My Favorite Voice
Growing up, my father worked part time as a radio DJ. Every Saturday night, his voice could be heard here in Vermont on The Point, an independent adult rock station. I didn’t always listen to his show but my mother …
Your Voice is Everything
Where would a commercial or narration be without a voice actor? Not to sound arrogant, but it wouldn’t exist. Your voice brings a script to life. Without you, the ideas, creative writing, and hours spent on crafting a brand would …
Optimism in Voice-Over
We hear so much about the importance of being optimistic when pursuing our dreams. Being positive, visualizing our dreams coming true…even saying positive affirmations. While there are many benefits to these types of practices, the reality is, if our dreams …
Voice-Over Burnout
So…everybody keeps telling you what a great job you have, how lucky you are to be doing what you do and OMG how can I get into something that cool??? But… you have been auditioning and auditioning and auditioning with …
My Own Voice-Over Demo Session
I have been coaching students toward making their career-launching voice-over demos for over five years now, but the last time I recorded one myself was fifteen years ago, when I officially launched my own VO career. Since recording those initial …
Constructive and Unconstructive Criticism: How to handle and benefit from both
Let’s face it – for most of us, criticism is very hard to hear, especially if the person delivering the criticism isn’t exactly subtle about it. Whether it comes in a constructive or unconstructive form, as a voice-over artist, you’re …
Getting Noticed in Voice-Over
With technology today, it is easier than ever for someone with a computer and a microphone to get into voice-over. Heck! There’s even an app that makes it possible for us to audition straight from our smartphones! It can get …
Voice-Over Feedback: Why it helps and how to find it
Having another trained ear listen in on your work can improve your work as a voice artist. When I first started out as a voice-over actor, auditioning went a little something like this: I’d get a phone call from my …
Staying Focused on Your Voice-Over Career Goals
Recently I hosted a Bi-Weekly Teleconference on Creating a Strategic Plan for your Voice-Over Business. If you haven’t put together a plan detailing goals for your business, by all means, start there. You must have a clear vision of what …
Tips for a More Authentic VO Performance
Developing strong technique – the ability to connect to and vividly interpret scripts, then perform authentically and in the moment – is what it’s all about. Whether for stage, screen or mic, dialogue or copy, you must have an objective …
Finding Your Motivation
There are many keys to success, but sometimes it’s in the little things. Such A Voice’s and producers know there is no success to be gained overnight. You have to start from the moment you wake up. Here are a …
Get Your Voice-Over Career off the Ground
One of the most common challenges I hear among beginning voice-over professionals is, “I just don’t have the time to get my voice-over career off the ground.” I constantly hear things like, “I put it on the back burner because the timing …