau Lapides: that website. You really are the face of your voice. Anne Ganguzza: Now, even if you're a character, that's my question. Even if you're a character, do you want to, should you show your face? Lau Lapides: Again, I think it's a creative choice. I don't Anne Ganguzza: I Lau Lapides: think Anne Ganguzza: think Lau Lapides: it's Anne Ganguzza: so Lau Lapides: a Anne Ganguzza: too. Lau Lapides: yes or no, do or don't, but I'll tell you, and this is just me, I'm getting sick of avatars. Anne Ganguzza: Me Lau Lapides: I'm Anne Ganguzza: too, Lau Lapides: getting tired Anne Ganguzza: me too. Lau Lapides: of characters Anne Ganguzza: I'm Lau Lapides: and Anne Ganguzza: getting tired of connecting Lau Lapides: those little Anne Ganguzza: with Lau Lapides: animations. Anne Ganguzza: microphones and Lau Lapides: I'm tired Anne Ganguzza: yeah, Lau Lapides: of Anne Ganguzza: mm-hmm. Lau Lapides: it. And it's not that you shouldn't do it. You Anne Ganguzza: Mm-hmm. Lau Lapides: should do it, especially if you're an animation actor, Anne Ganguzza: But Lau Lapides: of course, Anne Ganguzza: put a picture Lau Lapides: but Anne Ganguzza: of yourself with Lau Lapides: it Anne Ganguzza: all the Lau Lapides: doesn't, Anne Ganguzza: animated characters that you Lau Lapides: yes. Anne Ganguzza: do, right? Lau Lapides: Think about all the top notch A-listers. Anne Ganguzza: Yes. Lau Lapides: You see Rob Paulson, you see Debbie Derryberry, Anne Ganguzza: Yep, Lau Lapides: you see Anne Ganguzza: yep, Lau Lapides: them as Anne Ganguzza: you see Lau Lapides: a person Anne Ganguzza: Christina Milizia, Lau Lapides: smiling, Anne Ganguzza: you see Bob Bergen, and you see Lau Lapides: right? Anne Ganguzza: them with all Lau Lapides: Warm, Anne Ganguzza: the characters they've done. Lau Lapides: coming out to you, and then Anne Ganguzza: Yep, Lau Lapides: you see all the characters they've done. Anne Ganguzza: yep, absolutely. Lau Lapides: Because their Anne Ganguzza: And they're Lau Lapides: PR, Anne Ganguzza: gonna do videos. Lau Lapides: their manager says you need to be seen. This is your name and your Anne Ganguzza: Yeah, Lau Lapides: brand. Anne Ganguzza: yeah, Lau Lapides: So that's all I'll say, it's up to you, but that's Anne Ganguzza: yeah. Lau Lapides: all I'll say, you know? Anne Ganguzza: I am a big believer in that, you know, that Lau Lapides: Me Anne Ganguzza: oh, I've Lau Lapides: too. Anne Ganguzza: got a face for radio kind of thing. Lau Lapides: No. Anne Ganguzza: Gone are those days. People Lau Lapides: No. Anne Ganguzza: want to connect with people, guys. Lau Lapides: Yeah. Anne Ganguzza: They just do. Lau Lapides: And the more real you are, the better. I don't think Anne Ganguzza: Yeah. Lau Lapides: they're looking for a supermodel. They're Anne Ganguzza: No, Lau Lapides: not looking Anne Ganguzza: no. Lau Lapides: for an untouchable. They're looking for someone who looks like them that's doing incredible and miraculous things. Anne Ganguzza: Yeah, Lau Lapides: That's what they're looking Anne Ganguzza: yeah, Lau Lapides: at, you know. So I think that that's fantastic. And Anne Ganguzza: yeah. Lau Lapides: so, you know, your website is you and it's changeable and it's manageable Anne Ganguzza: Yeah. Lau Lapides: and you can shift it. It's not written in stone. It's Anne Ganguzza: Yeah, Lau Lapides: a work. Anne Ganguzza: as you Lau Lapides: It's Anne Ganguzza: evolve, Lau Lapides: a work in progress. Anne Ganguzza: as you evolve, your website evolves. So guys, bosses, get that website. And really, it is an important, really start thinking about it. It is an important part of your business, super important part of your business. So, Law, thank you again for an amazing discussion. I could Lau Lapides: incredible. Anne Ganguzza: go on and on and on about websites. But we do want to let you guys listen to our next episode. We're going to have you consume all of our episodes. And so I am going to ask you, bosses, if you have a local nonprofit that's close to your heart, do you ever wish that you could do more to help them? Well, you certainly can. Visit 100VoicesWhoCare.org to learn how. And big shout out to our sponsor, IPDTL. We love them, IPDTL. You too can connect and network like bosses. Find out more at IPDTL.com. Law, I love you. Lau Lapides: I love Anne Ganguzza: That's Lau Lapides: you Anne Ganguzza: it. Lau Lapides: too. Anne Ganguzza: That's Lau Lapides: I Anne Ganguzza: all, Lau Lapides: love Anne Ganguzza: bosses. Lau Lapides: everything about you. Anne Ganguzza: And bosses, we love you too. So we hope you'll join us next week and you guys have an amazing week We'll talk to you soon. Lau Lapides: Talk Anne Ganguzza: Bye Lau Lapides: to you soon.

