You have no idea how proud I am to be your voice-over friend. Thank you for your loyalty in reading my blog. I'm going to take about a week hiatus from blogging. I'll be spending time with family, and traveling to a cabin in Truckee/Tahoe CA. You might see a random pic from all that here 'n'...
Shall we agree that a routine is desirable? I'm on the fence about that. I've often defined vacation as any break from the routine. I think that kinda indicates a routine is less than desirable. But whether it's daily, weekly, or monthly, the routine assures we're hitting all the marks in our...
This'll be really simple, and you've heard it all before. You just aren't doing it, 'cause...well...we're human...and we forget. 1.) Wash your hands. For proper technique...watch this video: 2.) Don't touch your eyes, your nose, your mouth...heck!...anything on your face until April (unless...
1996. After almost 15 years of being an on-air TV newscaster with a moustache, I shaved it off. The phones in the newsroom started ringing. Someone on the assignment desk decided to start keeping a tally of those who were upset that I shaved, vs. those who were happy about it. A couple of days...
You've seen the audition requests for "African American Male"...or "British Dialect Female". Maybe the directions said "young urban sound", or "gravely mature cowboy". So far, though, I haven't seen a call for the voice of a "non-binary transgender youth" or other ominisexual terms in any specs,...
Along with "In a World"...the phrase: "But Wait...There's More!" will forever be a fixture in the annals of the voiceover hall of fame. But there's a reason such utterances are lasting.... they work! It's just that they worked so well for so long that they're now a caricature of themselves (if...
. You know the handy phrase: "...if you need something done, ask a busy person..." People ask me to do stuff alla time. I take it as a compliment: that I'm a busy person that they can rely on me But here's where the "busy person" trait fails: with a person who's a people pleaser...or an...
Here's a new take on your outlook, your goals, your business plan, and/or your upcoming New Year's Resolution: Don't define yourself by what you do, or what your job is... Decide what your purpose is. Can you articulate that? For instance your job or your goal might be to provide the most...
Put yourself in the shoes of the person who needs a voice-actor. Let's say your boss told you to find someone to voice a web video for the company, and you've never had to find that sort of freelancer before. Where do you go? Aside from some obvious answers, like asking friends and colleagues for...
(Sorry, but you gotta read through this whole diatribe to get to the voice over lesson here...bear with me?) This Winter, as in all seasons past, there will be natural calamities, and dangerous conditions...and there will be human casualties. In Las Vegas, a young student hits another student at...
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