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Message |
Topic: Gibberish |
Mike Paul
Replies: 3
Views: 26
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Forum: Chat Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2025 4:00 pm Subject: Gibberish |
| Cool--great stuff, I feel good about my process then. When I do these, I generally just think about what I'm saying in English, and then kinda scat my way through it. You know, come to think of it thi ... |
Topic: Gibberish |
Mike Paul
Replies: 3
Views: 26
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Forum: Chat Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2025 3:45 pm Subject: Gibberish |
| Thanks, Bob! Thought you did this kind of thing but wasn't sure. Will give a look. |
Topic: Gibberish |
Mike Paul
Replies: 3
Views: 26
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Forum: Chat Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2025 12:33 pm Subject: Gibberish |
| I have a session tomorrow where I am to embody a cat that speaks only gibberish. I know I can come up with stuff at random, but does anybody here have specific experience with gibberish sessions and h ... |
Topic: Accent coach |
Mike Paul
Replies: 3
Views: 68
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Forum: Chat Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2025 9:53 pm Subject: Accent coach |
| What a website, holy cow - talk about storytelling--super easy to get to know exactly who she is, what she does. When I need a dialect coach, she'll be on my list! |
Topic: Website traffic from China and Russia |
Mike Paul
Replies: 0
Views: 189
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Forum: Chat Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2025 10:04 am Subject: Website traffic from China and Russia |
For those who monitor your website traffic: have you noticed a significant uptick in traffic from China (and/or Russia)?
I have--China is crawling every page, almost every day.
While services Cl ... |
Topic: Promo tips |
Mike Paul
Replies: 6
Views: 393
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Forum: Chat Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2025 8:54 am Subject: Promo tips |
Thanks, all. Two tips I learned: Trigger words and how you use your hands.
Trigger word might be "it's a party!" for something like a Jimmy Kimmel promo. say the trigger to get yourself i ... |
Topic: 50 Pros |
Mike Paul
Replies: 3
Views: 361
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Forum: Chat Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2025 7:21 pm Subject: 50 Pros |
| I will say one good thing they did: every so often (once a quarter I think?) they'd let you send them an email asking for a list leads... something like "explainer video producers in the western ... |
Topic: Promo tips |
Mike Paul
Replies: 6
Views: 393
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Forum: Chat Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2025 7:48 am Subject: Promo tips |
Any tips on promo reads for network TV?
Recently, I landed an ongoing promo gig for a show on Nickelodeon and Paramount+, and wanted to make sure I was delivering good options. Turns out I'm giving ... |
Topic: 50 Pros |
Mike Paul
Replies: 3
Views: 361
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Forum: Chat Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2025 12:49 pm Subject: 50 Pros |
| A couple years ago, I signed up for a newly launched startup called 50 Pros. Their idea: 50 vetted professionals across different categories, including voiceover. Year 1 cost about $750 or so. They di ... |
Topic: How many auditions is your agent sending? |
Mike Paul
Replies: 10
Views: 2823
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Forum: Chat Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2025 9:35 am Subject: Know your market |
It's so important to know your markets.
I'm with an agency in Houston, who hasn't been sending many auditions over the last three years, but prior to that they had been sending regularly. I sent th ... |
Topic: How many auditions is your agent sending? |
Mike Paul
Replies: 10
Views: 2823
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Forum: Chat Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2025 7:06 pm Subject: How many auditions is your agent sending? |
The days I get none gives me more time to market and write... No matter how many auditions, I'm never not busy.
Did this today with great effect. Today was a slower audition day, so I spent it stre ... |
Topic: Giving voice to the voiceless |
Mike Paul
Replies: 0
Views: 12403
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Forum: Research and Development Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2025 9:02 pm Subject: Giving voice to the voiceless |
For a change: a POSITIVE use of AI and voice technologies
https://youtu.be/JeWzFWnRy20?t=2733
Fascinating segment... we live in the future. |
Topic: Raspberry Pi |
Mike Paul
Replies: 1
Views: 13231
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Forum: Gear ! Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2025 8:46 pm Subject: Raspberry Pi |
| Interesting question and, while I haven't done it, I wonder how you'd run UA Console 2.0, if you're an Apollo owner. |
Topic: Source-Connect 4 |
Mike Paul
Replies: 7
Views: 65046
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Forum: Gear ! Posted: Fri May 09, 2025 9:01 am Subject: Source-Connect 4 |
I upgraded to the buy-in over the weekend to test it out with a friend and be prepared for any upcoming SC sessions.
Funny, Jack--I had the opposite experience testing with a VO friend - his audio ... |
Topic: Accounting: Invoices, agent commissions, and taxes |
Mike Paul
Replies: 4
Views: 9325
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Forum: Chat Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2025 12:03 pm Subject: Accounting: Invoices, agent commissions, and taxes |
| Booooooo! OK. |
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