It's time to build some rapport. Anne & Lau share their tips for making quick connections + how to turn it into a meaningful relationship. The truth is, relationships are what drive our careers—and they can do more for us than just pay our bills. They can provide emotional support, professional connections, and even opportunities that we may not have otherwise had access to. In a world where the internet opens us up to millions of potential connections, building rapport is more important than ever. You share yourself online for a reason: to further connection! We're all so busy, and we know that it's hard to find the time for things like cultivating relationships. But trust me: if you're not building rapport with people, you're missing out on a huge opportunity…and we're here to show you how it's done. Listen up! Transcript >> It's time to take your business to the next level, the BOSS level! These are the premiere Business Owner Strategies and Successes being utilized by the industry's top talent today. Rock your business like a BOSS, a VO BOSS! Now let's welcome your host, Anne Ganguzza. Anne: Hey everyone. Welcome to the VO BOSS podcast and the business superpower series. I'm your host Anne Ganguzza, and I am excited to bring back to the show Lau Lapides. Hey, Lau. Lau: Hey. Hey Anne. Anne: How are you? Lau: I'm fab. How are you? Anne: I am amazing. And I just wanna say again, thank you so much for doing this series with me. I really am loving all of the conversations that we're having. I mean, such amazing conversations. Lau: I love it. Anne: I feel like our relationship is just growing and we're nurturing it, and I just love it. And it makes me think about how important it is to network and to grow relationships in our businesses. And I thought it'd be a great topic to talk about today. Lau: Beautiful. And I'm always ready to talk about the superhero in everyone. Like, I love finding those superpowers, I know you do too, those hidden superpowers that are in all the VO talent that we meet work with. Anne: Absolutely. So there's a lot of ways I think, to network with potential clients or your clients and build relationships. What are your thoughts about when you're new to the industry? How do you start to even build a relationship with your potential client or reaching out to clients to develop a relationship? Or even let's say your agent, there's so many things we can talk about. Lau: That is the question of the day, isn't it? And that's a biggie that we all get, and it's hard to answer only in the sense that it's so large. It's so overwhelming. It's such a universal question. I always sort of break it down from the get-go, 'cause I feel like in my brain, if it's in small nuggets and little chunks, it's much easier to digest. So the first step for me is really defining what is the difference between building a rapport with a potential client or a producer or casting, and the difference between that and already having an established relationship. I think that many have to kind of go back to the drawing board with that and know what the difference is. I simply define it by saying, listen, building rapport is your instant connection. It's your instant impact. What is the effect that you're having on your listener, your audience, your potential client? And it happens really fast. It's like 10, 15 seconds. It's really starting to happen. And the evaluation process in our business is very quick, is that everyone well knows. It doesn't take forever to sort of sum someone up when I'm building rapport. So we have to consider that warm up period, that prep period of like, how do I wanna go into this meeting? How do I want to set a tone when I go to the conference? How do I want to prep and present when I'm walking into a space, even if it's an online space? Anne: Sure. Well, I was gonna say it can even be digitally as well, right? How you present yourself or have an initial outreach. Let's say even an email, so to speak, you're starting to try to reach out and build rapport with a potential client. And so it's really like an introduction of yourself and a reflection of who you are as a business. And so I think it's important to really maybe have a strategy on maybe how to do that, depending on who it is you're reaching out to. I would think that building rapport with, I think somebody new that you've never met before, let's say an agent or a potential client, would require some sort of a strategy that within, I would say 10 or 15 seconds, you can make an impression on someone in a positive way obviously. We've talked a little bit about, and I know on other podcasts, I've talked a little bit about cold emails, which it's really important how you introduce yourself so that you're not off putting to someone else or appearing to be, I think, to self-centered or too much about me, me, me or I, I, I, and I really believe to really start to develop a rapport with just about anyone, I think you have to come from a centered heart of service. You know what I mean? How can I help you? What can I do for you? If you wanna build, I think a positive rapport with a client and be authentic. What do you think? Lau: I think that's perfect. And, and our business is a business. It's like any other business out there. You know, I would say we never know who we're next to in the airplane or in the elevator, in the restroom or we're in life; we're living life. And so anyone we're near that is in our sphere could be a potential client. We have to always be thinking about that. Like, woo, how could I make an effect, an impact, impression on this stranger, so to speak, someone I don't know at all, and in a minute or two, all of a sudden we have an instant connection. So there is sort of like a magic there. There's a mystical piece in there that you have to make happen. Like you have to take agency for saying, I am going to assert that I'm not going to wait. Anne: I love that you said that. I think honestly, if I wanna think about our relationship, right, I met you for the first time when we were on a judging panel together. It's like literally we were in a professional environment on a panel, and I was so impressed with you. And I was like, immediately, I'm like, oh, I have to meet this woman. I mean, and I just felt, I did feel like an instant connection. And I think a lot of that has to do with maybe similar personalities. But the first thing I did was reach out to you, and I'm not just saying, oh my God, this was, you know, oh, I saved the day or I did, you know -- no I reached out with, because I was so impressed and I genuinely said, oh my gosh, I really wanna meet you. And let's talk because I just think you're amazing. And I think that's something that you can think about as a business if you wanna reach out to someone like a potential client. Oh my gosh, I love your product. Or I've seen the work that you've done, and I think it's amazing. That's like kind of a good way to build, I think, strong rapport with someone. Lau: Absolutely. You know, what's amazing too, is that we were online, like many are online. We were online. Here's the fascinating thing. We didn't know each other at all and we hadn't met and we didn't even speak to each other. And yet I think we could feel something, that energy shift, and you and I couldn't move fast enough. I don't remember if I emailed you or you may emailed me, but we literally were on that same wavelength -- oh, have to connect, have to connect, and, and within a day or so we were connected. And then I feel like I have known you for years. Like I literally -- Anne: Me too. Lau: -- we haven't met in person. You're in San Diego area and I'm, I'm in the Boston area, and we're 3000 miles apart. And yet we can still have that mysterious energy through building rapport together. So it really is quite impactful. And it shouldn't be underestimated at all, how you can build -- it could be a one time exchange or it could be a lifetime of moving into the relationship space together. Anne: And then developing and nurturing that relationship as you go on. And it's interesting 'cause it made me think, I started off by saying even digitally, right, we can create rapport with someone that could be a potential client of our business. Also the way you present yourself online in public. Right? And we can talk about in person as well, but online, if you are putting out content, which so many people, you know, in this business, we say, you gotta get out there on social media. You gotta put out content. Let people understand who you are and your brand. When you are doing that, when you are putting content out, you are theoretically, I'm gonna say building the blocks for building a relationship with a potential client. So things that you're saying online or putting out there, I think you have to also be a little bit careful about because potential eyeballs are on that content. And so if you're going to be saying, I don't know, things that may be negative or combative or maybe very controversial, remember that there are other people that you may not even be aware that have their eyeballs on that. And that could build maybe a negative rapport. Lau: That's right, that's right. Anne: If you're not careful. I think that assuming, I guess I'm gonna go in the digital realm, assuming that what you say is only seen by the people you think. I mean, I think it goes a lot further than most of us even realize. Lau: Right. And I, I think you identified something so pivotal in the, the differentiation between a rapport and already establishing relationship. Which I like to think of simply as it's based on time and based on trust. We may have a very strong rapport together, very, very connected, but we don't have time on our side. I'm not talking about you and I. I'm talking about in the general business world, we don't really know each other well enough. It's only through action over time do we get to know what our value system is, what our principles are, how we work, how we function -- that takes time to unfold. So the stronger your rapport, I'd like to believe the quicker you can start building a relationship together because -- Anne: I like that. Lau: -- the masks start coming down, you start to reveal more. There aren't as many filters on because you're slowly developing some trust together, and that's incredible, but we can't always expect that. It just isn't always going to happen. Anne: Right. And a client that you've developed that, you've got a good rapport and that over time you've developed that trust -- I think when a client trusts you, that's when they come back to you again and again and again, and that is what can help to really grow our businesses. And I think each one of these relationships is something that you have to consciously really think about and nurture and work at it. I don't think it's something that you can take for granted at all. I know that I don't take any of my clients, my jobs for granted. I'm grateful for all of them. And I think coming at it with an attitude of gratitude also helps to nurture that relationship and, and build trust. I think trust is so very important to establish over the long haul with your potential clients or, or people that you're working with in the industry. For sure. Lau: Right. And I like to say too, it's a feel good kind of thing to create because not only is it important to have over time to retain a client and to make money and have a viable career and get your ROI, but also it feels good. It should feel good to know that I am delivering something that someone needs and is satisfied within their timeline. And that they are going to come back to me. And there is that reciprocal kind of energy that is a part of the reason why we're in this industry, is that we want to know we're satisfying. We want to know we're pleasing. We want to know filling, filling the need, solving that problem -- Anne: That we're loved. Lau: -- so to speak Well kinda. Anne: Right? Don't we all just wanna be loved? I used to say that all the time in the corporate world, right? Part of the reason why I think so many people, at least when I was going through the corporate world, were so stuck in your jobs and you feel like, ugh, I'm stagnant at moving. I think it's, we just wanna be loved. We just wanna be appreciated for what we do and for us to have some acknowledgement of that. And then when that happens, then it becomes a very reciprocal, mutual give, take, give, take relationship. And so it's really not any different in our own businesses. Lau: It really isn't. And if someone does for you, Anne, a live testimonial or they record it for you, they say, Anne is great. She gave me this and I'll never forget her. And I love her -- It's obviously marketing power to do that, to have your case study, to have your testimonial. But when you look at that, when you play that for yourself a year later -- and I can't speak for you, I'm speaking for myself -- there's this innate, deep sense of satisfaction that I may or may not remember what they paid me, but I absolutely remember the experience of working with them. Anne: Yes. Lau: And that, that is their outcome. And that we made something that is immaterial, so to speak, real. We made it real. I think there's a surreal nature to what we do, 'cause it's not always time, a physical product. A demo is a physical product. But other than that, it's more exchange and process and craft and acting. It's hard to come down to qualify what that is exactly. And then when you hear it from that client or that talent, I mean, I'm getting a little verklempt right now. I'm telling you, like I kind of wanna cry right now because it is life changing. You've helped them find their sound, their voice, their identity -- Anne: Oh, absolutely. Lau: It's just awesome. It's awesome. Anne: It brings me back to my teaching days as well, you know, with my students. I mean, I got to help shape some of their lives as they were being educated and going through school and I've watched them grow up. And it becomes one of those things where it's like, ah, it's just such a feel good heart situation. And I think that that really means a whole lot when it comes to doing something that brings us joy. And so, you know, developing, nurturing those relationships that can really give back in a way that's more than just money. Right? We talked about in our, one of our last episodes, businesses with purpose. Well, I think that feeds into it really well. And part of the purpose is to, I think, develop a good rapport, those good relationships. Now online -- I started off by kind of talking about it online -- I think in person just accentuates the relationship building or accelerates the relationship building because then you've got that, you know, we're looking at each other in -- on a video right now and, and we're hearing each other, but when we actually get to physically meet each other, then there's that other energy. And so I think when you're trying to develop a rapport with someone that maybe you're just meeting at a conference -- there's so many of the voiceover conferences these days now -- it's important to also have that physical rapport, developing a physical rapport with people that is, I think, open and embracing opportunity to meet and really share with other people. Lau: Absolutely. I do think the brilliance of being online now, if you never get to meet your other party in person in a room, which many of us just can't. You know, we live too far from each other. We're never gonna unfortunately see