Welcome to the February 23, 2009 edition of “Voices That Motivate”. This is our fifth (already?) edition and we’re very excited about it. This is where voice actors, voice artists, producers, casting agents, ad agencies, voice coaches, audio engineers, expert marketers and newbies to the industry will find helpful, informational articles relating to our exciting profession of voiceover. This will also be your one-stop for ideas on marketing and branding your voiceover business.

We have assembled some excellent reading herein for you and we hope you’ll pass the word!

We also welcome those new contributors to “Voices That Motivate”. You’ll find a couple of entries in this edition from those new contributors.

We would also welcome hosts for future editions of “Voices That Motivate”. This will take a small bit of your time and prowess, but the reward is all will come to YOUR blog for the edition, drawing more traffic and potential clients to your business.

All right… let’s get started:
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Learning & Training

Bobbin Beam, ISDN Voice Actress presents Auditions- A Necessary Evil posted at Bobbin’s Blog.

Caryn Clark presents Have you heard about the new book, Voice for Hire? posted at Caryn Clark… The Hip Chick Voice Blog!.

Marketing

Jamee T. Perkins presents Welcome to the Podcast Power Quarter Hour posted at PPQH: Off The Clock.

Michael Minetree presents Voice Casting Review - Caryn Clarke | The Voice Over Coach posted at The Voice Over Coach.

Learning & Training

Dave Courvoisier presents 3 X Minetree posted at Voice-Acting in Vegas. This is the final installment of this interview.

Technical

Liz de Nesnera presents Software Review: Word2Wav posted at A Frog in My Throat..or…Un Chat Dans La Gorge!.

Erik Sheppard - Today’s Voice presents Geeking Out Over Audio Interfaces posted at The Voice Talent Productions Blog.

Patricia Turner presents 10 Easy Ways to Run Your Laptop Without Electricity posted at Green Web Hosting Blog.

Directories

Sarah Scrafford presents Top 100 Leadership Blogs posted at Best Universities.

Erika Collin presents 100 Best Blogs for Film and Theater Students posted at Best University.

Fiona King presents 100 Terrific Self-Learning Sites to Boost Your Resume During the Recession posted at Best Universities.