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Karen Commins

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Evolution of my web sites, commercial demo, and USPs

9 January 2010

Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited, whereas imagination embraces the entire world, stimulating progress, giving birth to evolution. — Albert Einstein Web sites depict a small corner of one’s imagination, especially when branding yourself as a voice talent. As a voiceover artist and a person, I continue to evolve, gaining knowledge […]Read More
5-time volunteer at HearTheBill.org

12 December 2009

Have you read the Health Care Reform legislation that is currently pending in Congress? I haven’t read all of the bills. However, I have narrated 5 segments of the various bills as part of the monumental, volunteer effort by professional voice talent to create audio versions of all of the House and Senate bills on […]Read More
Using Twitter for marketing voiceover services

30 November 2009

Since I recently began including my Twitter entries in my blog, I thought you might enjoy reading this interesting article in the Nashville Business Journal. It highlights the success stories of several businesses in using Twitter to build their brand and their business. Voice talent will find some ideas for implementation in your own marketing […]Read More
Time required to narrate and produce audiobooks

28 November 2009

Two weeks ago, the following ad appeared on one of the freelance work sites. While it wasn’t on a site aimed solely at voiceover talent, it prompted me to write about the time required for audiobook production. Hello. I am looking to turn 14000 word e-books into audio and or video format, this will be […]Read More
A short letter to my loyal readers

7 November 2009

Dear loyal readers of my blog, You may be surprised to see Twitter updates appearing instead of my normal essays about the topics of voice-over, marketing, and audiobooks. I have not abandoned my style or intention in maintaining this blog for voice talent. However, three life-altering events during the past 6 months — primarily the […]Read More
6 things swimming teaches us about voiceover

4 October 2009

Karen's narration of this entry


It was such a gorgeous day yesterday that Drew and I wanted to go swimming. We called our gym, hoping that the outdoor pool might be open. Most outdoor swimming pools closed Labor Day weekend, and the gym pool was no exception. 

I have always loved swimming, especially outdoors in the sunshine. Not only is swimming fantastic physical exercise, but it's also a wonderful meditative activity. I can't think about too much other than the present moment if I want to keep track of my lap count! Since voiceover is always on my mind, it's no surprise that I began thinking of parallels between swimming and voice-over during a recent swim.

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Sunny summer day at the swimming pool at Lifetime Fitness, Duluth GA


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Recreating my web site

3 September 2009

Refashion. Reorganize. Remodel. Repair. Revise. Reinvent. Reshape. Reform. Rearrange. Repurpose. Revamp. Renew. Revitalize. Rejuvenate. No matter which word you pick, you now know what my web site designer and I “R” doing, which explains why I haven’t posted a blog entry in over a month. No worries. I have so many ideas about voiceover and […]Read More
Voice-over career requires time and energy

26 July 2009

Karen’s narration of this entry Nothing lasts forever. The most unforeseen circumstances will swamp you and baffle the wisest calculations. Only vitality and plenty of it helps you. –WASHINGTON A. ROEBLING Washington Roebling’s name may not be familiar to you. He’s not in the voice-over industry. In fact, he has nothing to do with voice-over […]Read More
5 marketing lessons from Ralph the artist

21 June 2009

Life has intervened to keep me away my blog this last month. Two weeks have passed since I started writing this little story from my recent cruise, which is relevant to voice talent. Drew and I were sitting in lounge chairs on the promenade deck one evening when another man and his wife sat next […]Read More
One word of advice: PRACTICE

20 May 2009

Karen’s narration of this entry My extended absence from my blog is due in part to an amazing 2-week cruise from Miami to Los Angeles through the Panama Canal. As faithful readers of this blog know, I always observe lessons applicable to voiceover when I travel, and this latest trip was no exception. Every cruise […]Read More
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