each other in a room. It's incredible to think, my gosh, I am developing a whole relationship with this person online, and we've never been in a room together. And it reminds me of how some of us feel about some of our A-list movie stars or some of our A-list pop stars. Am I really gonna be in a room with Tom Hanks in this lifetime? Probably not. I hope so, but probably not. Can I feel like I have a strong relationship with him over the years of supporting his work? Anne: Sure. Lau: Of connecting with his characters, of loving what he has to say? Yes. Anne: Yeah. Lau: And so sometimes that just has to be enough and it's the, the digital relationship, the online relationship that we can connect with that has to go as far as it can go, because we're just never gonna see those clients in person. Anne: And that becomes some of my wonderful colleagues who are in animated series or in video games that are beloved and have fans that are out there that the same kind of thing that have developed a, a relationship. I just watched the movie Elvis last night. So that whole thing just kind of, it makes a difference what you're putting out there. Now here's the question, because sometimes I feel that what you're putting out there digitally and/or even online with, through video or even in person, can there be too much, can you share too much? Can there be a place where maybe in a professional business, we've gone too far and overshared? What are your thoughts on that? Lau: Yeah. That's the question of the day, honestly. I really do think the more I learn about online media, the more I'm learning that that can be personal, but it can also be generational. Because we have millennials and up and coming Gen-Zers who are digital natives who grow up with that in their hands and share every and everyone else, every single moment of their day and will contextually mix that in with their businesses. And that heightened level of personalization is not only accepted, but expected. For me, I find it jarring, to be honest with you. Like, I don't necessarily wanna report what kind of eggs I'm having in the morning. I just don't but I've had some of my audiences, including like my own children go, okay. But just so you know, like we care about that. We kind of wanna know. It's not irrelevant to us. That's like part of you, and if we're gonna work with you, then we kind of wanna know that. So it, to me, that's a lot of generational gap in there. Anne: Yeah. Yeah. You know, I'll tell you, so I guess personality-wise, I've always been kind of an open book. I was always the talker, and I think a lot of voice artists, maybe those people, the talkers in the family. But I've never necessarily had an issue sharing with people. But I also think that I'm strategic when I share and where I share. And I think that when I'm looking online, when I see a share that might be a little, I don't know, maybe a little TMI or a little -- Lau: Little provocative. Anne: And I wonder how does that fare with your potential client? And again, because you might have a millennial that hires you, and I get that. And they wanna see or feel, or hear an authentic you. So when I put myself out there, I mean, I try to be as authentic as possible. I mean, and when I'm talking on the VO BOSS podcast, I'm pretty darn authentic, but it doesn't mean that I always have to be like every single minute of the day overly authentic, because I think that I have certain clients that may not want to know certain things about me. Because it would affect whether they would hire me or not. And I think that's the biggest question, right? If I share too much or if I have, let's say I'm distressed and I'm sharing that I'm distressed on a day that maybe I'm supposed to be doing a live session with one of my potential clients, right? And now they understand maybe that was why the session didn't go so well. Or maybe because they already know so much about me that maybe they won't hire me again, right? Because it affected me to the point where my performance was affected. I don't know if I had a bad day and you know, I'm sharing it and I share a lot, and I have that potential client, maybe they're not gonna wanna work with me after that. Lau: That's the risk we take. I mean, can't please everyone all the time, you know? I mean -- Anne: Yeah, that's true. Lau: -- the truth is what pleases one audience is just going to maybe repulse another audience. And I think the more we can pivot and shift and switch up to different audiences is just about the best that we can do. But I'd rather be pliable a little bit. Like I don't wanna be that person that says, oh, I'm 40, I'm 50, I'm 60. And this is the way I do things. And I'm not open to anything else because this is my people and this is -- I kind of wanna be able to relate to different generations. I wanna be able to meet people where they're at, even if I'm not great at their level of -- their mode communication, I want, I wanna be perceived as someone who is trying and who cares about it and who wants to reach them and what they need, which is gonna be very different needs than what someone who's 20 or 30 years their senior is going to be. So I like that flexibility. That's what I'm trying to say. I think in networking and in building rapport and deepening relationships, the more flexible you are -- I would say, think of your relationships as like an architect. If you had a beautiful building, it was a very tall skyscraper type of building, how does that fare in a city like Tokyo or San Francisco, that's getting earthquakes all the time? We're getting conflict all -- in problems all the time. We have to have a super concrete, strong foundation. And then the higher up we go, we have to be able to flex in the winds. We have to be able to literally blow back and forth. And I like to think of us as business people and as networkers, as people that have very sturdy foundations, but that can flex with our clients and, and mold and different directions, you know? Anne: I love that. Yeah, I love that analogy. That's just a wonderful analogy. So let's talk about a lot of conferences are popping up, and especially now I'm noticing a lot of them. And we were talking about it earlier. I think everybody's ready to get out there after the pandemic -- I say after the pandemic, I mean, I don't even know how to define it anymore. I just know that everybody, I think after two and a half years of this is ready to just get out and hug people or see people and get that physical connection, which I can completely understand. As a matter of fact, I'm gonna be going out a couple times this year to conferences. And so in terms of, let's say building a rapport or even nurturing a relationship, maybe you're gonna meet somebody finally -- I'm gonna meet somebody at one of these conferences that I've been working with for two and a half years -- what kind of tips do you have for building rapport? Or what would you do in terms of in-person networking tips that we can give the BOSSes out there? Lau: All right. Let's talk. I mean, there's some of them that are fairly simple that you and I have seen over and over and over again, mishaps. Like for instance, how many times have we gone to a conference or a networking event and we're meeting people and they have no business cards? They just, oh, I'm sorry. I have nothing to give you. I ran out. I forgot them. I -- whatever it sounds so insanely simple. And yet having something on you that is hard copy, that is old school hard copy like a business card still is pro, still is a professional rapport building tool rather than just writing it down on a notebook or piece of paper. Anne: I wanna make a point, 'cause I am gonna go to this conference coming up in, in October. And I said to my husband, I said, 'cause my husband does events at shows. And I said, so do people still use business cards? He goes, oh my God, yes. 'Cause I was like, or do I use like here scan my QR code? You know, digital? Now I wanna say that usually there's an app that goes in a conference that you join the app and then you can put all your contact information in the app and then share it with other people. I think being able to have both, I love the touch feel. It's again, like why do we still have books? Because I love to touch and feel the books. And I think we are gonna be appeasing anybody that we might meet again, like you said, we, we're gonna be flexible. I think have both. Make sure you're logged on to that app, have your contact information. You can share it that way, or have that touchy feel business card. And I think that that really would be a great way to, to be prepared. So I'm like, all right, I'm gonna get business cards and refresh my business cards now. And I do like the touchy feel. Lau: I do too. Anne: Take it outta my wallet. Lau: I do too. Anne: I remember, gosh, back before it used to be like scan my QR code or here's an app for the conference, It used to be a thing. You must have cards. And we would all be like, oh my God, you don't have your business cards at this conference? You really need to have a business card if you wanna be considered a professional. So now I think if you can kind of be flexible and have both available, I think that's a good way to prepare. Lau: Yeah, I agree totally. And I also don't wanna alienate a potential friend, client, contact because they're just not techy. Like they don't do the scanning thing. They don't know much about it. They're not into it, but they're brilliant. And they like run a great business. You know what I mean? So I don't wanna be the one that makes them feel out of it, out of the scene because they don't know how to do that for instance, that would be one reason to have plan for sure. Anne: Yeah, absolutely. Lau: I also wanted to point out like prepare how you want to enter the space. I think a lot of folks just kind of run in, and they're stressed out, and they're running late and they're, they're just there. Think about, you know, I always like to say, visualize the room, visualize the room. Who will be in there? You should be able to see many people who will be in there before the event actually happens to have an idea of the caliber of folks that are coming in, what the presentations are, so forth and so on. But think about the traffic. What kind of traffic may be coming in? Who are the people that you want to target in terms of your, your perfect client, your perfect connection? And really make a list, like jot it down, you know, make notes in your phone, however you do it, so that you walk in and you have a strategy in mind -- Anne: And you're prepared. Lau: You said that earlier, you're prepared. You're not just kind of floating around and seeing who comes to you and who -- you are really kind of assertive, 'cause you only have a certain amount of time. Even if it's a two or three day conference, you're gonna wanna sit in on shows and webinars, seminars. And you're gonna -- time gets eaten up very fast at those events. And there's oftentimes a lot to seen a lot to do. So map it out, have a strategy in mind, say, I wanna meet these three people? Who are they, and really have that ready to go. Anne: Yes, absolutely. Now here's a question which I know a bunch of people, if they are at a conference, and there are agents or casting directors there, what do you consider appropriate for people that come up to you and introduce themselves because they might wanna be represented by you? 'Cause that's a tough one. Sometimes people will not go up because they're timid or people will go up and be overbearing. So what is your advice for that as an agent or a casting director in terms of what do you consider to be professional? Lau: That's an interesting question. I honestly have not to been to many conferences in person since COVID to really -- when you're on online, you know, you're sort of protected. The automatic digital boundaries already there. So you're kind of protected by that. Whereas in person, I haven't really experienced that, but I'm gonna imagine there's a groupie thing that goes on. There's a groupie mentality. Like if I were to see some of my favorite people like Rob Paulson or Debbie Derryberry -- I mean, I have relationships with them, but if I didn't, I wouldn't wanna run up and like crowd them and be in their space. I'd wanna pay attention to protocol, pay attention to structure. So there are very specific protocols and structures when you go to those events where you're gonna see them on a panel or you're gonna see them where they stand in a line and you're gonna take a photo with them or whatever. Okay, agents are very similar in that. Oftentimes they're in a workshop or a panel or they're invited guests. And if they're not in a structured setting where you're gonna ask them questions, there's a Q and A, you can talk to them, I wouldn't recommend running up to agents or casting and like smothering them. Anne: Right. And giving them a demo or giving them your contact. And I think again, you have to kind of go like, well, approach them as to like, what do you know about them? And I always say approach was not the I, I, I, me, me, me, but about, oh my goodness. I have another voice actor that I'm friends with. And they've talked to me about how wonderful you are and I really appreciate meeting you. And that's it, nothing like, I don't don't think pressing like, are you accepting new -- I feel like that's just almost too much sometimes. Unless you've got the indication from the agent that they're looking for more people to put on their roster. Lau: Right. Anne: I don't know. It's read the room. Lau: Read the room, read the room. And oftentimes they're there for a reason. Like they're there not just to educate you, but to find people. They're there to field new talent for their roster. Oftentimes it's like innate, that's the reason why they're there. So don't crowd them. What you wanna do is you wanna listen to what they have to say, take notes on what they have to say, refer to what they have to say and follow their contact information that they provide to you, and that day, like I wouldn't wait -- we talked about windows of time -- that day, while you're at the conference, go to a spot -- Anne: I really enjoyed your presentation. I really, yeah. Lau: Boy. Yeah. Yeah. I just sat in. And when you talked about this, I was really impressed. Anne: I love it. Lau: I'm a talent I'm seeking representation. It's wonderful to hear you. That's it. I wouldn't do more than that because you don't need need to. Right? You, remember you don't have a relationship. You're building rapport. Anne: Absolutely. Absolutely. Wow. Great discussion today. I love it. I love it. Thank you so much. So I am going to say thank you so much, Lau, for today's conversation, and BOSSes out there, you can have a simple mission, but yet a big impact: 100 voices, one hour, $10,000, four times a year. If you wanna find out more, visit 100voiceswhocare.org to join. Also big shout-out to our sponsor, ipDTL. You too can connect and network and build rapport like BOSSes. Find out more at iptdl.com. You guys, have an amazing week, and we'll see you next week. Bye! Lau: Bye! >> Join us next week for another edition of VO BOSS with your host Anne Ganguzza. And take your business to the next level. Sign up for our mailing list at voBOSS.com and receive exclusive content, industry revolutionizing tips and strategies, and new ways to rock your business like a BOSS. Redistribution with permission. Coast to coast connectivity via ipDTL.

