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“I Want You To Teach Me. Here’s What I Won’t Do.”

August 19, 2008 by Rowell

I’ll admit upfront, it’s good to have an idea of your limitations. It’s good to know what you expect from a learning experience. But when you’re asking a professional for help, rigid pre-conceptions don’t always produce the best results. Usually, I’m the “grasshopper”. But sometimes I am contacted by someone who thinks I might be […]

“We’ll Be Good Friends (…as long as I need you).”

August 13, 2008 by Rowell

The line was spoken by my “voice idol”, Daws Butler, as a two-faced robot despot in Hanna-Barbera’s first big tv series, Ruff n’ Reddy. But even if you’re not ancient enough to have seen it, you’ve probably run into the same attitude. You know. From certain clients. Come on, you know the ones I’m talking […]

Hard Work In Reverse Order

August 9, 2008 by Rowell

Feeling like the kid with the measles watching his buddies play outside, I’m getting my “vacation” this year reading the posts from many of my VO friends who are out in Los Angeles for two big voice conferences. I look at their pictures and marvel at all the hard work they’re doing (and rewarding themselves […]

Accent Irony

July 21, 2008 by Rowell

I’ve always squirmed when I thought any of my “cartoon” or “Hollywood” accents might be played in the presence of a true national from whatever country I was mimicking. What a revelation to discover that the British have to work so hard to do a convincing (and to my ear, much more “plain”) American accent! If you’ve ever […]

Happiness…Without the 5 Easy Steps

July 19, 2008 by Rowell

Nobody who knows me at all would likely cite me as an example of a “Happy” person, although I have been known to appear “deliriously content” from time to time. And I’ve always been suspicious of those who blithely declare people like me are only unhappy because we “choose” to be. But I was impressed […]

“Aw, Man…Just What I Need!”

July 12, 2008 by Rowell

People who encourage other people to write a blog claim it can be therapeutic. Normally, I haven’t treated this space as such…at least, not primarily. Maybe that changes with this post. It’s not funny and it has only a little to do with voiceovers, so if you’re looking for a laugh, you might want to […]

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