Poppin' Bottles - Congratulations on Personal and Voiceover Success!

Cheers to you if you have the ability to go from "want to do" to "can do" to "do"!

There are a million excuses not to do the very thing we want to do and love to do and I know this more than anyone.  For sure, I've been guilty of side stepping the very things that will bring me health and wealth and accomplishment. However even blind eyes can feel around in the dark. There are also stunningly clear moments when we are tuned in and see perfectly. That's when to take action and achieve! Amen! 

Maybe it's that we're hitting 50 degrees in New England after a frigid winter and over 100 inches of snow...maybe it's that my kids are finding more creative outlets and exploring and experimenting with abandon, maybe it's letting go of a lot of anger and hurt and opening up to new ideas, maybe it's that recent clients have found their own personal success and enjoyment, maybe it's all of the above but I'm energized and feeling alive.

A virtual high five to these in the The MoVibe Tribe

Vicki Liston who has scored steady voiceover work including national work, an agent and print work. She's a glowing talent inside and out and it was sweet for her to comment recently "I am where I am because of you". I coached Vicki twice and produced two demos for her so that's satisfying to hear but it's ALL Vicki - her talent and her persistence! Brava! Pop a Bottle!

Randy Peeler who revisited voiceover with me - refreshed his approach at the mic, created a new demo and now is also agent represented and happily reports picking up more work! Pop a Bottle! Or if it's me and Randy popping - maybe 2 bottles!

Brian Wilkinson who is an expert of the senses - especially wine - brought his multi- sensorial gifts to the mic (never having done it before) and is days away from recording demo tracks with me - what a thrill to see/hear talent uncover and discover themselves and find new ways of expressing/performing and yes, earning!

Whatever you do - do it with love - do it with purpose - do it! I will too (at least for today).

All good things to you,
Moneen
Moneen@MoVibe.com

"Success is goals, and all else is commentary." Lloyd Conant

 

 

Lloyd Conant, Founder of Nightingale Conant Corporation

 

 



"Success is goals, and all else is commentary."

 

 

This excellent quote was from the biggest producer and distributor of audio programs on success and achievement in the world. If you want to read more about him, click here:

http://www.nightingale.com/articles/lloyd-conant-this-i-believe/

 

While the hustle, bustle and indulgence of the holidays is beckoning (and oh so inviting), if we can get a grip into the New Year with clear and specific goals in every area of our lives, we can rock it and rock it good.

 

While I advocate shaking things up, I've been laying dormant for a bit and have to face it. This is why working with colleagues, coaches and mentors is so important. Accountability and responsibility are everything. Without the support and presence of trusted others, I could not have done what I have done in the past two weeks, I've worked 3 jobs, nursed two sick (but still delightful) kids back to health, arranged a move to share a lovely home in my home state of New Hampshire with a lifelong friend, got my two aforementioned delightful kids into an ideal Charter School and said "So long" to an old Buick and old Blackberry and said "Hey Hello" to a very nice used car with a new car smell and a speedy and slick iPhone.

 

Time to be dazzled (or perhaps at this time of year I should say bedazzled) at the powerful effects of making a list, taking action and crossing off your accomplishments.

 

Here's to you, a festive and friendly Holiday Season and a vibrant and active New Year for us all!

Peace and Prosperity and Progress!

 

 

 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Please join me for Voice Over Virtual!

Hi Voiceover and Radio and Creative Friends,

How are you doing post Labor Day? Are you wearing white you rebel you? Hope all is moving happily forward in your world!

If you haven't heard, there is a major event with many major players in voiceover happening all online September 18-20 put together by www.VoiceoverXtra.com. It is a real pleasure to be included with content from www.MoVibe.com. It's cool because it's interactive, all inclusive and content is available to you until November 30th.

In addition to content from dozens of other coaches, I'll have an insider's presentation on self direction at the mic in 2 ways - from being live on air in Boston radio to and through 3 different recording sessions.  You'll hear script prep, self direction, final selection and the end results! Very revealing and mildly entertaining (if I do say so myself).

There's an additional special personal offer from me to participants at the event as well - and it's our favorite fee - FREE!  To learn about the event and sign up, please click here:  http://bit.ly/VOV-A21

Hope to hang out with you virtually!

 

 

Oh and if you want to see a brief video introduction on what I'll be doing, check it out here:

 

In Voiceover Training - Do You Want Fresh Hand Cut Homemade French Fries or a Fast Food Failure?

Hi Friends,
How's it going with you today? Are you feeling Friday-like yet? Hope you've got something wonderful to look forward to this weekend!