Tuesday, September 13, 2022 - Guests: Rob Paulson & Fireball Tim First, Happy Anniversary Late Night with Conan O'Brien. Then, artist, author, Keaton-Batmobile-designer, Fireball Tim Lawrence and his pal "Pinky" of Pinky and the Brain himself, voice actor Rob Paulson tag-team a stellar episode! Batmobile and MIGHIGAN hockey get us going, then we bounce around the 500+ animation projects Rob has been part of! We talk about the comic-con convention circuit and some heartfelt memories with enthusiasts they've met. After reminiscing about some of the cars they've owned, we hear some incredible stories from working on Spaceballs with Mel Brooks and Body Double with Brian DePalma. PLUS: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Animaniacs, St Elsewhere & MacGyver... This one moves QUICK. Did we mention new coloring books!?! THANK YOU for watching, liking, subscribing, sharing, WE LOVE YOU!

Voice over God, and accidental muse for Fight Club, Rob Paulson

We once more dive into the pool that is Animaniacs to talk about season 2 of the reboot.

Welcome to Heilman & Haver - Episode 49.  We hope you enjoy the show! Please join the conversation - email us with thoughts and ideas and connect with the show on Facebook and Twitter and Instagram.   ANNOUNCEMENTS “A Classic Christmas" with Jeremy Arnold Saturday, December 18th, Jeremy Arnold will join us at the Roxy for a one-of-a-kind roundtable discussion before a “It's a Wonderful Life” hits the Roxy big screen.  Plan to come early for a matinee showing of “White Christmas” and stay for the holiday bites and wine before we hit the stage with Jeremy.  We'll also enjoy a special Christmas message from "Zuzu" herself, Karolyn Grimes.  Get more info on the Roxy's Facebook page at @bremertonroxy. Last Weekend for "Love Letters" at WWCA Go see Western Washington Center for the Arts production of A. R. Gurney's Pulitzer Prize-nominated two-person show, “Love Letters.”  Directed by our friend Dan Estes, "Love Letters" is a nuanced examination of shared nostalgia, missed opportunities, and deep closeness between two friends - Andy and Melissa - over the course of 50 years.  This is the last weekend to catch this funny and tender show, so get your tickets now at wwca.us. CLUE Hits the BCT Mainstage Opening this weekend and running through November 21st, it's CLUE - the play, based on the film, based on the board game!  Several of our talented friends are involved in this hilarious who-done-it, and last week Greg and I sat down with them and the rest of the cast for a special behind-the-scenes preview, available now on our YouTube channel.  Watch for Greg's review of the show on our Facebook page and get your tickets for CLUE now, at bctshows.com. IN THE SPOTLIGHT:  Author Christian Blauvelt Christian Blauvelt is an entertainment journalist, who serves as the managing editor of leading film and TV industry website IndieWire. He regularly appears on CBS New York to give previews of upcoming films and awards season analysis, has hosted films on Turner Classic Movies, and has presented at South by Southwest and San Diego Comic-Con. Along with Hollywood Victory, Christian is the author of nine books including "Star Wars Made Easy" and “Cinematic Cities: New York''.  He joined us from his home in Saint Petersburg, FL. COMING UP NEXT WEEK  Join us Friday, November 5th, when we'll be joined by one of Hollywood's busiest, most talented, and most passionate voice actors Rob Paulson. 

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Another week, another waaaaacky new character in the next Land Before Time film. Guido enters The Great Valley this week during our brand new episode on The Land Before Time XII: The Great Day of the Flyers! ​ ​ GET VACCINATED AGAINST COVID-19 https://www.vaccines.gov/ Black Lives Matter Stop AAPI Hate Donate Directly to Stop AAPI Hate https://donate.givedirect.org/?cid=14711 ​ Donate Directly to the Black Lives Matter Global Network: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/msblmhomepage_2019 ​ Center for Anti-Racist Research: https://www.bu.edu/antiracist-center/ ​ Colorlines: https://www.colorlines.com/ ​ Star ratings help us build our audience! Please rate/review/subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen, and share us with your sleepwalking feathered friends! Email us at sequelrights@gmail.com with feedback or suggestions on future franchises!

Tonight, on Pop Culture Warrior - Episode 61 CQ is back from vacation and ready to do a deep dive in to all the news and highlights of the last week in pop culture. We'll talk about the first looks from the set of the Flash movie, our thoughts on the first two episodes of Loki, and Batman being put in a somewhat awkward position. And join us in the second hour when we talk with one of the most prolific voice actors of our generation, the incredible Rob Paulson! You might know his voice from legendary characters like Yakoo, Pinky, Carl Wheezer, 2 of the Ninja Turtles (Fist Raphael in the 80's and then Donatello in the 2000's). Rob has voiced over 250+ cartoon characters and voiced over 1000 commercials dating back to 1983! His incredible talent has earned him a Daytime Emmy, three Annie Awards, and a Peabody. Catch us LIVE every Tuesday night at 8pm EST. Want to support the channel? Love special content and exclusives? Check out our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/popculturewarrior Also check out our brand new YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/PCWRewind

In this very special episode I chat with animation voice actor extraordinare, Rob Paulson! You may know Rob from his roles on The Animaniacs (Yakko & Pinky), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Rapheal, Donatello), Jimmy Neutron (Carl Wheezer) or the hundreds of other cartoons he’s been involved in at Warners, Disney, Hanna Barbera, Nickelodeon and more! We talk his incredible decades-long career, his battle with cancer, and his work raising awareness for Autism.  GUEST: Rob Paulsen Watch the VIDEO PODCAST at DLDU Podcast YouTube To learn about head and neck cancer head to: https://www.headandneck.org/To learn about Autism head to: https://www.autismspeaks.org/To buy Rob’s book Voice Lessons head to:(US) https://amzn.to/32jdSvV(UK) https://amzn.to/2Rub4K7(AUS) https://amzn.to/3mQ4GZvI will earn a very small commissions on all purchases made through affiliate links. ON THIS EPISODE00:00 - The Start / JBL Sponsor00:47 - Show Start06:16 - Rob Paulsen Interview Start / The Power of Cartoons (with Yakko, Pinky & the Turtles)14:19 - Rob on How He Got Into Animation22:43 - Rob on His Love for His Work25:57 - Rob on the Evolution and Legacy of ‘TMNT’30:09 - Rob on the Legacy of ‘The Animaniacs’ and the Power of Steven Spielberg39:30 - Rob on ‘Animaniacs In Concert’45:08 - Rob on His Cancer Battle & His Work For Oral Cancer Awareness51:30 - Rob on His Work Raising Awareness For Autism57:44 - Show Wrap FIND ROB ON:TWITTER   @yakkopinkyINSTAGRAM   @rob_paulsen FIND ME ON:YOUTUBE   Dave Lee Down UnderTWITTER   @daveleedwnundrINSTAGRAM    @daveleedwnundrAMAZON US AFFILIATE STOREAMAZON UK AFFILIATE STORE

Today we are joined by one of the greatest voices in the cartoon world, Rob Paulson! The voice of so

Kim, Brim, Zambo and Mr. Greer are back at it again. Apart from all the usual shenanigans, the gang chats about everything pop culture with all the trimmings and the cast is joined by the legendary Rob Paulson who is known for his iconic voice work on Animaniacs, Pinky and the Brain. TNMT and so many more. The crew chats him up about his new book, epic career and other cool stuff and things. Enjoy!

