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All About Variety – August 2009 newsletter

Jeffrey Kafer Voice overs

Bringing Variety to Life

Everyone likes variety in life. We all wear different clothes from day to day. We change what we eat for dinner. We even feel like listening to different music from time to time.

When you fail to have variety, things get boring. And this is the worst possible thing that can happen to a voice over artist. No one wants to bring dull to a client's project. And the best way to stay sharp and bring the best you can, is to take on a variety of pro

Web cam reading of UNCONVENTIONAL book now available

Last night's live reading of UNCONVENTIONAL by J.J. hebert went swmiingly. People liked it so much, they asked for an encore! So J.J. decided to allow me to also read and record Chapter 4. If you missed the fun, you can view the videos below. Chapters 1-3 are first with chapter 4 below it:

with chapter 4 at http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/1741599

If

Live book reading by me TONIGHT!

To celebrate the launch of J.J. Hebert's UNCONVENTIONAL, I'll be performing Episode 1 live via webcam. If you're interested in hearing the rest of this fantastic book narrated by myself, you can get it FREE from the ever-awesome Podiobooks.com

Live Webcam reading of J.J. Hebert's book, UNCONVENTIONAL

7PM PST/10PM EST

http://tinyurl.com/chpobt

Check out the 60 second promo for the UNCONVENTIONAL audiobook: http://tinyurl.com/qa34dx.

Here's a link to another live reading I hosted for a different bo

7 Reasons for Hiring a Professional Audio book Narrator

For those who don't know, Podiobooks is a mostly do-it-yourself venture. Writers narrating podcast versions of their own books. While I generally applaud the DIY mentality especially as it comes to things like mowing your own lawn or building a deck, I wonder how much better people's books would be received if they had a professional quality narration.

I've done quite a few books for Podiobooks.com as a narrator. And at the risk of coming across as an arrogant bore, I think they've turned out bet

6 Reasons for Hiring a Professional Audio book Narrator

For those who don't know, Podiobooks is a mostly do-it-yourself venture. Writers narrating podcast versions of their own books. While I generally applaud the DIY mentality especially as it comes to things like mowing your own lawn or building a deck, I wonder how much better people's books would be received if they had a professional quality narration.

I've done quite a few books for Podiobooks.com as a narrator. And at the risk of coming across as an arrogant bore, I think they've turned out bet

5 Reasons for Hiring a Professional Audio book Narrator

For those who don’t know, Podiobooks is a mostly do-it-yourself venture. Writers narrating podcast versions of their own books. While I generally applaud the DIY mentality especially as it comes to things like mowing your own lawn or building a deck, I wonder how much better people’s books would be received if they had a professional quality narration.

I’ve done quite a few books for Podiobooks.com as a narrator. And at the risk of coming across as an arrogant bore, I think they’ve turned out bet

Press release:Laid-off Microsoft Worker Enjoys New Career as Voice Over Artist

Professional award-winning Voice over artist Jeffrey Kafer find success months after being laid off from a 10 year career at Microsoft.

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PRLog (Press Release) –
Jun 22, 2009 – After a successful 10 year career as a video game test engineer at Microsoft, Jeffrey Kafer’s position was eliminated in January of 2009. Since then, he has successfully transitioned into a full-time professional voice over artist, a hobby he pursued while at Microsoft. In 2008, he won the acclaime

memorize your rate card

You never know where you’ll be when a client calls you and needs a quote. Do not be pithy and quote from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: “I worte it down so I don’t have to remember!”

I was in the grocery store the other day when a potential client called. I knew my rates including session fees, length of run, etc. I had the info in my mental Rolodex and gave him the quote right away, no delays. There was no “Let me call you back when I’m done trying to decide between Count Chocula and Cocoa