MOVE TOUCH INSPIRE: Voice Actors and Creative Freelancers Who Want to Grow Their Business
Every Thursday, the latest issue is sent to voice actors and other creative freelancers like you. Each message includes an idea to move you, a thought to touch you, and a quote to inspire you, as well as what I’m writing about that week on YouTube, on The VO Pro Podcast, and in The Pro Blog.
MTI: Gut check. Goals. Grace.
Move Touch Inspire The Newsletter for Voice ActorsMay 29, 2025 An Idea To Move You Someone needs to hear this today: Grow up. Do the shit you need to do. This is not a drill. This is not a goddamn rehearsal. This is your life. If you're not willing to do the hard shit, then you're not willing to get the rewards. This isn't some BS "alpha male" garbage. This is simply gut check time. You in or out? If you're in, then get after it. A Thought to Touch You* Most voice actors think “getting...
MTI: Action! 🎬
Move Touch Inspire The Newsletter for Voice ActorsMay 23, 2025 An Idea To Move You You sit at the edge of the forest afraid to take a step because you can't see the whole path. Take the first steps, and the path will reveal itself. It may even lead to glorious places you've never dreamt of. A Thought to Touch You* You’re waiting to feel ready before you hit send. Before you pitch that producer. Before you post that video or email that dream client. But here’s the trap: confidence comes from...
MTI: Imposter! 🫵🏼
Move Touch Inspire The Newsletter for Voice ActorsMay 15, 2025 An Idea To Move You Imposter syndrome never goes away. Nor should it. See below. A Thought to Touch You* "[Imposter syndrome] is a sign that you're actually rising. That when you get the sense that I'm in the wrong place, somebody has chosen me with the wrong framework and a big mistake has been made, it is likely that you have done actually really well and you've risen to a different level or status in your organization or with...
MTI: Assuming benevolence, demo relevance, and Elizabeth Thornton on preconceived notions
Move Touch Inspire The Newsletter for Voice ActorsMay 8, 2025 An Idea To Move You My commercial coach, Tina Morasco, haas a great maxim: "Always assume benevolence." So many times we make shit up in our heads. Stories about how this person is screwing us, or that one is unresponsive, or the other one doesn't understand blah blah blah. Stop telling yourself stories. The default should be they're good people doing the best they can and I don't know their whole story. A Thought to Touch You*...
MTI: AI scammers, experience vs. relevance, and Douglas Adams on service
Move Touch Inspire The Newsletter for Voice ActorsMay 1, 2025 An Idea To Move You AI is a powerful tool. It's doing a world of good, like detecting cancer before humans can. But it's also now being used by scammer. And yes, VO scammers. The cons are more sophisticated and harder to detect than ever before. Read carefully. Ask around to your peers. Set firm contractural boundaries and enforce them. Consult an attorney if need be. And when in doubt, walk away. A Thought to Touch You* Let’s kill...
MTI: Staying safe, the point of social media for VO, and Paulo Coelho on risk
Move Touch Inspire The Newsletter for Voice ActorsApril 17, 2025 An Idea To Move You We are hardwired to avoid risk. To stay safe. To stay small. For millennia, that's what kept us alive. But we're not fighting raptors anymore. Staying small doesn't serve us. Push your comfort zone. Take a risk. Do hard shit. Live a bigger life. A Thought to Touch You* Social media isn’t about showing off your shiny gear. It’s about building awareness, credibility, and connection — all with the goal of...
MTI: Starting without knowing, selling yourself, and James Clear on getting started
Move Touch Inspire The Newsletter for Voice ActorsApril 10, 2025 An Idea To Move You If you wait until you know the whole path, you'll never get started. Start and the path will reveal itself. You don't have to know what each twist and turn will be in advance. A Thought to Touch You* Voiceover is loaded with insanely talented people who genuinely care about their craft. But when it comes to marketing, most of them shut down. They ghost social media, avoid email outreach like the plague, and...
MTI: A secret superpower, asking better VO questions, and JQA on patience and perseverance
Move Touch Inspire The Newsletter for Voice ActorsApril 3, 2025 An Idea To Move You In a world so hellbent on instant gratification, the patience and tenacity to spend even a few years developing, growing, and building is a fucking superpower. A Thought to Touch You* The voiceover industry is built on skills—performance skills, business skills, marketing skills, tech skills. If you’re only showing up with a “nice voice” and no understanding of how to use it to tell a story, connect with the...
MTI: Email crushes social, AI & emotion, and Meredith Monk on authenticity
Move Touch Inspire The Newsletter for Voice ActorsMarch 27, 2025 An Idea To Move You A study by McKinsey & Company says that email is nearly 40 times more effective at acquiring new customers than Facebook or Twitter. For freelancers, this means a more efficient use of time when prospecting for new clients. The question is, why are you not doing it like you know you should? A Thought to Touch You* In high-end commercial work, a brand isn’t just looking for words spoken in a pleasant tone....
MTI: The Imaginary No, annoying vs serving, and Louise Hay on limiting beliefs
Move Touch Inspire The Newsletter for Voice ActorsMarch 13, 2025 An Idea To Move You I spend less than an hour a week on email marketing and it is to this day by far the most effective means I have for getting business in the door. I regularly have people reach out to me that never responded, often that I haven’t marketed to in years, who say something like, “Hey Paul, I think I finally have something you’d be great for.” It happens usually multiple times a quarter. Not hearing back for...
Every Thursday, the latest issue is sent to voice actors and other creative freelancers like you. Each message includes an idea to move you, a thought to touch you, and a quote to inspire you, as well as what I’m writing about that week on YouTube, on The VO Pro Podcast, and in The Pro Blog.