Kim, Brim, Zambo and Mr. Greer are back at it again. Apart from all the usual shenanigans, the gang chats about everything pop culture with all the trimmings and the cast is joined by the legendary Rob Paulson who is known for his iconic voice work on Animaniacs, Pinky and the Brain. TNMT and so many more. The crew chats him up about his new book, epic career and other cool stuff and things. Enjoy!

Kim, Brim, Zambo and Mr. Greer are back at it again. Apart from all the usual shenanigans, the gang chats about everything pop culture with all the trimmings and the cast is joined by the legendary Rob Paulson who is known for his iconic voice work on Animaniacs, Pinky and the Brain. TNMT and so many more. The crew chats him up about his new book, epic career and other cool stuff and things. Enjoy!

In true male fashion, we're peaking early with the climax of our spooky season episodes. Join us, along with the hosts of the "Are You Scared Yet?" Podcast, as we complete a tour de spoop. Featuring a script and analysis of Paranormal activity, another edition of Spoop Watch, and a some scary stories from movie sets told by our favorite fellow podcast hosts. We'd also like to thank Rob Paulson for shouting out our little old podcast and Austin Nebbia for being a true champ and getting us that shout out. As always, follow us on social media @pitchthispod and don't forget to send us your final spoop watch recommendations! Until then, stay spoopy you freaky ghosts.

This week, the lads do the stuff you love, like make a Finger Puppet Monstrosity, help a soft drink create the corporate monopoly it needs to lauch us into an Eleven Herbs and Spices Cyberpunk Future, and make a Furby you can fuck. Oh and there's more Jojo jokes. It's all here and it's all completely fucking putrid. Currently Brainstorming: Dental Jokes, Love Island: The Video Game, 11 Herbs and Spices, Vimto Piss, Lomg Sex Furby, Owen's Bounty, Rob Paulson is Yoko Taro, Planet Brexit, The Dio Room, Kid Wranglin: With Micheal Cera, Mouse Puppet Clitoris, Megalovania Shitposting, & Yoffie Presents FMA:B Tummy Theatre Music: Intro: Baffy, Money Man Break: Baffy, The Numberless Circling Cows of the Crop (Cow Pie) Outro: Baffy, Purple Wine Twitter: @totccast Email: totccast@gmail.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/totccast Discord: discordapp.com/invite/fkZGJuy Website: www.totccast.com

Welcome to the "Power Trip Gaming: POWERCAST," a podcast where Paul and Andy talk about gaming, as well as some personal stories and quips!In this episode:* Rob Paulson’s intro/explanation* Pokémon toys/cards* Spin-off games* WiiU’s a failure?* Back to spin-off games!* Pokémon Sword/Shield speculations. * The Poke-Rap!*And so much more!We hope you’ll listen in, and join us! Send us your thoughts on the subjects, or suggestions on topics to discuss! We’d love to hear from you!Catch the “Power Trip Gaming: Powercast” on iTunes, Stitcher, and other podcasting sites!Use "Powertripgaming.tv" to come directly to the channel to watch all of our other videos and shenanigans!Click to Subscribe http://bit.ly/PowerTripSubscribeLike us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/PowerTripGamingFollow us on Twitter http://twitter.com/PowerTripGaming

Welcome to the "Power Trip Gaming: POWERCAST," a podcast where Paul and Andy talk about gaming, as well as some personal stories and quips!In this episode:* Rob Paulson’s intro/explanation* Pokémon toys/cards* Spin-off games* WiiU’s a failure?* Back to spin-off games!* Pokémon Sword/Shield speculations. * The Poke-Rap!*And so much more!We hope you’ll listen in, and join us! Send us your thoughts on the subjects, or suggestions on topics to discuss! We’d love to hear from you!Catch the “Power Trip Gaming: Powercast” on iTunes, Stitcher, and other podcasting sites!Use "Powertripgaming.tv" to come directly to the channel to watch all of our other videos and shenanigans!Click to Subscribe http://bit.ly/PowerTripSubscribeLike us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/PowerTripGamingFollow us on Twitter http://twitter.com/PowerTripGaming

ROB PAULSON has had a part in the childhood of nearly everyone who has grown up watching cartoons for the past four decades. He’s lent his voice acting talents to shows like the “Transformers” and “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” to more recent cartoons like “The Fairly Oddparents” and “Danny Phantom.” His IMDb page reads like a museum of animation history. His versatility shines in his starring roles as the voices of Donatello (Nickelodeon’s “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles”), Yakko Warner, Pinky and Dr. Scratch ‘n’ Sniff, in the Peabody and two-time Emmy award-winning series “Animaniacs”. SUBSCRIBE to our YOUTUBE CHANNEL! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw4fcgG7ODeiEbR7HDUZl3A

#Podcast #WGU it’s a throw back Tuesday as we pull from the archives and go back to Denver Comic Con 2015. Smurf interviewed Rob Paulson from the Animaniacs and is one of my favorite interviews that he has ever done. With the crew out for Christmas parties, sickness, and caroling we will return to our regularly scheduled broadcast next week. But in the meantime please enjoy this special moment in time. Originally aired 2015 under Girls of Geek 12 with Co-Hosts Mattie Scott and Shea .  #Animaniacs #DCC2015 #RobPaulson #Interview #5280Geek      

Is Halloween just Budget Psycho? What kid brings a pumpkin to school at all? Is Laurie Strode the FINAL Final Girl? This week, we bust out our pillow cases and ramp up our heavy breathing for the slasher movie that slashed the glass ceiling, John Carpenter's Halloween! This week's panel: Hosts: Robert Speewack (@rob_speewack) & Kevin Conner (@kevnnconner) Defense: Kacie Rahm (@kacierahm) Roasters: Jacob Foltz (@btbfilmspodcast) & Rob Paulson (@rnp.gram) Keep up with 24 Flames Per Second & Partyfish Media: Join our Patreon here: www.patreon.com/24flamespod Email: 24flamespod@gmail.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/24flamespod Twitter: www.twitter.com/24flamespod Instagram: www.instagram.com/24flamespod Partyfish Facebook: facebook.com/partyfishmedia Partyfish Insta: instagram.com/partyfishmedia Come see us at GeekGirlCon on 10/28: https://geekgirlcon.com/passes/ A big thank you to our Patrons that keep our roasters toasting: Timothy Duryea, Kwesi Phillips, Kacie Rahm, & Brian Toews --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/24flamespod/support

What did David Bowie say when they handed him Prince's wardrobe? Did M.C. Escher see any money from this movie? Is "oubliette" just another word for "hole?" This week, we get lost and do our best to avoid stinking for eternity with Jim Henson's 1989 puppet fantasy, Labyrinth! This week's panel: Hosts: Robert Speewack (@rob_speewack) & Kwesi Phillips (@akayaday) Defense: Kory Caldwell (@kofoca) Roasters: Pepper Hambrick (@helloearthproductions) & Rob Paulson (@rnp.gram) Keep up with 24 Flames Per Second & Partyfish Media: Join our Patreon here: www.patreon.com/24flamespod Email: 24flamespod@gmail.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/24flamespod Twitter: www.twitter.com/24flamespod Instagram: www.instagram.com/24flamespod Partyfish Facebook: facebook.com/partyfishmedia Partyfish Insta: instagram.com/partyfishmedia A big thank you to our Patrons that keep our roasters toasting: Timothy Duryea, Kwesi Phillips, Kacie Rahm, & Brian Toews --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/24flamespod/support

Does Brad Pitt look like Mark McGrath? Is Project Mayhem the Proud Boys of the 90's? What was his name again? This week, we break the first two rules of Fight Club and we talk about David Fincher's angry 1999 grunge-fest, Fight Club! This week's panel: Hosts: Robert Speewack (@rob_speewack) & Kwesi Phillips (@akayaday) Defense: Amy Gang (@playspod) Roasters: Maureen Armstrong (@maelarm) & Rob Paulson (@rnp.gram) Keep up with 24 Flames Per Second: Join our Patreon here: www.patreon.com/24flamespod Email: 24flamespod@gmail.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/24flamespod Twitter: www.twitter.com/24flamespod Instagram: www.instagram.com/24flamespod Check out Funhouse: http://www.facebook.com/funhousefam Check out Rob's music: http://www.instagram.com/rnp.gram Check out Amy's podcast, A Word On Plays: http://www.facebook.com/playspod A big thank you to our Patrons that keep our roasters toasting: Timothy Duryea, Kwesi Phillips, Kacie Rahm, & Brian Toews --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/24flamespod/support

