The document discusses a Twitter chat event for the World Voices Organization (WOVO) held on January 15, 2015, focusing on ways to improve their annual conference and mentoring programs. Key topics include the importance of member involvement in shaping the conference, addressing market rate issues for voice actors, and the organization’s efforts to liaise with SAG-AFTRA. Overall, WOVO aims to promote best practices and encourage active participation among its members.

1. Charting The Course For 2015
Twitter Chat
Wednesday, January 15, 2015
12pmPT/2pmCT/3pmET
#WoVoChat
@WorldVoicesOrg
www.worldvo.org

2. #WoVoChat www.worldvo.org
Featuring
Dustin Ebaugh & Dave Courvoisier

3. #WoVoChat www.worldvo.org
Q1: WoVoCon 2015 is April 17-19 in
Las Vegas. How can we continue to
improve this conference? #WoVoChat

4. A1: Member input is the most important part of the
process. Please contribute your voice. #WoVoChat
@DustinEbaugh
A1: We moved the event to a nicer hotel with more
amenities and better internet for WoVoCon. #WoVoChat
@DustinEbaugh
A1: There will be more organized peer-to-peer learning
and mentoring at WoVoCon this year. #WoVoChat
@DustinEbaugh
#WoVoChat www.worldvo.org

5. #WoVoChat www.worldvo.org
Q2: How can WoVo best implement
plans to mentor newer members?
#WoVoChat

6. A2: WoVo’s Mentoring Committee: Peter Bishop,
Elizabeth Holmes and @DustinEbaugh, please let
them know. #WoVoChat
@CourVo
A2: New members should let us know areas in which
they would like mentoring. #WoVoChat
@CourVo
A2: Current members may also be mentors or mentees.
Just let us know what you’d like to do. #WoVoChat
@CourVo
#WoVoChat www.worldvo.org
A2: If you have a skillset outside of VO, please let the
committee know if you’d like to mentor. #WoVoChat
@CourVo

7. #WoVoChat www.worldvo.org
Q3: What are the biggest issues
involving trends in setting respectable
rates for voice actors? #WoVoChat

8. A3: No question. Market forces. #WoVoChat
@DustinEbaugh
A3: #2 reason: Newcomers who are unfamiliar with
rates from before. #WoVoChat
@DustinEbaugh
A3: Entrepreneurs and freelancers get what they
deserve when they believe in their own self-worth.
#WoVoChat
@DustinEbaugh
#WoVoChat www.worldvo.org
A3: We’re not organized. The union can help. So can
WoVo. #WoVoChat
@DustinEbaugh

9. #WoVoChat www.worldvo.org
Q4: Should WoVo pursue liaisons or
even official recognition from
SAG-AFTRA? #WoVoChat

10. A4: We are working on this now and having
conversations with the union. #WoVoChat
@CourVo
A4: WoVo is union-neutral, union members and non-
members comprise our membership and Executive
Board. #WoVoChat
@CourVo
A4: We feel that liaising with the union would be e
benefit to our members. #WoVoChat
@CourVo
#WoVoChat www.worldvo.org
A4: Perhaps WoVo could help bring voiceover out of the
background in SAG-AFTRA. #WoVoChat
@CourVo

11. #WoVoChat www.worldvo.org
Q5: What’s the best way to get
producers, clients and booking agents
to notice our new voiceover.biz site?
#WoVoChat

12. A5: We need any and all suggestions. Word-of-mouth.
Reputation. Repeated exposure to our message.
#WoVoChat
@DustinEbaugh
A5: It’s a marathon, not a sprint. We lead by actions
and making sense for our members. #WoVoChat
@DustinEbaugh
A5: Our members. The more we have, the greater
voice, and the more notice we get. #WoVoChat
@DustinEbaugh
#WoVoChat www.worldvo.org
A5: By proving to them over and over that visiting
voiceover.biz is the right choice. #WoVoChat
@DustinEbaugh

13. #WoVoChat www.worldvo.org
Q6: How can World-Voices best lead
the business as the voice of people
who speak for a living? #WoVoChat

14. A6: By promoting our best practices to VO’s,
producers and coaches. #WoVoChat
@CourVo
A6: Continue to reach out to other industry partners
and service providers for VO. #WoVoChat
@CourVo
A6: Keep promoting WoVo as the industry association
for voice actors. #WoVoChat
@CourVo
#WoVoChat www.worldvo.org
A6: Members can issue press releases about their
involvement with WoVo in their communities. #WoVoChat
@CourVo

15. #WoVoChat www.worldvo.org
Q7: How important is it that WoVo
work to educate its members and
non-members to the realities of our
business? #WoVoChat

16. A7: I think it’s one of our core missions. It’s also
where we verge into controversy. #WoVoChat
@DustinEbaugh
A7: If WoVo doesn’t, who will speak for voice talent?
Not the union. #WoVoChat
@DustinEbaugh
A7: Very important. That’s why we’re always
publishing ‘best practices’ and pushing the envelope.
#WoVoChat
@DustinEbaugh
#WoVoChat www.worldvo.org
A7: This is one of the primary functions of an industry
trade association = World-Voices. #WoVoChat
@DustinEbaugh

17. #WoVoChat www.worldvo.org
Q8: What should WoVo be doing to
publicize or reach out to notify others
why we exist and who we represent?
#WoVoChat

18. A8: Online forums are great, but the monthly
newsletter is our OFFICIAL members-only vehicle for
passing on info. #WoVoChat
@CourVo
A8: The problem with a newsletter is that it’s mostly
one-way, but social media is not. #WoVoChat
@CourVo
A8: Word-of-mouth is traditionally the most powerful and
we think that’s growing exponentially. #WoVoChat
@CourVo
#WoVoChat www.worldvo.org
A8: Conferences. One-on-one. PR. Recruitment. Traditional
routes. No reason to reinvent the wheel, is there?
#WoVoChat
@CourVo

19. #WoVoChat www.worldvo.org
Q9: Is it important for WoVo to provide
badges, certifications or
acknowledgement for technical
knowledge or status? #WoVoChat

20. A9: Websites and email signature badges can help
promote WoVo within the industry. #WoVoChat
@DustinEbaugh
A9: Yes. Many members have asked for these features
and we’re providing them as we grow. #WoVoChat
@DustinEbaugh
A9: We believe there’s value in peer recognition and
validation. #WoVoChat
@DustinEbaugh
#WoVoChat www.worldvo.org

21. #WoVoChat www.worldvo.org
Q10: How could WoVo Meetup
groups be more successful in
furthering our mission? #WoVoChat

22. A10: We need feedback from international members on
this. Geography based? Time-zone based? #WoVoChat
@CourVo
A10: Board member Ann Richardson has worked hard
at this, but it’s a tough nut. Would anyone else like to
help? #WoVoChat
@CourVo
A10: Maybe WoVo Meetup Groups could be ‘franchised’
chapters. Would that make more sense? #WoVoChat
@CourVo
#WoVoChat www.worldvo.org
A10: All we know is, as haphazard as it is, meetup groups
have given us some of our best ideas/energy. #WoVoChat
@CourVo

23. #WoVoChat www.worldvo.org
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