Every workshop I run, I make a few errors.


Hey Reader,

Every time I offer a workshop, something slips through. A typo. A wrong date. I check and recheck and still find it after it goes out.

Last week, someone in the coaching Lounge said it plainly: you need support. Someone to be an extra perspective.

I've been doing this for 20 years, and I still need someone in the room.

I've thought about it in the context of my own career. In the rooms I ended up in, the work I got, the relationships that mattered, none of it came from a demo reel or a cold email. It came from introductions. Someone saying: you should meet so-and-so. This is the right fit.

I've been on both sides of that conversation. The career I have was built through people vouching for me as much as through the work itself.

That's not networking. Networking is transactional.

Maybe you've felt that little bit of pain, wanting to be vouched for and not knowing how to make it happen. I feel that tension.

This Boothcamp is collaboration. A rising tide. The way that energy circulates, and refuels others, with kindness, vulnerability, and play. My career was built on this kind of collaboration, not just me by my lil' old self.

That's what Boothcamp is built on.

Here's the full arc, all the below is included in Boothcamp:

Bootcamp: Mondays, July 6, 13, 20, 27
Beyond the Booth: Mondays, August 3, 10, 17, 24
Integration Session: Monday, September 21

All sessions 5:00–6:15pm Pacific. Nine total.

Three practical bonuses, built to be used:

5 Ways to Practice Without a Job
Drills you can run on your own, starting now.


Demo Options When You Don't Have Shareable Work
How to build a sample when you've got no credits yet.


Am I Ready for Outreach?
A checklist for knowing where you actually stand before you make contact.

The through-line is context and intent first: July builds the craft. August takes the career questions seriously, now informed by what you just did. September confirms it's settled into something you can use. Each one builds on the last. That's why it's a single arc.

$497 for the full summer.

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Roy

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Roy Samuelson helps companies turn accessibility into unforgettable storytelling. His newsletter shares sharp insights on inclusive content, the craft of audio description, and how human + AI voice can build trust, clarity, and emotional impact.

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