If you had to climb inside a random celebrity, who would you choose? Does Charlie Sheen have any business being in this movie? Malkovich MALKOVICH Malkovich Malkovich? This week, we through our own brain portals to chat about the slimy 1999 Spike Jonze puppet classic, Being John Malkovich! This week's panel: Host: Robert Speewack (@rob_speewack) & Will Paulson (@wilburpaulsen) Defense: Amy Gang & Griff Gustafson Roasters: Jacob Foltz (@btbfilmspodcast) & Rob Paulson (@retirementwa) Keep up with 24 Flames Per Second: Join our Patreon here: www.patreon.com/24flamespod Email: 24flamespod@gmail.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/24flamespod Twitter: www.twitter.com/24flamespod Instagram: www.instagram.com/24flamespod A big thank you to our Patrons that keep our roasters toasting: Timothy Duryea, Kwesi Phillips, Kacie Rahm, & Brian Toews. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/24flamespod/support

Is a dalmatian an appropriate replacement for a beagle? Did General Custer really die at the Battle of Little Bighorn? Did Wes Anderson have an incest fetish BEFORE it was cool? This week, we put the family drama front AND center to talk about the 2001 Wes Anderson family favorite, The Royal Tenenbaums! This week's panel: Hosts: Robert Speewack (@rob_speewack) & Will Paulson (@wilburpaulsen) Defense: Maureen Armstrong (@maelarm) Roasters: Scott Calvert (@snowglowled) & Rob Paulson (@retirementwa) Keep up with 24 Flames Per Second: Join our Patreon here: www.patreon.com/24flamespod Email: 24flamespod@gmail.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/24flamespod Twitter: www.twitter.com/24flamespod Instagram: www.instagram.com/24flamespod A big thank you to our Patrons that keep our roasters toasting: Timothy Duryea, Kacie Rahm, & Brian Toews --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/24flamespod/support

Is a Pop Tart fate? How creepy do you have to be to win a fellowship with Kurt Vonnegut? Can YOU hardly wait for our Valentine's Day episode? This week, we throw a party for the 1998 high school teen romance classic, Can't Hardly Wait! This week's panel: Hosts: Robert Speewack (@rob_speewack) & Will Paulson (@wilburpaulsen) Defense: Ben Scott (@bummerof69) Roasters: Rob Paulson (@retirementwa) & Kacie Rahm (@kacierahm) Keep up with 24 Flames Per Second: Join our Patreon here: www.patreon.com/24flamespod Email: 24flamespod@gmail.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/24flamespod Twitter: www.twitter.com/24flamespod Instagram: www.instagram.com/24flamespod Original theme music by Rob Paulson! Check out his new album at http://robertnpaulson.bandcamp.com A big thank you to our Patrons that keep our roasters toasting: Timothy Duryea & Kacie Rahm --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/24flamespod/support

*NOTE: This is meant to be played alongside National Treasure as a commentary track. If you listen to it by itself, you may be incredibly bored. You've been warned! Welcome to 24 FPS Drinkalongs, the watchalong that roasts the films we love most! This month, we clue-hunt through American history and drink along to National Treasure, and we're watching it on Netflix! To make sure you catch our monthly Drinkalongs, support 24 Flames on Patreon here: www.patreon.com/24flamespod The drinkers this month: Kwesi Phillips (@akayaday), Rob Paulson (@retirementwa), and Kevin Conner (@kevnconner). National Treasure Drinking Game: Sip your drink when: - Someone says "Declaration" - A new clue is discovered - Someone says "Freemasons" - Nic Cage enters a landmark/government building Chug your drink when: - Someone says "Declaration of Independence" Also: you may be wondering why this Drinkalong is public? This first Drinkalong will remain public forever, so you can share with friends and get an --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/24flamespod/support

If you're building custom software at your portfolio companies, you're going to need a team of software developers with modern stack credentials and experience. Finding and hiring the right developers for the job is a tall order. Colleagues Kristen Byrne and Rob Paulson pop in to drop some tips and tricks that will improve your chances of finding the team you need.

In this ewok-sized episode of Star Wars: TIES, Landon Long (a.k.a. Lando Fett) and Jameson strike up a rebel X-wingin’-it styled episode covering pick-ups and current events. This episode is a Mos Eisley Cantina variety of topics ranging from Star Wars bedding to the new “Last Jedi” trailer and the Han Solo spinoff movie title.. These two scruffy nerf hosers discuss all of this and more over a tall, ice-cold glass of Pumpkin Spice Bantha blue milk! If you are interested in the Bandai Models Landon mentions, please check out the link below to eBay. It will lead you to the TIE interceptor he posted on the Facebook page, but it will also provide related links to other models offered by Bandai! https://www.ebay.com/itm/Bandai-1-72-Star-Wars-Tie-Interceptor-Plastic-Model-Kit-BAN208099-USA-Seller/292296297283?hash=item440e378b43:g:igIAAOSwlmtZ5Unu ThinkGeek.com has a plethora of fan shopping materials to peruse. The link below takes you to their homepage (be sure to search Star Wars bedding!) https://www.thinkgeek.com/ If you don’t already have the Star Wars app, below is the link to Star Wars.com related to the app. Check out all of it’s awesome features! http://www.starwars.com/games-apps/star-wars-app If you are interested in the Star Wars themed Hot Wheels vehicles check out the link below: http://hotwheels.mattel.com/shop/en-us/hw/star-wars Information about Star Wars: Battlefront 2 can be found at the link below: https://www.ea.com/games/starwars/battlefront/battlefront-2 If you are interested in checking out Star Wars: Rebels check out the link below (WARNING: THERE MAY BE SPOILERS) http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Star_Wars_Rebels Information about the character Darth Maul can be found at: http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Darth_Maul Funko Pop! Figures are popular collecting bobbleheads. Check out the official Funko Pop! Star Wars collection here: https://funko.com/collections/pop-vinyl/star-wars If you are interested in the Power of the Force toy line released in the mid-1990s, below is a link to information about the expanded universe collection, including the Grand Admiral Thrawn. http://www.rebelscum.com/potf2EU.asp The Star Wars Episode 8 Trailer discussed in this episode can be found at the YouTube link below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0CbN8sfihY The Han Solo Spinoff Title Reveal can be seen at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Yw2y03EDaE An article about the “announcement” of a Kenobi standalone film is below: https://movieweb.com/obi-wan-kenobi-movie-next-star-wars-spinoff/ Information about the Han Solo Trilogy by A.C. Crispin can be found at the link below (WARNING: SPOILERS) http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/The_Han_Solo_Trilogy Information about the Han Solo Adventures by Brian Daley can be found here (WARNING: SPOILERS) http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/The_Han_Solo_Adventures Darth Bane Book 1: Path of Destruction can be found at the Barnes and Noble link below: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/star-wars-darth-bane-1-drew-karpyshyn/1102150716?ean=9780345477378#/ Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter can be found at the Barnes and Noble link below: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/star-wars-darth-maul-michael-reaves/1102213140?ean=9780345435415#/ And Finally, if you are interested in the Rob Paulson video where he reads lines from Star Wars Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith as Pinky and Seth Green reads as Chris from Family Guy, check out the link below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBSYnBBSiAk Be sure to join our Facebook group page at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/StarWarsTIES/ Have any feedback for us? We'd be honored to receive your email at: starwarstiespodcast@gmail.com! Special thanks to Laurent Bernadac & 3Dvarius for allowing us to use their amazing cover for our intro and outro music entitled, "Star Wars Cover - Star Wars Main Theme & The Imperial March." Be sure to check out their amazing cover at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icxWE2anT80&feature=youtu.be and their main website at: https://www.laurentbernadac.com/. Another special thanks goes our friend and fellow Retro Junkie, William Culver, for our Star Wars: TIES logo for our Facebook group page. If you're an arcade enthusiast, be sure to check out his main page at: https://www.facebook.com/ArcadeUsa/. And yet another thank you goes out to Beejay Hawn for drawing our podcast logo. For more artwork from out of this world, check out her art and commission page at: https://www.facebook.com/OodlesofDoodlesbyBeeJay/?fref=ts The Walt Disney Co. and Lucasfilm LTD. own all rights to Star Wars and the Star Wars franchise. Thank you to both companies for providing material for us to be fans of and share about on this podcast. May the Force be with you, always.

