412 - Not a VA Newbie ANYmore - With Karim, Margaret, Marta

Hello audio creatives - 'ow do? I (excitedly) caught up with three very busy and brilliant AWARD WINNING PRO VOICE ACTORS about not being a newbie anymore -and we explore the good the bad and the noise reduction of being a feisty working VA. Thank you SO MUCH to my Wonderful guests:Karim KronfliMarta Da SilvaMargaret AshleyHerein we find out how ridiculous a warm up sounds in an interview podcast, and what these wonderful folks have done to get where they re today! Though there be a squeaky chair, We discuss:** Why we persevere in this industry** Hurray for actors of a certain age** Inspiration for working in audio** Why amdram groups are groovy** Auditioning top tips** Fave tech Tools** How once upon a time you sent recorded tape through the post to folks for auditions!** Etiquette and tips for studio rec and home rec setups** Why tenacity and begging for work are groovy things! ** How smaller parts lead to bigger ones!** Cold emailing - why not!?** When these folks realised they had made it as a VA** Developing the technical craft of acting** What actor training and coaching is important** Check Bluesky, Insta, Linked in, Tumblr, CCC, Backstage for work** Careful to check the pedigree of projects you audition for** Why TAFCON and HUBFEST are groovy things** Why production companies need to make themselves findable** Paper script etiquette (or…just get an iPad and i-annotate!) ** Using AI in this space….(no fighting)…and how they can help** BRILLIANT TRAINING COURSES AND FOLKS TO WORK WITH** Why doing speed reading is amazing helpful** Why you should tell my guests they are awesome, and share, rate and review this show! THANK YOUPPlease hydrate every time you hear the squeaky chair!Thank you so soooo much to my wonderful Patreon supporters who help make me make this show, and without whom this may well have stopped as a resource! MUCH APPRECIATE YOU ALL - PAST AND PRESENT! You wanna help me keep going - please share the ep, or feel free to become a patreon for $2 a month and keep these chats a-cominnnnHUZZAHSThere will be a short break for a few weeks from public ep releases whilst I have a wee holiday. (As in small, Its not a bladder problem)  BUT my patreons will continue to get the zoom vids of the Eos we create….** aND A wee chat on voice reels…HAPPY VOICE ACTING PEOPLESarah🌞_____SOME SHOWS / NOTEWORTHY COMPANIES WE MENTION HEREIN>>2000 AND LATEFAN FICTION FOR BABYLON 5AUDIO DRAMA PRODUCTIONHOLY SMOKES AUDIO - JOEL AND ADAMJACKIE THE RIPPERUNSEEN PODCASTTHE GRAY ROOMSWIRELESS THEATRESOME PEOPLE WE MENTIONDAVID GOODISONKESSI RILINIKINIC REDMANTRAVIS VENGROF / KAITLIN STATZGABRIEL URBINAOLIVER MORRISTANYA RICHMargaret Ashley links of cool>>>WebsiteSpotlightLinked-InInstaMarta Da Silva links of groovy>>>WebsiteBLUESKYINSTAKarim links of audio fun>>>WebsiteBLUESKYSPOTLIGHTSarahs Groovy Links of audio loving joy>>>⁠⁠⁠SARAH BLUESKY⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SARAH LINKTREE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠QUIRKY VOICES PATREON⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ADWIT PODCAST⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠WIRELESS THEATRE⁠Sarah’s editing course of joy - please do email me if you want any help with a course on editing, voice acting, directing, producing... [email protected] SAID>>>'It's a selection game not a rejection game'GOOO GEDDEMMMMM >>>Please share rate and review this podAndCAST US ALL! FANKSSx