Coaching

Your Invitation…

May 2, 2018

…to an online conversation you need to see.

VO Coaching Conundrums

Jul 11, 2017

Apparently, a lot of people want to coach voice acting these days. But why?…and who? When does a voice talent become a voice coach…and where are the rules & regs? A few observations within…

The estimate that only 5% of voice actors are truly supporting themselves and their families with strictly voiceover work is probably close to correct. (remember, 47.93% of all numbers quoted online are made-up). Whatever the number (almost impossible to discern),... read more

Lookin’ For a Reason To Come To Vegas?

Aug 24, 2016

…like you really needed one, right? Well, September 10th-11th is apparently a very popular VO weekend in Las Vegas. Two coveted voice acting coaches will be here for weekend workshops. #1. Pat Fraley Pat is hands-down one of the top VO coaches…he... read more

Gold in the VoiceOver Frontier

Aug 1, 2016

Seasoned VO pros have just as much responsibility to protect our profession as do the newcomers.
Here’s why.

Too Many Coaches, Not Enough Mentors

Jan 15, 2016

The estimate that only 5% of voice actors are truly supporting themselves and their families with strictly voiceover work is probably correct. (remember, 47.93% of all numbers quoted online are made-up). Whatever the number (almost impossible to discern), it’s... read more

Pudding

Jul 17, 2015

What’s the old saying? “Fool me once, shame on you…fool me twice, shame on me”. This has been a week of discovery, admonition, and contrition. Tuesday, I came down hard on what I believed to be a certain sector of the coaching... read more

Optimizing Your Remote Coaching Session

May 13, 2015

The email came from Malden, Missouri. Deep in the “bootheel” of the Show-Me state. A budding voice actor had just finished reading my book, and was taking seriously my admonition to get good coaching before going much further down the road to VO... read more

Predatory Coaches and Demo Mills

Feb 8, 2015

Yin/Yang Right there are two incendiary terms. They don’t always go hand in hand, but they rarely tell a positive story. Oddly enough, not everyone agrees on who is or who is NOT a predatory coach. Nor do some coaches SEE themselves as... read more

LA is Nice This Time of Year…

Feb 4, 2015

….and so is the opportunity to sit in on a worthwhile VO workshop this weekend. Why worthwhile? ‘Cause it’s being organized by Bill DeWees! For quite some time, now, Bill has been working quietly behind the voice-over scenes as a real... read more