Last week I was talking to my friend Carin Gilfry about slating auditions. The topic arose because respected coach Paul Liberti talked...

I recently encountered not one, not two, but three weird situations which involved both the perception and the reality of voiceover...

Here is a fantastic way to help you with timing your script… As a voice seeker, you have many, many challenges to contend with. Budgets,...

Here’s a lesson in good storytelling… Over the weekend I went to the screening of the new short film “Killian“, starring one of my...

I had the privilege of narrating yet another fantastic audio book, “Humble Leadership: The Power of Relationships, Openness, and Trust”...

Noted voice actor and coach J. Michael Collins is suing the pay-to-play casting site Voices Dot Com. You can read the Voice Over Xtra...

As a narrator, audio book preparation can be a fun, sometimes daunting, and often fulfilling challenge. Here’s an example… Right now I’m...

I’ve been giving the whole voiceover-business-incorporating question some thought. I see that question online almost every day and it’s become even more pressing for many voice talents ever since the new tax code passed.

How I got my new computer is a bit of a saga and a lovely cautionary tale for y’all. But that’s why I write this blog: to spare you from all the ways you can screw up.

Last week the VO Agent Alliance hosted an online Town Hall meeting. The attendance was capped at 500 and there wasn’t an empty virtual...

For the past year or so I’ve noticed that when people pose voiceover related questions on a Facebook group or other forum, I’ve already...

As always a fabulous, informative, inspiring time was had by all at The Johnny Heller 4th Annual Splendiferous Narrator Workshop. A full...

A big challenge for many voice talents of all experience levels is genre focus. How do you pick a voiceover genre to focus on? How do you...

What do you do when you have a good idea? By “good idea” I mean an idea for a story that you would like to turn into something. For...

The latest audio book I’ve narrated is called The Long-Distance Leader: Rules for Remarkable Remote Leadership, one of many management...

About three years ago I wrote a blog for Stage 32, an entertainment industry social media site. It was well-received and they have...

Lately I’ve been exploring two important concepts: assumptions and managing expectations. People go through life managing expectations...

I’m moving! Well, I moved last week. I’ve lived most of my life in New Jersey and now I’m a New Yorker! Of course the prospect of moving...

A few weeks ago I talked about the importance of online security. You can read that blog entry here. Fellow voice talent and Nevadan...

What's the difference between doing pro bono voice over work and working for free? When should you do which?

We’ve been hearing the rhetoric for years that there are a bunch of predatory voiceover coaches and demo producers out there (which is...

As a comic book producer and the VO Strategist, I do a lot of advertising on Facebook and my online security is very important to me....

Reading commercial copy is one of the most basic skills in the voiceover industry. What a better way to hone said skills than at the...

Discover if a voice over agent is right for your career. Learn when a voice over agent can boost your success and how to choose wisely.