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we are discussing 1999 Black Isle classic Planescape: Torment. We talk about the end of the game and some of its pillars. Dev Game Club looks at classic video games and plays through them over several episodes, providing commentary. Sections played: Finishing the game! Podcast breakdown: 0:37        Segment 1: End of the game 1:00:58   Break 1:01:23   Segment 2: Quick pillars, next time Issues covered: trapped Trias, the Pillar of Skulls, how XP is dispersed, splitting between characters as a natural difficulty modifier, Tim sacrifices Morte... like some kind of monster, gibbering mouthers, returning to Curst, the Fallout vibe, fighting Trias by kiting, under-leveling for combat, possibility of being unable to finish your game, why doesn't Trias have a dialog option when his ideas are wrong-headed, Brett and Tim describe how they go through the battles, the excitement of finding the right dialog option, coming full circle, getting into the Siege Tower and creating the Entropy Blade, being overwhelmed anew, quests in the Foundry, murder mystery tour, mazes and disorientation, why Ignus if he's not in your party?, waking up with three incarnations, alignment changing, quieting the madness of the paranoid, the practical incarnation, the game as exploration of fundamental D&D tropes, how to build up your ultimate villain, return to the Blood War, all stories of the Nameless One returning to one place, branching storylines, how many endings are enough?, commitment to themes, diluting themes, attaching to particular themes vs making an argument, challenge RPG tropes, puzzles and dialog, using voice acting to establish character, voice as instrument, editing down lines, discussing the choice of next game. Games, people, and influences mentioned or discussed: No Exit, Sartre, Encounter at Farpoint, Star Trek: TNG, Cthulhu, Fallout, The Seventh Seal (obliquely), Reed Knight, Jason Schreier, Iain M. Banks, Culture novels, Baldur's Gate, Icewind Dale, BioShock, Dragon Age: Inquisition, The Witcher, deathsausage q, Tony Jay, Rob Paulson, Animaniacs, Mitch Pileggi, The X-Files, Sheena Easton, Jennifer Hale, Keith David, John DeLancie, Dan Castanelleta, Charles Adler, Escape from Monkey Island, Chris Avellone, Half-Life, Starcraft, Metal Gear Solid, Jeff Morris, Doom (series), Dark Forces, Valve. Next time: Interview with Chris Avellone @brett_douville, @timlongojr, and @devgameclub DevGameClub@gmail.com

http://www.attractionchecklist.com - Let's celebrate the sights and sounds of Mexico as John B. deHaas and I take a ride on the Gran Fiesta Tour Starring The Three Caballeros at EPCOT in Walt Disney World.  Ride Audio Recorded on October 27, 2016. Bonus content for this episode is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons.  Support the show and get fun Bonus content over at http://www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia Intro Bumper by Paul of Window To The Magic – http://www.windowtothemagic.com INTRO TRANSCRIPT Welcome to Attraction Checklist. Today we head to EPCOT to experience the signature attraction of the Mexico Pavilion in World Showcase, the Gran Fiesta Tour Starring the There Caballeros! The guide map describes this ride by saying, “Discover the sights of Mexico and the antics of three feathered amigos on this boat ride.”  There are no age or height requirements for this attraction and the Thrill Level simply describes this ride as a Slow Ride. Before we go out and search for Donald Duck with Jose and Panchito, here are five fast facts about this attraction! 1.  The Gran Fiesta Tour Starring the Three Caballeros opened on April 6, 2007, replacing the Mexico Pavilion’s original attraction El Rio del Tiempo.  The Gran Fiesta Tour keeps the same layout as the original ride but adds animated film sequences starring The Three Caballeros. 2.   The addition of The Three Caballeros to the ride marked the first time that Disney made the, somewhat controversial decision, to add pre-existing characters into attractions in the World Showcase at EPCOT.  A decision that has continued with Frozen Ever After in the Norway pavilion. 3. The voices of the Three Caballeros are performed by Tony Anselmo as Donald, Rob Paulson as José and Carlos Alazraqui as Panchito. 4.  The center section of the attraction, known as the Festival of Children, features animatronics of singing and dancing children very reminiscent of It’s A Small World.  This portion of the Gran Fiesta Tour is pretty much the same as it was back when the ride was known as El Rio del Tiempo. 5. On December 15, 2015, animatronics of the Three Caballeros were installed in the show’s finale.  The animatronics were reused from the Magic Kingdom attraction the Mickey Mouse Revue which was closed to make way for Mickey’s PhilharMagic in Magic Kingdom’s Fantasyland. Now it’s time to ride the Gran Fiesta Tour.  Along for the ride is John B. deHaas and after we ride we will give you our thoughts on this attraction.  Also, this is a binaural recording, so if you have headphones put them on now as we head to EPCOT’S Mexico Pavilion to ride the Gran Fiesta Tour starring The Three Caballeros. FOLLOW US http://www.facebook.com/attractionchecklist http://www.facebook.com/saturdaymorningmedia http://www.twitter.com/SaturdayMMedia https://plus.google.com/+Saturdaymorningmedia https://www.linkedin.com/company/saturday-morning-mediahttp://www.youtube.com/user/SaturdayMorningMedia?sub_confirmation=1 FOLLOW GRANT http://www.MrGrant.comhttp://www.twitter.com/toasterboy  https://instagram.com/throwingtoasters/ Sources: WIKIPEDIA https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gran_Fiesta_Tour_Starring_The_Three_Caballeros WALT DISNEY WORLD WEBSITE https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/attractions/epcot/gran-fiesta-tour-starring-three-caballeros/ DISNEYLISTS.COM http://www.disneylists.com/2016/03/10-facts-secrets-spaceship-earth-disneys-epcot/ Show ©2017 Saturday Morning Media/Grant Baciocco

Alan Cerny (@NordlingCS on twitter) of ComingSoon.net joins host Craig Price for their 2016 Holiday Movie Preview.  If it's November, it's time for Alan and Craig to talk movies coming out for the holiday season. This year the two talk Doctor Strange and how Alan's friend C. Robert Cargill co-wrote the screenplay, when does an artist's personal life crossover into their professional life and when can you forgive past transgressions (if ever), their mutual love of Kate McKinnon, geeking out over the first non-Skywalker Star Wars movie Rogue One and the crowded Oscar bait movies this Christmas. Movies discussed include (links to Alan's reviews as they come out): November 4th Doctor Strange Hacksaw Ridge Trolls Loving November 11th Arrival Elle November 18th Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Manchester by the Sea November 23rd Moana Bad Santa 2 Allied December 2nd La La Land Jackie December 9th Nocturnal Animals Office Christmas Party December 16th Rogue One: A Star Wars Story December 21st The Autopsy of Jane Doe Assassins Creed Passengers December 26th Silence Fences A Monster Calls   Reminder: Join Craig at the Sheraton Dallas December 29th - January 1st for a Marvelous Nerd Year's Eve with Stan Lee.  Over 30 Celebrity Guests, Artists, and Authors  with the likes of Guardians of the Galaxy's Michael Rooker and Sean Gunn. Star Trek’s original Ohura Nichelle Nichols. Pinky and the brain Maurice Lamarche and Rob Paulson! Past guest Ming Chen! And the seventh doctor Sylvester McCoy! There will be great Panels Around The Clock – Some of which I will be hosting Multiple Parties Each Night! And Of Course THE BEST New Year's Eve Party In Texas. Go to MarvelousNYE.com for details and buy your tickets today.

Editor and freelance filmmaker Rob Paulson tells us about himself and what it was like to work on a full-length feature film as a Digital Imagining Technician. Rob's LinkedIn profile is at https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-paulson-725282a0

Talent voice actor of games, animation, and more Brian T. Stevenson joins live in studio this week, sharing his tale of moving up the ladder, finding an agency, and learning from the greats like Rob Paulson and Mick Wingert.

Staying supple -Epiphanies about failure - Gaming IS Shakespeare! Kay Bess on LovethatVoiceover, part 4 of 4 All about staying supple with her skills, Kay gives us the inside perspective of her experience with VO training - when she does it and whom she's done it with. Names you've probably heard about, but her perspective on working with folks like Nancy Wolfson, Pat Fraley, Rob Paulson and Ceila Seigel. Then Kay tells us a VERY personal story about a specific pivotal and dramatic moment in her career - which led her to summarize on epiphanies about failures. Kay explains how some of our best understanding comes from our worst emotional moments. In this case - losing a gig to a good friend and figuring out how to pick herself up from it. What are Kay's future plans? Gaming for sure - chasing that Shakespearian drama! And wrapping up her first VO book - but it's not a 'how to get into VO' book, it's about having a VO career and keeping your human soul intact!! Kay Bess is an American voice actress with over 20 years experience. Kay is the female voice of The Tennis Channel, the female imaging voice for Q107 Toronto, and narrated the insanely popular TV series The Property Brothers on HGTV, seasons 1-4. She was the female voice of DIRECTV from 2009-2013.  She's voiced hundreds of TV and radio commercials, done promos and narrated documentaries for major networks.  Kay does private voice over coaching.  KayBess.com, @KayBess and FB. Thank you to our listeners - we have over 76,000 downloads! Sign up for our newsletter and get news of the new shows at www.LoveThatVoiceover.com.  Thanks to JASON RACKOW for his fabulous and friendly audio editing of todays interview! Love That VoiceOver is a podcast showcasing in-depth interviews unveiling the personalities and projects behind the mic.  Every interview is a fresh perspective on the art and artistry behind the microphone.... VO artist LoveThatRebecca, aka Rebecca Haugh, is your host and producer of Love That VoiceOver. Rebecca also honors voiceover improv with LoveThatImprovVO.com Connect on Twitter @LoveThatVO, on FaceBook page Love That Voiceover, plus LoveThatVoiceover.com.  

