Good Voice Over Habits to Keep in 2024
With 2024 now in full swing, I’m sure we all have plenty of new voice-over goals to attain – and the passion to get us there! Luckily, there’s no time limit on adding New Year’s resolutions to your list. Take …
Setting Voice-Over Goals for the New Year
As we embark on a new year, it’s the perfect time to reflect on our achievements, reassess our priorities, and set new goals. For voice-over artists, this is an exciting opportunity to refine your craft, expand your horizons, and take …
Dream Big Into Action: Your 2024 VO Roadmap
Welcome to sparkly new 2024! If you’re reading this, you’re either well into your journey as a voice-over artist, or are considering making that leap. Either way, I wanted to start us off this year with a few nuggets to …
Voice Acting in the Age of AI
One of the most controversial topics of conversation right now in the voice-over industry is the use of Artificial Intelligence, or AI. For those of you who don’t know, AI is the automating of our voices into synthetic, human-sounding programs …
Reflecting on 2023
Happy New Year, voice actors! I hope you’ve all celebrated well, rested often, and are ready to jump back into the booth. I’m likely as excited as you are for all the opportunities 2024 will bring. Before I dive into …
The 6 P’s of Power
Are you overthinking your voice-over journey? If so, let’s hit the pause button and shift to a more straightforward method. I’ve assembled six essential principles – my “6 P’s” – that have been my reliable beacons in the world of …
The Power of Continuing Education and Accountability in Professional Growth
For many students, after finishing the Such A Voice training and demo production program, they let out a sigh of relief, pat themselves on the back, and say to themselves, “You did it!” The study plan goes away and you …
Best Practices for Being Productive as a Voice Actor
Like any other career, voice acting comes with its peaks and valleys of work flow. Sometimes, you have days, weeks, months, even years of consistent work on a project. Other times, you haven’t had a new booking in what seems …
A Comprehensive Guide to Audio Description for Voice-Over Artists
As voice-over artists, we have the incredible power to breathe life into words, creating vivid auditory experiences for audiences. Within the exciting world of voice-over, a realm of narration extends beyond mere words, enriching the world of those who cannot …
What to VO Do (When You Don’t Know What To Do!)
I love this quote from Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland, “Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.” Believing things that seem impossible is, in my opinion, a most excellent muscle to strengthen (hint: if you’re …
Such A Voice Stands with SAG-AFTRA and WGA
While joining the union as a voice actor is a personal choice, upholding industry values and ensuring fair wages and contracts for fair labor isn’t. Unions like SAG-AFTRA and the Writers Guild of America (WGA) represent not only the voices …
How to Organize Your VO Workflow
When starting out in voice-over, so much of the emphasis is on your performance – and rightly so – you need to be talented enough in order to be consistently booking work. But what happens when you get the work …