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Episode_50: Inside John’s Mind – The Lovely Ann Interviews John

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50 EPISODES! WOW!

In this 50th Episode John Melley’s Bride Ann turns the table and interviews him! During the conversation you’ll discover:116_2434

  • What John would do if he didn’t do VO or radio
  • Meet some of the voices inside his head
  • How he develops characters
  • His favorite cartoon characters and why
  • Favorite foods
  • Favorite actors
  • 3 people he’d love to have lunch with and more!

This is John in a relaxed setting outside the studio environment. Probably his most candid interview ever. And if you listen carefully you’ll hear bits and pieces of that infamous Boston Accent sneak through from time to time.

Learn things about John you never knew before all wrapped up in this one of a kind 50th Episode of the podcast!

Enjoy!

NEW Resource!

Use Your Personal Story to Market Your BusinessJohn_VOSMP

In Episode 19 – Do You Have Time for A Story? I spoke about how you can download a free copy of my Marketing Piece that I use with new clients.

Now You Can Also Get an Enhanced Version

Including…

  • An Exclusive 20 Minute Audio Presentation on Personal Story Marketing to my Voice Over Marketing Mastermind Group – A $179 Value!
  • A Step-by-Step Color Coded Copy of my Personal Story Marketing Piece with each section color coded to highlight the strategy behind the story elements – A $24.95 Value!
  • A Color KEY Guide explaining what each color in the story element means and why it is included in the story – A $75 Value!

Total Value of $278.95

All for Only $17.95! OR…

Click here To obtain a FREE copy of my Marketing Piece that uses my Voice Over Journey Story_PictureStory

Episode Sponsor:

I’ve arranged an affiliate code with The Publishers of Rob’s Book “Voice Over Legal” so you can vo_legal_booksave $5 (up to 20%!) off the list price of the book and support the podcast.

Simply Click this Link: www.VoiceOverLegal.com and enter the promo code “VMP” at checkout to save 20% ($5) off the cost of the book and support the podcast!

The DeFlame Diet.

So I have a great book I want to recommend to you. It’s called “The Deflame Diet: DeFlame your diet, body, and mind” by Dr. David Seaman.

This book is great. I’ve been eating this way for awhile now. If you’re a Voice Talent who has to clear their throat a lot throughout the day, maybe have some post-nasal drip, or are feeling sluggish and run down – you want to check this book out. The link above is an affiliate link through Amazon.com. If you want to see how I’m tracking my daily intake and activities, you can check out my Tracking Log Here. If you want to know why it’s important to track this stuff, you should read my post on the Importance of Daily Tracking here.

It was given to me by my trainer Mandla Nkosi. The book explains through scientific research that most chronic diseases like heart disease, high blood pressure, bad cholesterol, diabetes, Alzheimer’s and a host of others are all caused by eating an “Inflammatory diet.” An inflammatory diet is one that promotes chronic inflammation throughout the body that over time leads to these diseases.

Sources of inflammation are refined sugars and grains – pretty much a good portion of the “Western” diet. The book explains how inflammation gets started and how it affects every cell in our body. It also explains how to “DeFlame” and live a healthier lifestyle. It’s not as crazy and hard to do as you may think. You just need to look out for a few key ingredients and eat whole, unprocessed foods.

Have you modified your eating plan to help your voice? Please share your thoughts with us below!

John

New Opportunity to Contribute and Support the Podcast

If you find any value and inspiration from these episodes, please consider a modest Donation — however much you can afford. When it comes freely from you in the spirit of generosity and an abundance mindset, it’s the kind of gesture that humbles me with warm appreciation.

Thanks for Checking The Show Out!

If you liked this podcast please subscribe to it by clicking one of the Subscribe options found in the upper right side of this page, so you’ll get notices of new episodes. Please share it with your friends and colleagues in the voice over world.

Also, it would be a huge help if you’d like this podcast and rate it on iTunes to help keep it near the top of the list. Also, feel free to share your comments and questions about this episode and future topics you’d like discussed.

If you’d like more information on coaching opportunities where we focus on growing your business, feel free to drop me a line at my cyber assistant’s email address at Mike@JohnMelley.com.

Thanks for listening. Now go out there and share your voice with the world!

