I’m pretty sure when I come to my senses, I’ll ask myself: why did I share THIS piece of information with voxmarketising readers when I can enjoy all the voice-over exposure with none of the competition?

But it’s Christmas time. So in that spirit….

Hey stupid! Yeah you! You don’t have a free listing on Production Hub, do you?

Why not!!!

First of all it’s free web exposure which is nice for brand SEO as well as links. Second, you could easily have people find you in the site’s pretty massive directory. Third….well hell….it’s FREE!!!!!

I’ve got a page on there…all nice and informative and it costs me nothing.

To be clear, I’ve got no deal going with Production Hub to get paid for this little blog commercial (NOW who’s stupid?!) so I don’t benefit from you doing this. But often times, when I search for voice talents in other cities where I don’t know anybody, Google results gives me a Production Hub city listing of voice talent.

Google does that (without an ad link). You’re not on that list.

Do you understand now?

No?

OK, never mind, nothing to see here, just ignore my blathering. Bye!

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You’ve seen me post about FaffCon which is a professional development event for about 100 working, professional voice-over talents who register for the now yearly event. Not everyone gets to go FaffCon because of its limited attendance and its attendant criteria. That made some folks both sad and frustrated…and that was not ever supposed to be an outcome of FaffCon.

So Amy Snivley conceived an event, different from FaffCon, but still allowing its focus of helping voice talents learn from and network with each other.

The gestational period is over – the new baby is born and her name is Faff Camp.

Now some of you are just going to click on the Faff Camp link to register. I understand that feeling completely and feel free to read all the detailed Faff Camp information in the web site link. Just understand that Faff Camp registration for the May 3-5, 2013 event is not open yet. But relax, there is NOT a 100 person limit to Faff Camp. And when I know about registration opening, I’ll spread the word. But there is a Faff Camp Facebook page (isn’t there a Facebook page for every darn thing?) where you can stay up to date on Faff Camp news.

So what IS Faff Camp?

Faff Camp is a peer-to-peer professional development conference for working voiceover pros (not just voice talents, voice actors, and narrators, but ALL PROS who do work related to voice overs). It’s participant driven and highly interactive, just like its sister event FaffCon. But unlike FaffCon, most of the Faff Camp agenda is set in advance, which makes it possible for Faff Camp to welcome a larger group.

Plus Faff Camp incorporating some exciting new elements like Topic Tables, Birds of a Feather sessions, Adopt-a-Question, and Lightning Talks.

Also new to Faff Camp is a Table-Top Trade Show. Friday only, you’ll get to see cool gear up close, get answers from providers one-on-one, and see live demos of solutions in action. There will be content woven throughout the day on the expo floor.

Friday evening, a panel of top pros answer the question What Does it Really Take to Make it in Voice Over Right Now?

If you’ve always wanted to come to FaffCon, but haven’t been able to get in, Faff Camp is for you. If you’re a Frequent Faffer, come get your Faff fix to tide you over until FaffCon 6 (October 4-6, 2013 in San Antonio, Texas)! And since we’re not limited to 100 this time, we can make this the biggest Faffer reunion ever–everyone in one place at one time!

Tags: Faff Camp, faffcon, voice talent, voiceover, voiceover advice, voiceover meet-ups by peter k. o'connell, your friendly, neighborhood voice-over talent
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Now if everybody goes to Voicebank.net all at the same time to view my listing as the featured voice talent of the week, you may crash their servers and they’ll find a way to blame me for that and the fiscal cliff.

So visit it when you get a moment, just not all at once, to see me as one of this week’s featured talents…then if you have a job for me, call my agents over at Voice Talent Productions (where I am, ahem, NOT a featured voice talent) so we can make sure the Sheppards have a Merry Christmas too.

It’s possible that you may have to refresh the screen to see my listing as it’s one of about 4-5 in rotation this…listen to all of them as they are all very talented voice-over artists.

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One of the my favorite voices on Buffalo radio growing up is now a friend of mine in the voice-over world, Bob Taylor.

Bob’s developed a great voice-over business, as you can imagine with a voice like his, but he has also developed a new voice-over web-site called VO Demo Safe.

As he described it:

Ever wish you could have a way to let clients hear your voice over audio and feel confident that it would be safe and not download before its paid for?

Me too, and that’s why I created VO DEMO SAFE, an easy-to-use website where you can quickly upload your audio, automatically watermark it and even password protect it if you like.

Then you can email a “listen page” url to your client. They can listen, but they can’t download. It’s fast, easy and secure.

Here’s a link to a short video about it as well

So I hope you’ll check it out and contact Bob for all the details.

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So David W. Stone calls me and says he heard from Lisa Biggs who said my application to be a Voxy Lady was denied for “privates” reasons but she would not elaborate. But he said I could be a Vox Star. So I said sure.

While noting the Voxy Ladies and Lisa’s great efforts there are part of the foundation upon which this idea was born (I laugh so hard when I hear people who have underestimated that woman) the VoxStars will evolve into its own identity.

The VoxStars is a collective of professional voice talents (seems to be an all boys club thus far) who are coming together primarily as another marketing vehicle to create awareness for our work as well as use our talents nationally and regionally to support our communities.

As with most everything, I look forward to enjoying the ride.

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The FIFTH Annual NYC Voice-over Mixer will be held on Saturday, December 1st, 2012 from 5:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. at Slate, 54 W. 21st Street in New York City.

If you’re a professional voice-over talent, you need to be there. My agents at Voice Talent Productions and my friends at Voxy Ladies are the presenting sponsors.

For registration information, click here. See you there!

And isn’t that the COOLEST poster you’ve seen in a long time?!

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