Around here there is work scheduled but also some very quiet and very personal "me time" inked in! Remember, if we don't recharge ourselves, it's others who get burned! Now, why I'm here...

Have you ever felt sad and disappointed after a coaching experience - like you had been run through a fast food assembly line? 

More than a few recent conversations with voice over talent in the past few weeks has lead me to write a little something about personal preference when it comes to voice over coaching/training/demo production and marketing. You've got a speedy solution with a fly by - drive thru fast food type of program where you will be forced to chose a "meal deal" or.... you can liberate your performance taste buds and indulge in slower and finer dining and not by coincidence finer bookings! As you know all services available from www.MoVibe.com are made to order and it would be a real pleasure to have you stop by and learn a bit mo' about what I offer...and why.

Doing good work together and being of genuine service is at the heart of every project I take on.  If  you are a voice over or creative talent and we are collaborating together on scripts, approaches, imaging, positioning, marketing, demos or simply avoiding self sabotage and getting un-stuck then we are engaged in a very real exchange of energy that has lasting and enduring effects.

While the fast food chains may provide a gimmicky toy or a cheap deal, it's the high quality and value of personal one on one service that I can offer that will sustain you! 

Isn't this a much more appetizing offer?
Fresh, hand cut, home made and seasoned specifically for you!

How can I freshen up or spice up your performance?  Let's talk!
Toll Free US: 1-877MoVibe0
Skype: Moneen.Daley.Harte
Email: Moneen@MoVibe.com

Stop, Look and Listen, Baby! A Priority Post for Performers!

Hello VoiceOver and Performance Friends,
It has been an interesting Spring. People want to grow and get going.  This is the time of year for it! Good, right?  It depends. I've spoken with about a dozen really talented and well meaning people who have come to me in the past few weeks with some real issues because they made a fast move forward without defining where they were going or why! Or, they are completely stuck and also don't know why!

So much time/money/energy is wasted on taking circuitous routes when you can make map out a simple strait line to your destination. Would you head out on a cross country road trip without GPS, maps, water, fuel and supplies? So why would you begin something as important as a creative career or endeavor without an expert and an expert plan?

Here is one example from this very day. There was a very talented and unique sounding male voice over talent who had the potential to work right away and serve a specific market.  He had been talking about making a demo for close to 2 years but delayed efforts after some interest. He inquired about professional help but never followed up (even on free consultations). In an uneducated and cost saving move, he produced a voice over demo himself, randomly picking copy, foregoing coaching and direction and awkwardly editing the final product. The result is wasted time and money in addition to the realization that he needs expert advice, he needs to work on his craft, he needs professional assistance and needs to invest in this. He knew it 2 years ago, he knew it when he was recording the tracks and he knows it now. So why didn't he get the help he needed?

The answer is, we want the short cut route - we want the fantasy outcome - oh if I just record these tracks and post them on the web, someone will hear them and hire me for 6 figures and I'll live happily ever after. There is a happily ever after but it comes after consciousness, work, more consciousness and more work.



 

Here are 3 Priority Principles for Self Discipline and Direction in a Creative Endeavor!

 

1. Do YOU yourself but Don't do IT yourself.  Focus on your unique talent. Define it, demonstrate it and offer it to the right people.Websites, demos, business cards and easily outsourced tasks should be left to professionals. If you are on a budget, work out a trade agreement.
2. Create attainable daily, weekly and monthly goals and be accountable to someone! Even if they are tiny baby steps - it is movement forward. We tend to idealize the perfect week off with breezes blowing and with a free flowing muse whispering the world's secrets in our ears. There are transcendental moments in creativity and they are glorious but there is first silence and resistance and then truth beyond the silence and resistance. 
3. Stay mindful at every point, at every decision and ask yourself....is this action moving me closer or further away from my goal? It may appear that consulting with colleagues is networking (or is it really an excuse to commiserate and complain)?  It may appear that you're marketing like crazy but you're actually sending random emails to unqualified leads.

Because I hold myself accountable to others in the areas of spirituality, psychology, performance and marketing, I can progress in these areas. If I stay isolated, I stay stuck.

Do you need help? Do you need help in finding out what you need help with? I understand. Please email Moneen@MoVibe.com or call Toll Free in the US at 1-877-MoVibe0 for a complimentary 15 minute consultation. The last talent who took advantage of this offer increased her business by 20% in one simple move.


In action and on your side,
Moneen

Click here to visit Mo at MoVibe.com!

Need a theme song? "Stop, Look and Listen" from the movie "Change of Habit" with Elvis and Mary Tyler Moore is a total groove!  Here is the link to listen:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nva7dMOBuCI

Performance Palate Cleansing!