All written and recorded content associated with the Voice Over Marketing Podcast are ©2013 – 2016 AR Enterprises Co., Inc. d/b/a John Melley Voice Overs & Production. All other trademarks and copyrights are property of their respective owners.

Disclosures: There are links to different items and sponsors on this and other pages on this site. If you click on them and make a purchase I may earn a commission from them.

Episode 29: What Does Voice Over Have in Common With Tapping a Hammer…(?)

Short Episode This Week!

Intro Music excerpted from Rush’s “Countdown” on their Signals Album

 

Short Hammer Story on How Knowing What Value You Bring To The Table Can Help You Justify Your RatesHammer

We frequently get push-back from clients and prospective clients on our rates – Hey it’s just reading out loud Right? … right.

This episode features a short story and some other real life examples from my world that will help you re-frame how you approach this topic.

Re-framing the rate question allows you to bring in your life experience to your performance and skill set.

Differentiating between the simple “Audio File” and the performance within the audio file is how you can charge higher amounts for your voice over services.

With that in mind you need to use your personal story in your marketing.

Using Your Personal Story to Market Your Business

In Episode 19 – Do You Have Time for A Story? Lot’s of folks took advantage of the opportunity to download a free copy of my Marketing Piece that I use with new clients.

Click here To obtain a FREE copy of my Marketing Piece that uses my Voice Over Journey Story_PictureStory

Here’s the link to the Free Script Analysis I Mentioned

Download a free PDF of John’s marked up scripts and notes. They dissect what all the arrows and squiggles mean and how he approached the scripts that got him into the Final 6 at the That’s Voiceover Audition Spotlight!

Just CLICK HERE! It’s FREE!

New Opportunity to Contribute and Support the Podcast

If you find any value and inspiration from these episodes, please consider a modest Donation — however much you can afford. When it comes freely from you in the spirit of generosity and an abundance mindset, it’s the kind of gesture that humbles me with warm appreciation.

Protect Your Voice Over Business and Keep it Legal! Order Rob Sciglimpaglia’s Book “Voice Over Legal”!vo_legal_book

Rob Sciglimpaglia was my guest on Episode 23 of the Podcast. We’ve received Rave reviews on the interview!

I’ve arranged an affiliate code with The Publishers of Rob’s Book “Voice Over Legal” so you can save $5 (up to 20%!) off the list price of the book and support the podcast.

Simply Click this Link: www.VoiceOverLegal.com and enter the promo code “VMP” at checkout to save 20% ($5) off the cost of the book and support the podcast!

Thanks!

Episode_008 Pat Flynn from Smart Passive Income

Note About this Episode’s Opening Music:

Here are the Lyrics to the last verse of the tune “Time Stand Still” by the band RUSH. I thought they were appropriate since we’re moving from Summer into Fall… and boy does time fly!

Summer’s going fast, nights growing colder
Children growing up, old friends growing older
Freeze this moment a little bit longer
Make each sensation a little bit stronger
Experience slips away
Experience slips away…
The innocence slips away

Lyrics by Neil Peart. Vocals by Geddy Lee and Aimee Mann. Drums by Peart. Bass and keyboards by Lee. Guitar by Lifeson

Creating Wow Experiences for Your Clients… With a Shaving Kit?

In Episode 1 of this podcast I talked about setting yourself apart from your competition and creating a “Godiva Zone” for your business. You do it in the way you present yourself and your services. How you set yourself apart.

A few weeks ago I received a gift from a client of mine, Dr. David Scharf. I had sent some DVDs and CDs to David. I received a notice in my P.O. Box that I had a package waiting for me at the UPS Store that I needed to pick up.

I like getting packages as much as anybody, so I drove over the next day and got the box. I opened it up to find this:

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It’s a shaving kit from “The Art of Shaving” Look how they’ve taken something as mundane as your daily shaving routine and made it oh so classy.

The box was wrapped with a ribbon. There was a note from my client, a brochure about the products, coupons, an invitation to join “The Brotherhood of Shaving” (very clever) and then, of course the products in the kit; shaving oil, a brush, lathering lotion and moisturizer. All packaged in a way like you still felt “like a guy.”

Kicks butt over the rows of bottles of shaving cream stacked on shelves in your local drugstore.

It also was very kind and gracious of my client to send it to me. He was thoughtful. I was impressed. I wrote him a thank you note – not an email – a note.

