Separating Yourself From Your Work

Separating Yourself From Your Work

Anyone who is in the voice over business knows that it’s a people business. Still, there are those prospective voiceover talent that come to me thinking and hoping it isn’t that way; they’d actually rather end up alone in some dark booth with only an...
Making a Voiceover Script Bend to Your Will

Making a Voiceover Script Bend to Your Will

It is important to make an audition script bend to your will, not the other way around. Think of it this way. A lot of people, when given a script, make the mistake of thinking that they have to make it sound like what the ad agency wants it to sound like. But how can...
The 1.5 Second Rule

The 1.5 Second Rule

  Did you know that as I write this there are deadly vipers living in your closet? Have I grabbed your attention yet? If not, guess what? You’ve probably moved onto something else by now. In this ever busier and more demanding world we live in today, the...

Silence is Your Friend

Silence is your friend, but too many people in voiceover and public speaking don’t know how to use it to their benefit. You might think this business is all about using your voice, and yes of course it is, but it’s also about knowing when not to use it....
Love What You Do

Love What You Do

  Ok, so I want you to think about the first time you were in love. Or better yet, so we don’t get into all that unrequited stuff, I want you to think about the first time you were in love and that person loved you back. You know who it was. Maybe that...