Even though they hear them all the time, in many surprising places, many people may not be aware just how prevalent professional voice talent is in this world of ours. There is simply a lot of need for professional speaking to make certain projects happen. It's just that we are so used to hearing it, we [...]
As a voice over artist, people are always asking me, what is the key to a “great” audition instead of just a “good” one? The truth is, it’s all about “casual familiarity,” the art of talking to people as if you’ve known them your entire life. You have to do this on the microphone every time [...]
Here's a clip of a real directed voice over session with Terry Daniel and Renegade's Ken Hall.
The key to finding voice over jobs lies in how well you market yourself! The key to landing voice over jobs is your level of preparation and execution. The key to preparation and execution lies in teachability. Outstanding actors and actresses are outstanding because they listen to the director! Even coaches get coaching. I do! [...]
It’s official! I am very honored and excited to announce that I will be speaking at "Voice 2010" in Los Angeles next summer! I will be teaming up with my esteemed colleague, news anchor and voice talent, Dave Courvoisier. We'll be conducting a seminar on Profitability, Productivity and Results: Getting Voice Over Work through Social Networking! [...]
When the mic is rockin’, don’t bother knockin’! Okay, so what do you do if it’s just not rockin’ and you’re having a tough time getting it to come out right? Instead of getting frustrated and stressed out, take a break and come back to it. That’s right! Go for a walk, turn up some music, [...]
Remembering Don LaFontaine, who died a year ago today.
Here's a brief tour of Terry Daniel's studio.
Today's guest blogger is Kara Edwards. Kara is a talented and successful voice actor who resides in Florida. We've all heard the phrase 'working from both sides of the glass'. For anyone not familiar with that phrase it describes (in relation to voice over) a person who works as a talent and an audio producer (the [...]
Emotionally connecting with the target audience should be the primary objective of the successful commercial. So any commercial audition should be prepared with this fact in mind. So how does one accomplish such a feat, when, aside from the writing and production of an ad, voice actors have no control over content, editing and music in [...]