Using Improv in Your VO Career? YES and… some surprises with Kay Bess Part 3 of 4 on LovethatVoiceover In this 3rd part of my interview with Kay Bess, we have a nice discussion about improvisation and what it means to each of us as it relates to a voiceover career. It's a really cool conversation because we both have a small revelation about what we mean by the word ‘improvisation'.  So we discuss the concept of ‘acting improvisation' versus pure improvisation.  We also find hear her story of age 7 and being asked to be ‘funny' on stage – poor thing!  We also touch on that aspect of community in VO again -  how we are all somewhat isolated and looking to connect… Some specific improv examples with a script and Kay's quotable line, “It's really about keeping your mind sharp, open and willing.”  Kay also gives a shout out to Rob Paulson and his live podcast because … well listen to my show and hear about it!! Kay Bess is an American voice actress with over 20 years experience and is the female voice of The Tennis Channel, the female imaging voice for Q107 Toronto, and narrated the insanely popular TV series The Property Brothers on HGTV, seasons 1-4. She was the female voice of DIRECTV from 2009-2013.  She's voiced hundreds of TV and radio commercials, promos and has narrated documentaries airing on HGTV, Discovery, WE, E! and Learning Channel.  www.KayBess.com, @KayBess and on FB. Thanks to JASON RACKOW for his fabulous and friendly audio editing of today's interview! Love That VoiceOver is a podcast showcasing in-depth interviews unveiling the personalities and projects behind the mic.  Every interview is a fresh perspective on the art and artistry behind the microphone.... VO artist LoveThatRebecca, aka Rebecca Haugh, is your host and producer of Love That VoiceOver. Rebecca also honors voiceover improv with LoveThatImprovVO.com Connect on Twitter @LoveThatVO, on FaceBook page Love That Voiceover, plus LoveThatVoiceover.com.  

Sit back and actually enjoy some 90s nostalgia for a change (we promise this is nothing like a cloying BuzzFeed list) as my friend Kevin and I unpack his love of cartoons!  Kevin is a comic artist and illustrator who grew up in the city of Chicago as an only child with a penchant for spending time with Nickelodeon and trying to figure out how to best draw the characters he loved.  We explore a lot of why we like the specific cartoons we like and even get into some of the shifts in style over the last few decades.  I loved it, and you will, too.  And check out Kevin's work below! Notes: Kevin's tumblr, former blog, and website The Yeti Press site, where you can purchase Our Ever Improving Living Room and Dust Motes Volumes 1 & 2 This is the excellent Nerdist episode we reference with Rob Paulson and Maurice LaMarche Star Wars with voice actors from Emerald City Comicon I Know that Voice, John DiMaggio's documentary Slimed Nickreboot.com

Published on Oct 21, 2013 Maurice LaMarche joined us for a wonderful 40 minute interview! Chris Currier shows us the Neumann TLM 107 at the 135th AES Show in NYC. George shows us some footage of his bike trek in New York. George's Tech Tidbits: Audio Codecs; ISDN, or ?  Source Connect, SoundsStreak, Lucy live, Skype,... Visit George at VOStudioTech.com Or follow George's Twitter: @EWABS_Show Special thanks to our newest sponsor: Edge Studios, full service voice over production, education, and resources.http://www.edgestudio.com/ See George's Vlog "Whittam's World" at:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tq8VuT... George turned 40 this week. Happy birthday George! Dan's Tip Of The Week: Proper Level Settings. Under-modulation, over-modulation, set it just right. Visit Dan at HomeVoiceOverStudio.com/ Or follow Dan's Twitter: @HomStudioMan John Florian, and Voice Over Xtra.  The daily resource for voice over success. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm  This Week's Guest: The Emmy Award winning Maurice LaMarche of Pinky and the brain, Futurama, and Inspector Gadget fame. Interview questions, and topics included: Maurice's portable recording set up. The guys share some impromptu troubleshooting techniques with Maurice. Maurice shares his recent experiences at some L.A. area studios. Maurice shares some of the highlights of his recent work with Lexus. Some fellow voice talent that Maurice admires. Dan asks about Maurice's two Emmys. How did Maurice get to where he is in his career? Maurice lends some advice. How long has Maurice been working with Rob Paulson? Which of them was cast first for Pinky and the brain? How many auditions; and what type, does Maurice do each day? Maurice gives us a sample of his Fruit Loops character Toucan Sam. Are there any plans with Rob Paulson to do future Pinky and the brain episodes? Does Maurice have a Toronto/Canadian agent? Was Paul Frees an inspiration in regards to Toucan Sam? What sort of things does Maurice do to keep his voice in shape? What sort of training would Maurice recommend. What sort of parts has Maurice missed out on, or would he like to do in the future? Has Maurice done any video games? Maurice gives a personal shout out to Diane Meritt. Thanks to Harlan Hogan, and Voice Over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com/ Harlan is the exclusive supplier of portable studio booths for TED. Announcements: Next Week: "Ghoulgle" hangout costume party. RSVP ewabshop@gmail.com to be a participant. Nov. Fred Melamed who plays the father role of the recently popular "In A World" movie. Coming Soon: Audio Master's Round Table. Thanks to our recent donors Voice Over Virtual is still open... Voice Over Virtual: An online virtual conference. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/article.... Nov.10 Dan will be giving a live demonstration of Studio Suit. EWABS E-support membership : Unlimited one on one help with Dan and George. $39.95/mo. Click the support Link at the top of ewabs.com  Donations are always welcome.ewabs.com  For Studio Suit Orders and Info.: http://www.vostudiosuit.com/  Like our Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/ewabshop. Subscribe on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/ewabs ewabs_show on Twitter WOULD YOU like to be one of our monthly sponsors???  Contact us at ewabshop.com to discuss!!!  Visit World Voices at  the new web address Worldvo.com. Don't forget to get your gear !    shop.ewabs.com  George shares highlights from the AES show featuring the new Neumann microphone. WOULD YOU like to be one of our monthly sponsors???   Contact us at ewabshop.com to discuss! Join the EWABS Correspondent Contest. Make a VO or home studio related video, and send it to ewabshop@gmail.com  The best way to keep track of the shows activities is to visit the EWABS Facebook page.  https://www.facebook.com/eastwest.aud... EWABS Twitter: EWABS_Show Thanks again to our sponsors. Harlan Hogan's Voice over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com Voice Over Xtra  http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm  Thanks to Larry Hudson, Silvia McClure, Larry and Elizabeth Davis, and Rosemary Benson for the show's bumpers, promotions and drops. Special thanks to the shows producer, Katherine Curriden, Dave Courvosier for providing the shows weekly intro, Lee Pinney for posting the podcast,  and, to Jason Lawson for providing our weekly show notes. Send us questions, and be on our show where Dan and George will solve your home studio problems live!  Call 818-47EWABS, that's 818 473-9227, and leave us your question in the voice mail box.   Go to ewabs.com for details.  Contributions are also welcome at shop.ewabs.com

Tonight on the SciFi Diner Podcast, we chat about upcoming shows: we have a Man of Steel review show on July 9th, and a Jurassic Park show on August 6th. We also share our interview with Rob Paulsen (Voicing TNMT, Animaniacs, Transformers, Jimmy Neutron, Pinky and the Brain) and give you a chance to win a signed Rob Paulson print with some new trivia. We also talk about the following news: Why Under The Dome producer warns that 'the bad guys are us' It's official; Ronald D. Moore's time-traveling Outlander gets a series order; Turns out there's gonna be 2 Independence Day sequels (but no Will Smith);Warner Bros.' 'Man of Steel' Nabs $170 Million in Promotional Dollars; Movie Trailer: Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox, and some Special Interest News: Remembering Richard Matheson. In This Week in Star trek, Miles talks about a Real-Life 'Star Trek' Tricorder Project Raises $1 Million. In the SciFi 5 in 5, we share 5 Great Animated Comic Book Superhero Adaptations on Netflix you ought to check out.

Tonight on the SciFi Diner Podcast, we chat about upcoming shows: we have a Man of Steel review show on July 9th, and a Jurassic Park show on August 6th. We also share our interview with Rob Paulsen (Voicing TNMT, Animaniacs, Transformers, Jimmy Neutron, Pinky and the Brain) and give you a chance to win a signed Rob Paulson print with some new trivia. We also talk about the following news: Why Under The Dome producer warns that 'the bad guys are us' It's official; Ronald D. Moore's time-traveling Outlander gets a series order; Turns out there's gonna be 2 Independence Day sequels (but no Will Smith);Warner Bros.' 'Man of Steel' Nabs $170 Million in Promotional Dollars; Movie Trailer: Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox, and some Special Interest News: Remembering Richard Matheson. In This Week in Star trek, Miles talks about a Real-Life 'Star Trek' Tricorder Project Raises $1 Million. In the SciFi 5 in 5, we share 5 Great Animated Comic Book Superhero Adaptations on Netflix you ought to check out.