Alison Pitman : Working From Home and Striking a Work / Life Balance
Join professional voice over talent Alison Pitman as she lectures about "Working from Home and Striking a Work / Life Balance". Alison identifies key points that will help anyone who works from home while sharing some special tips for professionals working from home with small children. Transitioning to voice over, mentorship and perseverance are also discussed.
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Alison Pitman on Voices.com
Your Instructor this week:
Voice Over Talent Alison Pitman
Based in Bristol, voice actor Alison Pitman has voiced various projects for clients based all over the world recording professionally from her home studio in the UK. Known as "The Phone Voice", Alison specializes in recordings for voicemail, on-hold messages, IVR and corporate narrations. Alison has worked for over 10 years in the film and television industries and played a role in the Oscar nominated "Little Voice". In addition to her performance experience Alison Pitman has a degree in Broadcast Journalism.
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Comments
Hi Alison,
I really enjoyed your pod cast on Voices.com. Great voice and delivery, something to aim for.
Thanks,
Nigel
UK
Posted by: Nigel Hanbury | September 8, 2008 11:56 PM
Alison -
So many great points in your podcast!
From Self Motivation to "setting boundaries when working for yourself" (knowing that at some point you have to STOP working at night!)
Your point about spending time with your kids was terrific as well. I have really enjoyed that aspect of doing VO fulltime. The ability to be a dad to my 3 year old son more, allow my wife to do more work, and to grow my own business. Quality of Life - What a concept!
Plus, I like the way you say the word "schedule". :)
Thanks for the podcast!
Stu Gray
Posted by: Stu Gray | September 9, 2008 7:56 PM
Alison --
Your advice truly resonates with me and I'm sure will be helpful to many others as well, especially those with young children at home. I also agree wholeheartedly with your advice on having a mentor -- as finding one has been the single most valuable thing I've done to assure my continued growth and stay motivated.
Thanks for taking the time to share your tips with us.
Diane Havens
Posted by: Diane Havens | September 21, 2008 4:41 PM
Alison,
You are spot on with this podcast! Thank you for bringing this forward. I have twin 1 year sons and know the challenges of recording at home, staying motivated and all the while... remaining in balance:)
With gratitude,
David
Posted by: DAVID ALDEN | September 23, 2008 9:22 AM
Really interesting - one of the hardest things can be juggling freelance voice over work with the day job! Working in the radio industry does help, but most of my time is spent focusing on my programme and Alison's tips are helpful so as to keep focus on each job in hand.
Spencer Cork
Posted by: Spencer Cork | September 24, 2008 9:29 AM
Hi Alison,
Thanks a ton for the information you have given us! Maintaining a full-time job while working from home has been extremely difficult, fulfilling and also a a lot of fun. Staying motivated is probably the most difficult part of working from home. I have discovered writing little positive messages on post-its are helpful reminders that we must continue working diligently and maintain consistency to become successful. Thanks again for the Pod-cast, I look forward to the next.
~Michael Robles
Posted by: Michael Robles | September 25, 2008 5:10 PM