After attending a voiceover conference and meeting voiceover actors from all over the world, I’ve returned home feeling empowered once again, ready to improve my acting skills and to return to the craft that I love with a lot more energy than I had in the past. Isn’t that what conferences are all about?For me, that’s why I went in the first place, to get pumped up, and that’s just what I did.
This year’s theme was entitled Better than Ever. This was the third conference that I attended, and this one was, without a doubt, truly better than ever!
Most of the time, voiceover actors are isolated in their home studios for hours at a time, and I’ve discovered that at times, it can be a very lonely profession. This is only one of the reasons why it’s such a great feeling to see colleagues from all over the world getting together in one place, laughing, learning and just having a great time exchanging all sorts of information.
Of course, just as with anything else in life, time flies when you are having fun right?The challenge comes and the work begins, when you have to leave the mountaintop, so to speak. All of a sudden, it’s back to reality! It’s back to paying bills,and attending to whatever responsibilities happen to be your responsibilities. And, of course, we all know that we can’t stay on that mountaintop forever, right? We’d all end up exhausted if we did, especially the hosts of the events.
I believe that there are several steps we can take to get that back to reality momentum going again.
#1 Bask in the memories. Think about the new people you’ve connected with. Some of those people will turn in to life-long friendships.
#2 Take a look every once in a while, at those pictures you took. They will always be there to enjoy and to treasure.
#3 Think of the knowledge that you came away with. I believe that there is great joy when you come away with something new wherever you go, and then when you find a way to apply it in your every day life, that’s even better.
It’s like turning over a new leaf, or closing a book and beginning a new one.
What lies ahead in the future can only be good. What do you think? Or maybe even better than ever!
After attending a voiceover conference and meeting voiceover actors from all over the world, I’ve returned home feeling empowered once again, ready to improve my acting skills and to return to the craft that I love with a lot more energy than I had in the past. Isn’t that what conferences are all about?For me, that’s why I went in the first place, to get pumped up, and that’s just what I did.
This year’s theme was entitled Better than Ever. This was the third conference that I attended, and this one was, without a doubt, truly better than ever!
Most of the time, voiceover actors are isolated in their home studios for hours at a time, and I’ve discovered that at times, it can be a very lonely profession. This is only one of the reasons why it’s such a great feeling to see colleagues from all over the world getting together in one place, laughing, learning and just having a great time exchanging all sorts of information.
Of course, just as with anything else in life, time flies when you are having fun right?The challenge comes and the work begins, when you have to leave the mountaintop, so to speak. All of a sudden, it’s back to reality! It’s back to paying bills,and attending to whatever responsibilities happen to be your responsibilities. And, of course, we all know that we can’t stay on that mountaintop forever, right? We’d all end up exhausted if we did, especially the hosts of the events.
I believe that there are several steps we can take to get that back to reality momentum going again.
#1 Bask in the memories. Think about the new people you’ve connected with. Some of those people will turn in to life-long friendships.
2 Take a look every once in a while, at those pictures you took. They will always be there to enjoy and to treasure.
3 Think of the knowledge that you came away with. I believe that there is great joy when you come away with something new wherever you go, and then when you find a way to apply it in your every day life, that’s even better.
It’s like turning over a new leaf, or closing a book and beginning a new one.
What lies ahead in the future can only be good. What do you think. Or maybe even better than ever!