Lemon Sorbet and Vodka Cleanse Your Palate Between Courses During Fine Dining -

What About Cleansing Your Performance Palate Between Sessions?

 

 

Have you ever enjoyed one of those extraordinary meals where an elegant little delivery of sorbet comes to cleanse your palate between courses?  It's a lively, lilting and refreshing way to enjoy the individual flavors, textures and sensations of each course as it was intended. 

 

There was a restaurant in New Hampshire (it recently closed) called The Pond View - they had a lovely view (of aforementioned pond), charming old china in mismatched elegance, a classic menu, twinkling decor and an outdoor bar on a dock with paddle boats for cruising with your drink - all in all a real treat.  There have been countless memories made there - intimate conversations, joyous events, and a few tipsy times.  Th best meals were the ones where the server would caringly bring out a delicate little silver bowl with peach sherbet or a dainty glass with lemon sorbet to cleanse the palate - sophisticated and effective.

 

It is this way at the microphone or wherever we're performing - we need to cleanse our performance palate between sessions and gigs to psychologically move from one attitude to another or to go from the external world to the internal world. One of the many self direction techniques I use and teach my private voice over clients is Performance Palate Cleansing.

 

How does that work? Like with any self direction technique, your instincts rule. For instance, a client last week said she felt the urge to deliver a script like Lauren Bacall but the promo was for the Discovery channel so she censored herself thinking she needed to adopt a more energized and youthful approach. The rest of the session she struggled with distraction. OK, the Lauren Bacall read may not be the winning take but at least experiment with your inner Lauren Bacall or the attitude of Bacall to create something unique and believable. Simply reading the script with a full on Bacall delivery may crack open an idea, sound or prep work detail that you hadn't considered...in effect allowing for a new flavor, texture and sensation. 

 

If you'd like to know more about this and other self direction techniques for voice over performance or public speaking/presentation, please shoot me an email at Moneen@MoVibe.com or call toll free in the US 1-877-MoVibe0, that's 877-668-4230.

 

Happy Dining and Happy Performing!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Moneen Presenting with Susan Berkley and Pat Fraley

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

TUESDAY, February 23, 2010

CONTACT:
Robyn Bradley
E. T. Robbins Productions
508-561-4543/ robyn@etrobbins.com


Veteran Voice Talent Mentors Emerging Voice Over Artists through "Masters Of The Microphone" Event

Auburn’s Moneen Daley Harte to share 5 steps to sounding awesome when alone in the recording booth.

Auburn, MA, February 23, 2010—Voice over talent and Boston and Worcester radio veteran Moneen Daley Harte announced today that she’ll be presenting "Me, Myself & Mic: 5 Steps to Sounding Awesome When Alone in the Recording Booth" at the Masters of the Microphone event taking place March 12 and March 13 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Daley Harte, who runs her own voice-over company “MoVibe.com Voice-Overs” out of her Auburn home, will be featured alongside event organizer and voice over legend Susan Berkley, president of The Great Voice Company, and celebrity guest speaker Pat Fraley, known as the godfather of VO and creator of over 4000 character voices.

Regarding her decision to include Daley Harte in her program's line up, Berkley—who is the voice of AT&T and author of Speak To Influence: How To Unlock The Hidden Power Of your Voice—says, “Moneen is a total success story. Over the past five years, Moneen has tripled her voice-over business, and she's become a valuable Instructor/Coach at The Great Voice Company where students are motivated by her spirited yet sincere style. I'm proud to have her at this event and know attendees will benefit from her insight, wit, and all-around engaging vibe."

About her upcoming appearance at the Masters of the Microphone, Daley Harte says, “It's an honor to share a stage with such talented people. Susan is truly a master of the microphone, and Pat Fraley is a force to be reckoned with. One of the things I enjoy most about my work is mentoring emerging talent. I understand the challenges today’s voice actor faces when recording at home without a director. The goal of my presentation is to provide proven strategies for better performance that will win them work."

About Moneen Daley Harte & MoVibe.com
Moneen Daley Harte has been behind major market microphones for 25 years. Career highlights include on air fun at Greater Media’s WMEX, WMJX, and WKLB. Daley Harte co-hosted “Morning Magic” with the Emmy-award winning Tom Bergeron (Dancing with the Stars, Supper Club, and America’s Funniest Home Videos), received a standing ovation after narrating “Twas the Night Before Christmas” with The Boston Pops, and has shared many celebrity moments with Rosie O’Donnell, Joy Behar, Tony Randall, Meatloaf, and Toby Keith. Notable clients include eBay, Nestle, Coke, Lockheed Martin and Bayer. Learn more at http://www.movibe.com
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