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Mar 16, 20211 min read

How do you feel?

When you have a conversation with someone, what’s the first thing they notice about you? Most people would agree that they notice how you...

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Jan 16, 20202 min read

Your First VO Demo: It's About You.

There are lots of good options for helping you to put together your first voiceover demo. And there are lots more that are not so good. It h

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Feb 4, 20182 min read

Voice-over Math: Less than 100% = Zero

In a previous life, when I thought I was going to be a painter, I had a breakthrough one day that I wanted to share with my painting...

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Jan 15, 20181 min read

Narrating Audio Books: An "Interesting" Conclusion

What makes a story interesting? For years I’ve been saying that if what you’re narrating matters to you, it will matter to your...

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Jan 15, 20182 min read

What do you mean by “Perfect”?

There’s probably no group more devoted to perfection than artists – among whom I include voice talent. We’re constantly wondering if we...

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Jan 15, 20182 min read

Take It Easy

Most of us have been told that life is hard. You have to struggle to get ahead. Nothing good in life comes easy. In fact, the easy way...

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Jan 15, 20182 min read

Narrating Fiction: The Voice Isn't Everything

It’s understandable that, when you are narrating a work of fiction, you want to make the characters distinct. Sometimes, in the course of...

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Jan 15, 20181 min read

Are you waiting for permission?

Have you ever looked at a voice-over script and thought, “I know exactly what to do with this” … but then you were afraid to do it? Very...

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