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In today\u2019s episode, I\u2019ll talk about finding a new normal for my voiceover business now that the kids are back to school and my husband started his new job.\xa0 Plus, what I learned at the eVOcation Conference.

The year 2020 has kept me on my toes and tested the meaning of a \u201csteady schedule.\u201d\xa0 My kids went back to school in August, but not all day every day.\xa0 They\u2019re happy to be back, and so am I, but this is the first school year that has started out with an alternative schedule and personal protective equipment. [It\u2019s different!]

My husband started his new job August 31st.\xa0 He\u2019s training to work at an Amazon Fulfillment Center that hasn\u2019t opened yet.\xa0 That means lots of online training from home.\xa0 I love having him around!\xa0 He\u2019ll be out of the house finding his new normal soon enough.\xa0 \xa0

Now, I\u2019m trying to to find my new normal with my voiceover business, managing the house, raising the kids, and being a supportive wife.\xa0 No problem, right?\xa0 Actually all this change is rocking my world a little bit.\xa0 I have less time in my day.\xa0 I can handle it.\xa0 I just haven\u2019t found my stride yet.

I attended an online conference called eVOcation last weekend (Sept 11-13, 2020).\xa0 It was about the business of voiceover.\xa0 Voice Actors Carin Gilfrey and Jamie Muffet did a phenomenal job organizing the topics, speakers, links, swag bags, entertainment, and so on.\xa0

I had a list of four topics I wanted to learn about at VOcation.\xa0 Mission accomplished! I walked away with a better understanding of all four of them plus ideas for new personal goals.\xa0

1.\xa0 Source Connect

2.\xa0 Networking

3. Negotiating rates [for voiceover jobs]

4.\xa0 Finding work through agents, casting directors, and pay-to-play sites.\xa0 I learned which sites are available and best practices for using them.\xa0

Overall, great conference.\xa0 Definitely worth it!\xa0 I learned a lot, met some awesome people, and took pages and pages notes.\xa0 I definitely need to write some new goals now that I\u2019m better-informed about the business of voiceover. \xa0