Bottlenecks in your voiceover business are a common and often addressable challenge. Let’s define the term first, shall we…? Bottleneck –...

Struggling with voice over client retention? Learn proactive strategies that go beyond 'doing a good job' to make you an indispensable partner your clients will rehire again and again.

I’ve been narrating Explainer Videos since 2006 and blogging since 2008. I can’t believe that in all that time I’ve never blogged about...

Plugins. This is a topic that is extensively discussed in every voiceover social media group I’m a member of. Here is how Wikipedia...

Here is a lesson in transparency… Last week Matt DuBois, founder of Voice Casting Hub and Voiceovers.com created this post in a social...

Perception is a funny thing. It influences your behavior more than you realize, especially how you market yourself as a voice actor. Your...

What’s a lead-in? In the context of voiceover auditions, a lead-in is when you improvise some lines related to the spot just before you...

Data has always been in short supply in the voiceover industry. Nobody knows how many voice actors are out there, how much money they...

Last week we lost Brad Venable. Brad was a highly skilled and prolific voice actor. Here is his IMDB page to see how many amazing...

Ready to set your 2021 Cash Flow goals? Let’s do it…! Setting Cash Flow goals is often the most daunting challenge when you’re trying to...

So…2020. It’s been a helluva year but you don’t need me to tell you that. From a voiceover perspective it’s been interesting. Here’s a...

Demo marketing is a challenge. Most new voice actors who get their training and then produce a shiny new demo have absolutely no idea...

I love Shakespeare. It’s a little-known fact that before I became a voice actor, my plan was to be a Shakespearean actor. I even went to...

There is a new healthcare option just for voice actors. It’s called Healthcare For Voice Actors, the brainchild of In Both Ears voiceover...

Don't Let Bad Accessories Undermine a Good Microphone We all love talking about the star of the show: the microphone. We debate the Neumanns, the Sennheisers, and the boutique brands that promise audio gold. But what about the mic's entourage? It's easy to treat pop filters, shock mounts, and stands as a afterthought, but neglecting them is a good way to make a $1,000 microphone sound like a $100 USB mic plugged straight into a laptop. With that in mind, check out these recen

What is your worth as a voice actor? I bring this up because over the weekend I led the Breakout Session, “Know Your Worth: A...

Connecting with your copy is critical to being an effective voice actor. Here’s a lesson in NOT connecting… About thirteen years ago, I...

Online conferences have replaced in-person voiceover conferences in 2020 because of COVID-19. This has been on my mind a lot lately,...

I often think about what it means to have courage as a voice actor. Specifically, the courage to start your voiceover journey. Here’s...

Last week we talked about listening to scratch tracks. This week let’s talk about narrating scratch tracks. What’s the difference between...

Let’s talk about scratch tracks. There are two perspectives for this: As a voice actor who listens to scratch tracks As a voice actor who...

Voiceweave is a new way to market yourself as a voice actor. To quote their website: “Voiceweave allows potential clients to...

Practice does NOT make perfect. Hear me out… Many new voice actors think just having talent is enough to succeed. False. Many new voice...

Do you ever run diagnostics on your voiceover business? A few times a year I lead a workshop called “Cost/Benefit Analysis”. We talk...