This Week in Links: September 5 – 9

For Producers:

The Final Exam of Articulation – via Dr. Ann Utterback – “An artificial and over-pronounced delivery is as offensive as using sloppy articulation and should be avoided at all costs.”

3 Ways to Make Your Voice Over Profiles More Visible and Credible on Social Media – via Voice Over Herald – Advice on figuring out where and how to get the best return for your time online.

When/What to ReTool? – via Dave Courvoisier – Learn when to stop and appreciate career success and when to make changes to avoid complacency.

A Special Voice Over – Prince with 1,000 Enemies by Under Armour – via Voice-Over Herald – A football star and his mother team for an unlikely VO from the apparel company.

For Rights Holders:

How Will an Author Platform Make You a More Successful Author? – via BadRedhead Media – “Many writers run kicking and screaming from the term author platform, but … you need to understand that selling books is a business.”

Authors: Boost Book Marketing with These 5 Apps – The Book Designer – Find a handful of ways to make your marketing more imagine friendly with these mobile apps.

5 Great Self-Publishing Tips – via BookMarketingTools – We’d humbly add the sixth self-publishing tip: self-publish your audio with ACX!

Book Marketing: How the Cover of Your Self-published Book Influences Your Brand as an Indie Author – via Alli – “A strong brand helps an author in the same way it helps any organisation: it gives your name recognition and helps to sell your work.”