That’s setting yourself apart. How can you do the same in your business?

My Guest this Episode is Pat Flynn from Smart Passive Income

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Pat Flynn

Pat is a beloved thought leader in the areas of online entrepreneurship, digital marketing, and lifestyle businesses. He is routinely celebrated for his transparent leadership style and authentic principles. Pat overcame career adversity at an early age by finding his own path and true passion. Despite his success in business, Pat’s greatest joys are spending time with his family and friends as well as helping inspire and educate others on how to succeed with their own entrepreneurial careers.

Pat has been featured in The New York Times and Forbes Magazine for his accomplishments, and has recently been enjoying talking about his story and business strategies in front of large crowds at various conferences and events in the United States.

In my conversation with Pat, we discuss:

  • How You Can Create Passive Income for Your Business
  • The Importance of Research before creating products and services
  • Why you shouldn’t worry about “Someone stealing your ideas.”
  • Pat’s book: “Let Go” and the importance of having courage to go after what you want
  • and more

Contact Pat at:

Smart Passive Income or Pat Flynn.me

Pat Flynn’s Best Selling Book “Let Go”

Book Recommended by Pat Flynn

This Episode is Sponsored by the Voice Over Virtual Conference.

If you’d like to learn more about Voice Over Virtual, here’s an affiliate link to the site:

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The Show Keeps GROWING!

We’ve had 3194 downloads as of this writing! Thanks for continuing to spread the word!

Recommended Resource!

Do you spend your days (and nights?) staring at computer monitors and hand held devices? Have you noticed that it’s affecting your vision? You know I’m BIG into peak performance and health/wellness.

Z-health is the company that developed the training system that I use with my trainer to stay flexible. First and foremost, Z-health is a complete training system that puts you back in control of your own performance. By using the nervous system to rapidly “debug” your movement patterns, you can create lightning-fast improvements in performance. (Plus pain relief, injury prevention, and mindset.)

As an educational company, the goal of Z-Health Performance is to help create professionals in the top 1% of their respective fields.

They’ve recently developed a Product called “The Vision Gym” It is VERY Cool! If you’re finding it harder to see then check this out…

This IS an Affiliate Link. If you choose to purchase the product I will earn a commission. I only recommend something to you if I’ve used it myself and think it is well worth the value. This is one of those products! And it’s very cool!

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Recommended Reading

The Slight Edge, by Jeff Olson – Here’s a quick description from Amazon.com.

“Why is it that some people make dream after dream come true, while others just continue dreaming and spend their lives building dreams for someone else?

One simple reason: those that are “successful” have found their SLIGHT EDGE!

The Slight Edge is not just another self-help, motivation tool of methods you must learn in order to make it up the path of success. It simply shows you how to create powerful results from the simple daily activities of your life, by using tools that are already within you.

What do you need to make that happen? Discover that one thing that will help you achieve that goal, realize a life-long dream or propel you up the ladder to success.

Once you’ve got it, then you will discover how your philosophy… creates your attitude… creates your actions… creates your results… creates YOUR LIFE!”

My First Amazon Kindle Book is NOW available Exclusively on Amazon Kindle!

The Book is an Introductory Guide to the world of Voice Overs for people relatively new to Voice Over. Or it’s for people exploring the possibility of beginning a Voice Over career/hobby.

Thanks for Checking The Show Out!

If you liked this podcast please subscribe to it by clicking one of the Subscribe options found in the upper right side of this page, so you’ll get notices of new episodes. Please share it with your friends and colleagues in the voice over world.

Also, it would be a huge help if you’d like this podcast and rate it on iTunes to help keep it near the top of the list. Also, feel free to chare your comments and questions about this episode and future topics you’d like discussed.

If you’d like more information on coaching and mastermind group opportunities where we focus on growing your business, feel free to drop me a line at my cyber assistant’s email address at Mike@JohnMelley.com.

Thanks for listening. Now go out there and share your voice with the world!

All written and recorded content associated with the Voice Over Marketing Podcast are ©2013 AR Enterprises Co., Inc. d/b/a John Melley Voice Overs & Production. All other trademarks and copyrights are property of their respective owners.

Disclosures: There are links to different items and sponsors on this and other pages on this site. If you click on them and make a purchase I may earn a commission from them.