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MOVE TOUCH INSPIRE: The Newsletter for Voice Actors & Creative Pros Who Want to Grow Their Business

MTI: Reps, confidence, and the "First Lady of the World" on building the latter


Move Touch Inspire

The Newsletter for Voice Actors and Creative Pros
June 4, 2024

An Idea To Move You

There's no substitute for reps. The more reps you put in, the better you will get. The better you get, the more confidence you build.

Acting. Marketing. Reading to your kids. Mudding drywall. Baking an apple pie. It's true for everything.

Confidence before the reps is just empty bravado. After the reps, it's rock solid.

A Thought to Touch You*

Confidence, as any stage actor will tell you, doesn’t show up because you asked nicely.

It is earned through repeated exposure to fear, discomfort, even embarrassment, and surviving to try again.

Just like a muscle, confidence grows through resistance, not through waiting for the conditions to be perfect.

A Quote to Inspire You

Human rights activist, diplomat, and former First Lady, Eleanor Roosevelt on a surefire way to build confidence...

“Do one thing every day that scares you.”

On YouTube and the VO Pro Podcast

This week's Thought to Move You is from The Confidence Trap That DESTROYS Voice Over Careers. Are you stuck waiting for confidence before going pro in VO? Stop! Action, not waiting, builds real careers.

Struggling to call yourself a voice actor? This video exposes the Confidence Trap: why waiting for confidence before you act is killing your progress.

Discover stories of voice actors who stayed stuck, and learn how imperfect action, not endless prep, creates real, lasting confidence.

See why tracking your weekly risks is the secret weapon for getting booked, going full-time, and finally escaping the comfort zone.

Watch now. Click the play button.

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One More Thing...

Booked By Design™ kicks off tonight at 8:00 PM EDT, and if you’re still waiting for more auditions, more referrals, or more luck to grow your voiceover business, this training is for you.

Over three free live master classes, I’ll show you the three marketing levers that separate voice actors who stay stuck in a cycle of inconsistency from those who create steady visibility, build trust with prospects, and generate opportunities year-round.

If you want a clearer path to finding clients and building a more sustainable voiceover business, now is the time to register. The first session starts tonight, and once it begins, you’ll already be behind everyone who showed up.

Replays are available. Details inside.


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MOVE TOUCH INSPIRE: The Newsletter for Voice Actors & Creative Pros Who Want to Grow Their Business

Every Thursday, the latest issue is sent to voice actors and other creative pros 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.

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